LEGAL ASSISTANT - TERM POSITION
Washington & Mahody, a law firm located in Halifax, is seeking a legal assistant to cover a maternity leave for the period September 1, 2026 to October 31, 2027. Your role will be to greet clients in person and over the telephone as well as providing high level administrative support to our legal team.
Responsibilities:
- Greeting clients
- Communicating effectively with clients and suppliers
- Assisting with the preparation of correspondence and legal documents
- Assisting with the smooth running of the office
Skills and Qualifications
- Dependable
- Excellent analytical skills and accurate attention to detail
- Excellent proofreading, spelling, and grammar skills
- Excellent computer, typing and dicta-transcription skills
- Organizational and time management skills
- Experience with the creation and preparation of legal documents and knowledge of court rules and procedures as well as legal terminology
- Experience working with database management software programs
- Experience with a variety of practice areas such as litigation, corporate and property
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
- A great attitude, flexibility, professional demeanor and the ability to get along with others
Education/Experience
- Diploma/ certificate in administrative/legal studies or experience working in a law firm environment as a legal assistant (other administrative experience will be considered)
Ideally this is an in-person position working Monday to Friday (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 a.m.) but flexibility is available. This position comes with an excellent salary, paid parking on the premises and vacation allotment as well as other benefits/perks. Full training for the position will be provided. We look forward to hearing from qualified candidates. Please email your cover letter and résumé to [email protected].
Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: In person
