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Work Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Hours: 35 Line Of Business: Legal Pay Details: $49,050 - $73,600 CAD Base pay varies based on skill, experience, location. Job Description This role provides legal secretarial support to lawyers. Maintain a close and highly responsive relationship to the daily activities of the lawyer(s). General Accountabilities Transcribe complex legal documents such as correspondence, factums, motions, summonses. Draft standard legal documents, correspondence, pleadings; edit grammar, punctuation, spelling. Exercise initiative and judgment in lawyers absence; negotiate extensions of time. Manage lawyers calendar: schedule appointments, coordinate appearances, resolve conflicts. Answer telephone inquiries; respond with good judgment and discretion. Compose complex non-technical correspondence. Establish, maintain, and when necessary, revise lawyers files. Perform research, review and prepare documents as requested. Provide training to legal assistants and offer technical guidance. Propose, develop and maintain standard office precedents and procedures. Additional duties: arrange medical exams, reception relief, maintain lists of witnesses, subpoenas, fees; request fees from claims department; arrange lawyers files for trials; inform witnesses of scheduled court appearances; maintain law library. Skills and Critical Competencies College diploma in legal secretarial and 5+ years of litigation experience. Ability to proof and edit legal documents. Motivated self-starter capable of working under pressure. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal and client service skills; professional and positive demeanor. Superior organization and priority setting skills. Creative problem solving skills. Intermediate MS Office skills; knowledge of standard office equipment and word processing. Who We Are TD Bank Group Our Total Rewards Package Base salary, variable compensation, health Additional Information #J-18808-Ljbffr