- Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
- Langue de travail: Anglais
- Heures de travail: 30 to 40 hours per week
- Education:
- Expérience:
Education
College/CEGEP
Tasks
Advise clients on intellectual property matters and represent clients before the Registrar of Trade-MarksAdvise clients on legal proceedings Assemble documentary evidence in preparation for trialBe responsible for the administration of the estate and the distribution of assetsCo-ordinate administrative servicesDraft contracts, prepare promissory notes and draw up wills, mortgages and other legal documentsHandle probate to certify the validity of a willHelp in preparing and completing applications for simple joint and uncontested divorces, domestic contracts and name changesInterview 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 oathsAdvise on the registrability of trademarks, trademark licensing requirements, transfer of intellectual property and protection of existing trademark rightsResearch records, court files and other legal documentsSchedule court trialsArrange pre-trial conferences and hearingsAssist lawyers in preparation for mediation and judicial dispute resolutionsConduct bail hearingsRepresent clients internationally in consultation with foreign associates and attorneysWitness and certify the validity of signatures on documentsRecord court commencement, trial proceedings and judgementsRelease defendants on judges' ordersCollect and record administrative and service feesDraft legal correspondenceExplain rights and obligations to defendantsOversee maintenance of judicial court recordsPerform civil marriagesAssist in preparing annual budgetsHear 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 defendantsAct as executor, trustee or guardian in estate matters
Work conditions and physical capabilities
Tight deadlinesAttention to detail
Personal suitability
AccurateEfficient interpersonal skillsExcellent oral communicationExcellent written communicationFlexibilityJudgementOrganizedClient focusDependabilityInitiativeReliabilityTeam playerResourcefulness
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
