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- Toronto, ON
- onsite
- Permanent
- 85000 - 100000 CAD / Yearly
- <p>Our client is a respected boutique insurance defence law firm in Toronto seeking an experienced <strong>Legal Assistant</strong> to support a highly regarded Partner and two associates with busy litigation practices.</p><p> This is not a traditional transactional legal assistant role. The successful candidate will become a trusted right-hand partner, taking ownership of files, anticipating needs, managing competing priorities, and helping ensure matters progress efficiently. The ideal individual is proactive, highly organized, and confident working in a fast-paced litigation environment where priorities can shift quickly.</p><p> While insurance defence experience is preferred, candidates with strong civil litigation experience from plaintiff, commercial litigation, employment, or other litigation practices are encouraged to apply.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Provide dedicated litigation support to one Partner and two lawyers with active practices.</li><li>Manage calendars, court deadlines, limitation periods, discoveries, mediations, pre-trials, and trial scheduling.</li><li>Prepare, revise, format, and proofread legal correspondence, pleadings, motion materials, affidavits, mediation briefs, and other litigation documents.</li><li>Coordinate service and filing of court materials through the Ontario Courts and applicable electronic filing systems.</li><li>Maintain and organize litigation files, ensuring accuracy and compliance with court deadlines and procedural requirements.</li><li>Coordinate with clients, opposing counsel, court offices, experts, adjusters, and other external stakeholders.</li><li>Monitor file progress and proactively follow up on outstanding documentation, productions, undertakings, expert reports, and litigation milestones.</li><li>Assist with the preparation of document briefs, motion records, hearing materials, and trial materials.</li><li>Manage lawyer expenses, travel arrangements, meeting coordination, and other practice management responsibilities as required.</li><li>Support service and filing requirements in jurisdictions outside Ontario. Prior experience is not required, but a willingness to learn procedures across Canada is essential.</li><li>Act as a key resource to the legal team by identifying issues, anticipating next steps, and helping keep files moving forward efficiently.</li></ul><p><br></p>
- 2026-10-08T00:00:00Z