• Job Description

  Req#: 5452

  Dentons is designed to be different. Our firm leads the way in a rapidly changing legal marketplace. We challenge the status quo and deliver consistent results as well as uncompromising quality and value to our clients. Our global presence is renowned with over 20,000 individuals in more than 200 offices across 82 countries.

  Dentons Canada is committed to its people and communities. We are consistently recognized as an employer of choice having received numerous awards including being selected as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers (2023); Canada’s Top Employers for Young People (2023); Alberta Top 75 Employers (2023), Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2023); Mansfield Rule 4.0+ Certification; Chambers Diversity & Inclusion Awards, North America 2021; and Canada Law Awards for Pro Bono Initiative of the Year 2021.

  This role is an opportunity for you to join the world’s largest law firm, a firm that offers opportunities to build your career while growing your skills and deepening your expertise.

  
  The firm’s Regulatory Group is home to leading nationally and internationally ranked lawyers. The group in Ottawa is seeking a Legal Assistant with 2+ years’ of experience to work with the National Practice Group’s co-lead. We are seeking a self-confident individual who takes pride in a job well done and has a learning-first approach to the workplace.

  Responsibilities:

  • Liaising with clients and firm team members on behalf of lawyer on a regular basis;
  • Drafting, editing and proofreading routine correspondence, letters and other related documents;
  • Maintaining and organizing electronic records;
  • Managing calendars, itineraries and client-facing events;
  • Effecting and managing process improvements for administrative tasks, including filing, time entry, billing, client lists; and
  • Assisting in organization of Regulatory Group meetings and functions.

  Requirements:

  • Strong organizational and follow-through skills;
  • Thrives on working under pressure and completing work in a timely fashion;
  • Forthrightness, honesty, integrity, discretion;
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written) and able to manage and communicate expectations;
  • Ability to set and achieve goals;
  • Attention to detail;
  • Post-secondary education in business or related discipline (Legal Administration and/or Law Clerk Diploma preferred);
  • Excellent technical proficiency in Microsoft Office applications;
  • Knowledge of accounting/docketing systems and data management systems (preferred);
  • 2+ years’ experience in a similar role with working knowledge of Regulatory Law (preferred); and
  • Bilingualism (French and English) (an asset).

  Benefits we Offer:

  Join a firm that is recognized as one of the top 100 employers in Canada (2023) & Alberta Top 75 Employers (2023)!

  • Competitive salary and benefits package
  • Generous allowance of flex and vacation days
  • RRSP matching program
  • Opportunities for professional growth
  • Short and long term disability insurance
  • Subsidized fitness program
  • Various social events and activities throughout the year
  • Flexible work arrangements

  We thank all applicants, however, only those who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

  Equal Opportunity Statement

  At Dentons Canada, inclusion, diversity and equity (ID&E) are not just ancillary values, they are foundational to our business. We believe that ID&E is essential to the shared success of our team and our clients. Our forward-thinking and inclusive culture supports the professional development of all our people, enhances the leading services we offer to our clients, and informs our commitment to make a positive impact in the communities where we live and work. As a testament to our commitment to ID&E, we have been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employer’s for 12 consecutive years (2011-2022), as well as one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People (2022) for the fifth time.

  Dentons Canada is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome your application. All employment decisions, including hiring, will be made without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, colour, creed, disability, ethnic origin, family status, gender assigned at birth, gender identity, marital status, place of origin, race, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable human rights legislation.

  We are committed to providing you with an inclusive, barrier-free and accessible workplace to support your success. Should you require accommodation during the recruitment process, for example as a result of a disability, please contact us at careers.canada@dentons.com .

• About the company

  Dentons is the largest multinational law firm. 9B gross revenue by Global 200 ranking in the fiscal year 2021.

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