Legal Assistant - Insurance Defence

Overview

Litigation Assistant - Insurance Defence

Downtown Toronto

Permanent Hybrid work - alternating 3 days remote/2 days in office followed by 3 days in office and 2 days remote

Our client, a highly regarded law firm located in the core of downtown Toronto, is in need of an Intermediate Litigation Assistant to join its team. In this role you will be working predominantly in the area of insurance defence litigation.

The successful candidate will possess 4+ years of litigation experience with some exposure to an insurance defence litigation practice. Strong communication skills both written and verbal along with knowledge of the Rules of Civil Procedure are required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing an insurance litigation practice.
• Liaise with clients and opposing counsel in a professional manner and with diplomacy;
• Assembly of pleadings, affidavits, motion records, motion confirmat...