Paralegal I Job Listing at City of Edmonton in Edmonton, AB (Job ID 50926)

Description

Are you a motivated paralegal with a great attitude that values a strong work/life balance and busy practice? Consider a supportive work environment where you will report directly to the Manager, Legal Services Administration. Your success will be measured by your ability to achieve timely results in the context of a respectful, inclusive and service-minded style.

With a focus on the City of Edmonton's Cultural Commitments to Safe, Helpful, Accountable, Integrated and Excellent, you will:

• Draft, review and process various legal documents (including pleadings and statutory documents) with a solid understanding of legal rules, procedures and legislation
• Prepare supporting materials for questionings, hearings, court or statutory steps relating to expropriation, by investigating facts and relevant precedents
• Analyze pleadings to determine issues involved, determine location of producible records, gather, organize and make preliminary decisions on relevancy, producibility and privilege in any legal proceedings
• Strong working knowledge and understanding of electronic litigation support software to prepare document productions
• Attend at questionings, hearings or other meetings (virtually or in person) to support the process by tracking undertakings, displaying electronic documents and any other support required
• Provide Paralegal support conducting straight forward research, using appropriate legal research tools, such as Westlaw, CanLII and other online sources
• Maintain records, update databases, and track file status pursuant to applicable File Management Protocols
• Liaise with City departments to obtain appropriate relevant and material documentation
• Support the training of Counsel and other team members where needed Work with and provide guidance to other Legal Support Staff in a team oriented atmosphere
• Perform related duties as required