paralegal

Imran Khan Law Office • Mississauga, ON, CA • 9h ago

Work Term: Permanent
Work Language: English
Hours: 30 hours per week
Education: College/CEGEP
Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years

Work setting

Legal firm

Tasks

Advise clients on legal proceedings Assemble documentary evidence in preparation for trialCo-ordinate administrative servicesInterview clients, witnesses and other related partiesIssue subpoenas, summonses and warrantsPerform clerical duties, such as maintain filing systemsRepresent clients before administrative tribunals and boards regarding criminal driving offencesTake legal action on landlord and tenant mattersWrite trial briefsAdminister oaths and take affidavits and depositionsEstablish work priorities for court staffPrepare wills, real estate transactions and other legal documents, court reports and affidavitsReceive affidavits, declarations and affirmationsRepresent clients at proceedings before the Trade Marks Opposition Board and in related proceedingsRepresent clients in small claims court and in other lower court proceedings, at tribunals and before administrative bodiesAdminister oathsResearch records, court files and other legal documentsSchedule court trialsArrange pre-trial conferences and hearingsAssist lawyers in preparation for mediation and judicial dispute resolutionsConduct bail hearingsWitness and certify the validity of signatures on documentsRecord court commencement, trial proceedings and judgementsCollect and record administrative and service feesDraft legal correspondenceExplain rights and obligations to defendantsOversee maintenance of judicial court recordsHear evidence at trials on summary conviction offences and may preside over trials of criminal offencesCall courts of law to order, read charges and take pleas from defendants