Litigation Law Clerk, Bilingual

Adecco is currently recruiting for a Litigation Law Clerk, Bilingual for our client is in Ottawa, ON. Ideal candidate must be able to work on-site.
The Litigation Law Clerk, Bilingual will have the following responsibilities:

• Review and revise pleadings for tribunals and most court levels including but not limited to Small Claims, Superior Court, Ontario Court of Appeal, Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal
• Prepare necessary forms for filing and file same with appropriate body
• Arrange and coordinate service of documents when appropriate
• Assisting lawyers in preparing for depositions, hearings, trials and conferences; completing many administrative tasks, including, working on individual cases
• Investigating the factual evidence of a transaction or case and preparing exhibits, charts and diagrams to display information
• Preparation of Affidavit of Documents, Bill of Costs, and other court related documents
• Research caselaw and prepare Books of Authorities
• Review factums and finalize with hyperlinks to authorities, tables of authorities, etc.
• Organizing and tracking firm and matter deadlines and maintaining firm database re deadlines
• File management including opening and closing files, filing all documents within the document management system and paper files, as required, communicating with clients and organizing meetings, etc.

• Bilingual: speak and write in French and English

• 3 to 5 years of law clerk, ideally with a law firm
• Experience at all levels of court
• Excellent attention to detail
• Accurate typing speed of approximately 60 words per minute
• Advanced knowledge of OneKey, Caselines, Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and other systems implemented by the firm
• Ability to think ahead and use initiative
• Flexible and dependable
• Able to remain calm under pressure and work in tight deadlines
• Conscientious, approachable, and enthusiastic
• Able to quickly build confidence, respect, and trust with others.
• Have a positive approach to daily tasks and have a solution-focused approach to challenge.