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Legal Assistant

We have an immediate opening for an energetic legal assistant to join our litigation team.

Responsibilities:

Providing legal assistant services in the area of commercial litigation.

The successful candidate will handle a wide variety of legal assistant duties including:

  •  taking a pro-active role in organizing and maintaining legal files;
  • dicta;
  • assisting in the preparation of legal processes and documentation; and
  • assisting with record-keeping and other issues related to the on-going administration of legal files.

Qualified applicants will have:

  • at least five years of direct, practical experience in litigation;
  • solid understanding of the Rules of Civil Procedure;
  • good time-management and organizational skills;
  • excellent communication skills—both written and oral;
  • good interpersonal skills;
  • strong computer skills in Microsoft software and knowledge of PC Law; and
  • ability to work with minimal supervision.

This position requires a candidate with the ability to work well in a steady-paced, multi-tasking practice and someone with a keen attention to detail. We offer a competitive salary that is commensurate with experience, benefits package and a congenial work environment.
The office atmosphere is highly professional. Our office is located in Downtown Toronto, on Queen Street and is easily accessible by TTC.

To apply in confidence for this position, please e-mail (noting Legal Assistant – Commercial Litigation in reference line) your cover letter, resume, references and salary expectations, via email to:

Jim Knafo
jknafo@dv-law.com

Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
No agencies please.

Summer Law Student:

Daoust Vukovich LLP is currently accepting applications for one (1) summer law student position for 2010. Students eligible for this position must be in their second year of studies within an accredited Canadian Law School.

How to Apply:

To apply, students should mail a CV, covering letter, list of current courses, copies of complete official post-secondary transcripts and transcripts from all other academic programs, one writing sample and a maximum of three (3) reference letters to:

Jim Knafo
Managing Director
Daoust Vukovich LLP
20 Queen Street West, Suite 3000
Toronto, Ontario M5H 3R3

Application Deadline: Friday, January 29, 2010.

Applications submitted by fax or e-mail will not be considered.

For further information about the summer student position available at Daoust Vukovich LLP, please contact Melissa Brockley at (416) 598-7038 or  .

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