Job Description

Legal assistant - immigration 

Employer details: Canadawide Immigration Consultancy Services LTD 

Job details

• Location: Surrey, BCV3W 4E8
• Salary: 28.00 hourly / 32 to 40 hours per Week
• Terms of employment: Permanent employment: Full time
• Day, Morning, To be determined, Weekend
• Start date: Starts as soon as 2024-02-29
• Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Overview

Languages: English

Education

• College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
• or equivalent experience

Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

Work setting

• General law practice
• Business or corporate law
• Willing to relocate
• Business services
• Delivery and courier service
• Legal firm

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Schedule and confirm appointments
• Maintain filing system
• Determine and establish office procedures and routines
• Train and supervise staff
• Open and distribute regular and electronic incoming mail and other material and co-ordinate the flow of information
• Prepare and key in correspondence and legal documents
• Review and proofread documents and correspondence to ensure compliance with legal procedures and grammatical usage
• Perform basic bookkeeping tasks
• Establish distribution networks for products and services, initiate market research studies and analyze their findings
• Prepare invoices and bank deposits
• Assist in product development and direct and evaluate the marketing strategies of establishments
• Plan, direct and evaluate the activities of firms and departments that develop and implement advertising campaigns to promote the sales of products and services
• Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the design, development and maintenance of Internet and Intranet sites to manage an organization's Internet presence
• Complete legal documentation
• Manage contracts
• Draft legal correspondence and perform general office and clerical duties
• Direct and evaluate establishments and departments that publicize activities and events on behalf of businesses, governments and other organizations
• Type and proofread correspondence, forms and other documents

Supervision: 1 to 2 people

Experience and specialization

Target audience

• International students
• College/University students
• Immigrants

Computer and technology knowledge

• PCLaw in the Cloud
• MS Word
• MS Office
• Electronic mail
• MS Excel
• MS Outlook
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Windows
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Legal software applications

Area of work experience

• Contracts
• Correspondence
• Invoices
• Immigration

Area of specialization

• Legal services
• Customs services

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Large caseload
• Large workload

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Ability to multitask
• Interpersonal awareness
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement

Employment groups 

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups: Indigenous people, Newcomers to Canada, Mature workers, Veterans, Visible minorities, Youth

Who can apply to this job?

Only apply to this job if:

• You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
• You have a valid Canadian work permit.

If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.

How to apply

By email

contact@mylegalvisa.com

This job posting includes screening questions. Please answer the following questions when applying:

• Are you currently a student?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• What is your current field of study?