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About the role

  • Independent contractor providing litigation support, court services and records operations for Matrix, a Canadian professional-services firm. Managing project-based assignments remotely and at client or public-sector sites.

Responsibilities

  • Provide administrative and operational support to law firms and legal professionals
  • Organize and maintain litigation, matter and project documentation
  • Assist with document preparation, formatting, organization and production
  • Prepare documents for filing, service, production or electronic submission
  • Assist with document inventories, evidence organization and administrative file management
  • Attend courthouses, tribunals, registries, government offices and other authorized locations
  • Complete authorized filing, document delivery, retrieval and registry-related tasks
  • Retrieve filing confirmations, receipts and other administrative records
  • Conduct authorized public-record searches and administrative information requests
  • Retrieve available records and documentation in accordance with client instructions and access procedures
  • Prepare and organize electronic case materials, including PDF merging, pagination, Bates numbering, indexing, bookmarking and hyperlinking
  • Assist with Case Center / CaseLines organization and authorized document uploads
  • Perform authorized property-related document and records assignments
  • Coordinate photographs, documents and other administrative materials
  • Review client Work Orders and assignment requirements
  • Independently organize, manage and track assigned projects
  • Determine methods, sequencing and resources for completing deliverables
  • Communicate assignment status through Matrix's online project-management and collaboration platform
  • Identify issues requiring clarification and obtain direction where necessary
  • Complete assignments within agreed timelines and service requirements
  • Maintain professional conduct, presentation, confidentiality and discretion while representing Matrix
  • Refer questions requiring legal judgment or interpretation to the appropriate Matrix contact or instructing professional

Requirements

  • 3–5+ years of relevant experience in legal administration, litigation support, court services, records administration, property administration, government services or a related professional environment
  • Strong understanding of legal terminology, administrative procedures and professional documentation
  • Excellent organizational and document-management skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
  • Ability to independently manage projects and competing priorities
  • Demonstrated discretion when handling confidential, sensitive and potentially privileged information
  • Strong proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and other commonly used business applications
  • Ability and willingness to attend client or public-sector locations when required by an assignment
  • Ability to operate an independent professional practice and provide services on a project basis
  • Experience with one or more of Thomson Reuters Case Center / CaseLines, Clio, MyCase, PracticePanther, PCLaw, CosmoLex, iManage, NetDocuments, SharePoint, OneDrive, Dropbox, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Teams, Zoom or other legal, document-management or project-management platforms is an asset
  • Demonstrated proficiency with Case Center / CaseLines is strongly preferred for court-support assignments
  • Experience working within Ontario court and tribunal environments is preferred
  • Familiarity with court filing and registry procedures
  • Experience with public-record searches and document retrieval
  • Litigation document organization and evidence management experience
  • Experience with Bates numbering, pagination, indexing and PDF production
  • Strong problem-solving and administrative judgment
  • Ability to adapt quickly to different clients, industries and assignment requirements
  • Professional client-service skills
  • Strong independent project-management capabilities
  • Comfortable learning new technologies and client systems
  • Must independently provide applicable equipment, technology, transportation and other resources unless otherwise agreed
  • Must handle own applicable taxes, government remittances, insurance, business expenses and other independent-business obligations
  • Must not provide legal advice, legal opinions, legal strategy, legal representation or substantive legal determinations

Benefits

  • Project-based assignments with flexible remote and in-person opportunities
  • Ability to independently manage the method and execution of assigned work
  • Access to Matrix's online project-management and collaboration environment
  • Opportunities to work across varied legal administrative, court, records and operational assignments
  • Exposure to diverse professional and institutional environments
  • Opportunity to build and expand specialized administrative and field-service expertise
  • Professional network focused on quality, confidentiality, reliability and client service

Job type

Contract

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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