Siskinds LLP is a leading law firm with offices in London, Toronto, Vancouver, Sarnia, and an affiliate office in Quebec City. We are a growing team of over 240 lawyers and business professionals covering personal legal services, business law, personal injury law, and class actions law as well as over 25 specialized practice areas. We help clients make the right legal choices, manage their legal affairs, and resolve complicated matters. Our culture and working style strive to make our clients’ experiences comfortable, reassuring, and productive while delivering excellence in the services we provide.
Personal Injury Law Clerk– Full-time
What are you looking for?
- Be part of a cohesive team that promotes collaboration and teamwork
- Option for hybrid remote work schedule in a technologically advanced environment with exposure to many specialized computer applications
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Professional development opportunities
- Strength of a big firm with the culture of a small firm
- Subsidized downtown parking
- Working within a state-of-the-art building
Who are we looking for?
We are currently seeking a Law Clerk for an existing vacancy within our Personal Injury department. The work will involve serious personal injury tort claims (falls, motor vehicle litigation, civil sexual abuse claims) and accident benefit claims.
Qualifications:
- 3-5+ years’ experience supporting a litigation practice
- Post-secondary education (Legal Assistant/Law Clerk/Paralegal)
- Above average interpersonal skills
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to be proactive and follow through
- Superior communication skills (both verbal and written)
- Detail-oriented
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and work to deadlines
- Strong client service skills
- Primafact experience would be an asset, and
- Strong keyboarding/computer skills (primarily Word and Outlook)
Responsibilities:
- File opening/closing
- Drafting documents, reports, and correspondence – providing full and detailed reports, charts, chronologies/summaries
- Various tasks relating to statutory accident benefits, including completion of forms, communication with adjusters, etc.
- Being the liaison – direct front line representation with clients, opposing counsel, agencies, experts (holding meetings, gathering information, scheduling)
- Receive, distribute, and file mail, faxes, and emails
- Arranging/preparing for discoveries
- Fulfilling undertakings
- Other duties as assigned
Please submit your resume by clicking “Apply” within the posting on our Careers page.
For candidates selected to move forward our first step is a 10–15-minute intro call to learn more about your experience and explore a mutual fit.
We are a truly cohesive team, and as such, being a team player as well as having a strong technical ability and positive attitude will make you a top runner, and ideally our chosen candidate.
Our comprehensive in-house training and ongoing support is of the highest level. We offer competitive compensation and benefits
Expected Salary: $54,000 to $74,000. Compensation will be based on experience and qualifications. We welcome applications from candidates with a wide range of experience levels. If you bring additional skills or more extensive experience than outlined in the posting, we still encourage you to apply. Compensation will be adjusted to reflect the successful candidate’s qualifications and experience.
Siskinds is an equal opportunity employer and will work with and accommodate persons with disabilities throughout the entire recruitment, selection, and on-boarding process. To learn more about us, please visit our website at www.siskinds.com.
To comply with recent legislative changes, we will be reaching out to all individuals we have interviewed by phone or email.
Contact Information:
Siskinds, London Head Office Attention: Human Resources, 275 Dundas Street, Unit 1 London Ontario N6B 3L1
Email: [email protected]
Excellence – Integrity – Leadership – Collegiality – Inclusion
Pay: $54,000.00-$74,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
