Law Clerk
Clyde & Co
Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Toronto, Ontario
Contract type: Full time
Description
The Role
The Law Clerk will assist a team of quality professionals in preparation and attendance at a significant litigation project. The Law Clerk will be responsible for document review, managing and organizing physical and electronic case file documentation and liaising with other parties.
Key Responsibilities
Essential Skills & Experience
Clyde & Co is a leading global law firm, specialising in the sectors that underpin global trade and commercial activity, namely: insurance, transport, construction, energy, trade and commodities. It is globally integrated, offering a comprehensive range of contentious and non-contentious legal services and commercially minded legal advice to businesses operating across the world. Clyde & Co is committed to operating in a responsible way. This means progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the diversity of its communities and clients, using its legal skills to support its communities through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment. The firm has 480 partners, 2400 lawyers, 3200 legal professionals and 5000 people overall in over 60 offices and associated offices worldwide.
Our Values
Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for our clients and our firm. We:
Clyde & Co is committed to providing extensive, personal and professional development opportunities for our people enabling them to be highly effective in their current role as well as assisting them to fulfil their career aspirations.
The competencies are used to inform all aspects of Business Services career development. They vary across levels and different business areas and fall under the following areas:
The Role
The Law Clerk will assist a team of quality professionals in preparation and attendance at a significant litigation project. The Law Clerk will be responsible for document review, managing and organizing physical and electronic case file documentation and liaising with other parties.
Key Responsibilities
- Receive and organize documents;
- Preparing exhibit Lists;
- Document review;
- Management of Databases and the Document Management System (DISCO)
- Contact clients to obtain documents;
- Liaise with clients and opposing counsel
- Prepare Affidavits of Documents;
- Follow up with client and other parties for answers to Undertakings;
- Diarize file for next steps, reports, undertakings;
- Trial preparation;
- Other duties, as business needs demand.
Essential Skills & Experience
- ILCO Certification/Law Clerk diploma or equivalent academic credentials;
- Minimum one (1) year experience in civil litigation;
- Solid knowledge of the Rules of Civil Procedure;
- Experience providing litigation support, preferably in construction-related matters
- Proficiency in document management systems and working with databases
- Proficiency with Disco (Document Management System) is an asset.
- Experience in trial proceedings is considered an asset
- Impeccable English grammar with excellent verbal and written communication skills;
- Excellent attention to detail;
- Strong work ethic;
- Exceptional organization, prioritization and time management skills;
- Superior multi-tasking, analytical and problem solving skills;
- Excellent writing and proofreading skills;
- Communicating in a professional manner with lawyers and other team members;
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel; Office Suite, an asset;
- Self-starter with ability to work independently with minimal supervision and as part of a team with strong sense of collaboration and positive, «can-do» attitude.
Clyde & Co is a leading global law firm, specialising in the sectors that underpin global trade and commercial activity, namely: insurance, transport, construction, energy, trade and commodities. It is globally integrated, offering a comprehensive range of contentious and non-contentious legal services and commercially minded legal advice to businesses operating across the world. Clyde & Co is committed to operating in a responsible way. This means progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the diversity of its communities and clients, using its legal skills to support its communities through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment. The firm has 480 partners, 2400 lawyers, 3200 legal professionals and 5000 people overall in over 60 offices and associated offices worldwide.
Our Values
Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for our clients and our firm. We:
- Work as one We are a globally connected team of talented people who act with a firm-first mentality to achieve success
- Excel with clients We aim high and challenge ourselves to deliver unique excellence for our clients, keeping them at the centre of everything we do
- Celebrate difference We help each other to be at our best and believe our differences result in greater achievement
- Act boldly We seek new opportunities, take action and learn as we go, recognising that curiosity drives our development and contributes to growth
Clyde & Co is committed to providing extensive, personal and professional development opportunities for our people enabling them to be highly effective in their current role as well as assisting them to fulfil their career aspirations.
The competencies are used to inform all aspects of Business Services career development. They vary across levels and different business areas and fall under the following areas:
- Technical Excellence
- People and Team
- Client/Stakeholder Relationships
- Service Delivery and Commercial Awareness
- Personal Effectiveness
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