Family Law Clerk/Assistant

Job Summary

We are a small, dynamic law firm located in downtown Ottawa, across from the courthouse, seeking a dedicated Family Law Assistant/Law Clerk to join our team. This full-time position offers a salary starting at $65,000, increasing dependent on work experience and qualifications. There is some flexibility regarding exact office hours and daily start time. The start date is negotiable.

Key Responsibilities

• Communicating with clients on administrative matters
• Assisting with file management and disclosure management
• Document production
• Serving and filing court documents
• Drafting and editing court documents and correspondence
• General clerical work

Requirements

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft 365 products, including Outlook and Word
• Strong writing skills are imperative
• Client service or customer service experience is highly valued
• Minimum 1 year of work experience as a family law assistant or clerk or a minimum of 2 years of experience as a law clerk or legal assistant in other areas of law
• Enjoy learning new technologies and working with new apps
• Good organizational skills and a general propensity to orderliness
• Willingness to carefully follow confidentiality and privacy protocols

How to Apply

To apply, please send your resume to ***email_hidden***. We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

If you are organized, detail-oriented, and have a passion for helping clients, we would love to hear from you!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $65,000.00 per year

Work Location

Downtown Ottawa. Following a training period, we are open to discussing the possibility of hybrid work (1-2 days of remote work per week).