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About the role

  • Paralegal supporting legal services for Canada’s national police labour-relations federation. Conducting legal research, file administration, document drafting, and deadline coordination remotely.

Responsibilities

  • Provide support to the Legal Services team to maximize the efficiency and quality of departmental services
  • Review and direct correspondence relating to the Legal Services Department, responding where appropriate
  • Review and draft legal memos, retainer letters, NPF decisions, and other legal documents
  • Liaise with NPF leadership, staff, Members, and retained law firms
  • Coordinate information exchange and case progress with external counsel
  • Review and triage legal files and recommend file assignments and responses to inquiries
  • Coordinate deadlines and deliverables and maintain a bring-forward system
  • Conduct legal research and support in-house counsel on Member files
  • Monitor limitation periods and deadlines, prepare chronologies and factual summaries, maintain matter status information, and draft status reports
  • Maintain assigned legal and administrative aspects of files under counsel supervision
  • Conduct data analysis and prepare Legal Services documentation for Board or Committee meetings
  • Schedule meetings, prepare agendas, and assemble meeting documentation
  • Receive and review legal invoices in accordance with NPF policy
  • Develop, organize, and maintain the legal file management system
  • Retain Legal Services documents according to NPF policy and applicable legislation
  • Ensure confidentiality and integrity of legal files and records
  • Create, populate, and maintain Legal Services databases
  • Perform other related duties as required by the Legal Services Supervisor

Requirements

  • Post-secondary education in the Legal field
  • Must possess a valid Paralegal License
  • 3+ years of relevant experience
  • Bilingualism (English/French) is an asset
  • Experience managing strict timelines
  • Experience working with confidential material
  • Proficiency in legal research databases
  • Thorough knowledge of labour relations or legal practices, principles, and terminology
  • Ability to identify and follow strict deadlines
  • Highly proficient with Microsoft Office productivity tools
  • High degree of comfort with confidentiality principles
  • Ability to adapt to changing situations, new ideas, and concepts
  • Basic accounting skills
  • High degree of discretion and professionalism
  • Sound judgment and tact
  • High level of attention to detail
  • Ability to multi-task, take initiative, and be proactive and flexible
  • Ability to communicate with a diverse workforce and facilitate successful performance in a team-based environment
  • Strong writing skills
  • Experience in a busy office setting
  • Travel required 4/year
  • Must successfully pass a pre-employment criminal record check

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation package
  • Generous Group Benefit package including Health Care Spending and Taxable Spending Accounts
  • CAAT DBplus Defined Benefit Pension Plan matching program of up to 7%
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Inclusive, passionate, and fun team environment
  • Remote work model with flexibility in completing work hours
  • Positive work-life balance

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

CA$88,542 - CA$103,298 per year

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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