Legal Assistant - Dispute Resolution & Advocacy - 5+ Years - Toronto (Hybrid)

Job description

Lerners is seeking a Legal Assistant to support the Dispute Resolution & Advocacy practice group in the Toronto, Ontario office. The ideal candidate will have over five (5) to eight (8) years of experience working in a similar position. The primary duties will be managing administration for multiple busy litigation lawyers with practices covering such areas as commercial litigation and arbitration, employment law, professional negligence, administrative law, and estates litigation. This is a Hybrid position and requires a minimum of 3 (three) days per week in the office. The deadline to apply is May 1, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Qualifications: - Serve as a key administrative and practice support resource, including scheduling calls, meetings, examinations, appointments, and maintaining ongoing client communications. - Request conflict checks and manage file openings and closures. - Maintain lawyer calendars, proactively track deadlines, and manage an effective bring‑forward (BF) system. - Draft, format, proofread, and process legal documents based on precedents, including correspondence, agreements, applications, submissions, and court or tribunal filings. - Prepare and manage documents...