Legal Secretary

Location: Halifax  
Start Date: Immediately
Type of Position: Full-time, Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm

Job Description:
To provide secretarial support to lawyers in multiple areas of law and to assist with overflow assignments.

Required Skills and Knowledge:

• Handling and prioritizing workload independently;
• Flexibility to work with changing priorities;
• Processing large volume of documents;
• Meeting strict deadlines;
• Excellent multi-tasking skills;
• Problem solving with minimal supervision;
• Communicating in a professional manner with lawyers and other staff members;
• Other duties as assigned.

Other Requirements:

• Minimum of 2 to 3 years of secretarial experience in a legal environment;
• Solid understanding of current legal terminology;
• Fast, accurate keyboarding skills; minimum 60 wpm;
• Strong dicta transcription skills and ability to transcribe from various practice groups;
• Strong organizational and time management skills;
• Excellent proofreading skills (ability to check typed material for grammatical, typographical, spelling, word usage and format errors);
• Ability to work independently, follow instructions with minimal supervision and take initiative.

Reporting Relationship:

This position will be responsible to report to the Manager, Secretarial Services.

Interested Candidates:

If you would like to be considered for this position, please submit resume, stating salary expectations to:

Human Resources
Stewart McKelvey
PO Box 997
Halifax NS B3J 2X2
Fax: (902) 420-1417
email: smss.com

All interviewed candidates will be asked to complete a Predictive Index form.

No telephone inquiries please. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.