We are looking to add a Paralegal / Legal Executive to join our remote Criminal Defence & Family Law team.
Responsibilities:
– Remotely support our team of purpose-driven lawyers in delivering quality legal advice and solutions to all
– Develop, build and maintain strong relationships with existing and new clients
– Take the initiative and lead in managing, organising and coordinating client communications
– Provide regular and timely updates to clients via voice and video calls, instant messaging and email
– Compile and coordinate substantive and detailed replies for lawyers to clients and third parties
– Carry out legal research, due diligence, fact-finding and groundwork
– Draft and assemble legal documents including opinions, pleadings and Court papers
– Attend to client queries, concerns and feedback in a prompt and professional manner
– Provide administrative and secretarial support to lawyers
– Respond to messages and facilitate communication with clients and third parties via letters and emails
– Take attendance notes during calls, discussions, meetings and Court hearings
– Schedule and track deadlines, appointments and Court dates
– Update and prepare files and materials for Court attendances and meetings
Our preferred candidates:
– Enjoy interacting and communicating with clients
– Have outstanding written & verbal communication skills
– Want to work in a close-knit team where their voices, ideas and contributions are valued
– Good time-management, able to prioritise work and multi-task
– Attention to detail, meticulous with following-up; organised, systematic in filing and documentation
– Can work with initiative, proactively and independently, and have experience drafting legal documents
– Resourceful, problem-solving skills
– Have a good grasp of client-handling and case-management
– Customer service oriented when attending to clients
– Proactive, hard-working, disciplined, service-oriented and strong work ethic
– MS Office, Word & Excel proficient
– Prior work experience or training in a related role / function
– We are committed to training and developing our team in a positive, nurturing environment.
We look for candidates who are driven, self-motivated and resourceful, and who share our desire to build a purpose-driven law practice based on our values:
Empathy, Integrity, Humility, Courage, Tenacity, Ownership, Teamwork and Purpose
If you would like to apply, please send the following to :
CV / resume
Recent photograph
Writing samples / samples of past written work
Current / last drawn salary
References or testimonials
Please also complete our pre-interview online form and evaluation tasks here: /nbqWAixKtdG2984T9
Only candidates selected for interviews will be notified. Thank you.
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Company: Century 21 Real Estate
Name: Jonathan Wong
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