Legal Assistant
Posted A month ago
Job Description
Overview
At KPMG, you'll join a team of diverse and dedicated problem solvers, connected by a common cause: turning insight into opportunity for clients and communities around the world.
The KPMG Law team has an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated Legal Administrative Assistant. In this role, you will combine your strong organizational skills and stakeholder management to provide executive level support.
The role involves proactively organizing, supporting, and assisting the KPMG Law legal professionals in delivering high quality and timely service, information, and advice to internal and external clients. There is a specific focus on being an integral part of the KPMG Law team in executing its strategy, and meeting performance objectives and long-term strategic aspirations.
This is a hybrid position.
What you will do
What you bring to the role
For more information about KPMG in Canada's Benefits and well-being, click here .
Our Values, The KPMG Way
Integrity, we do what is right | Excellence, we never stop learning and improving | Courage, we think and act boldly | Together, we respect each other and draw strength from our differences | For Better, we do what matters
KPMG in Canada is a proud equal opportunities employer and we are committed to creating a respectful, inclusive and barrier-free workplace that allows all of our people to reach their full potential. A diverse workforce is key to our success and we believe in bringing your whole self to work. We welcome all qualified candidates to apply and hope you will choose KPMG in Canada as your employer of choice. For more information about Inclusion, Diversity & Equity in Recruitment, please click here .
Adjustments and accommodations throughout the recruitment process
At KPMG, we strive for an inclusive recruitment process that allows all candidates to Come As You Are and Thrive with Us. We aim to provide a positive experience and are ready to offer adjustments or accommodations to help you perform at your best. Adjustments (an informal request), i.e. extra preparation time or the option for micro breaks during interviews, and accommodations (a formal request), i.e. accessible communication supports or technology aids are tailored to individual needs and role requirements.
To begin a confidential conversation about adjustments or accommodations at any point throughout the recruitment process, we encourage you to contact KPMG's Employee Relations Service team for support by emailing cdnersteam@kpmg.ca or by calling 1-888-466-4778, Option 3.
For information about accessible employment at KPMG, please visit our accessibility page .
At KPMG, you'll join a team of diverse and dedicated problem solvers, connected by a common cause: turning insight into opportunity for clients and communities around the world.
The KPMG Law team has an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated Legal Administrative Assistant. In this role, you will combine your strong organizational skills and stakeholder management to provide executive level support.
The role involves proactively organizing, supporting, and assisting the KPMG Law legal professionals in delivering high quality and timely service, information, and advice to internal and external clients. There is a specific focus on being an integral part of the KPMG Law team in executing its strategy, and meeting performance objectives and long-term strategic aspirations.
This is a hybrid position.
What you will do
- Manage time, resources, workflow and deadlines of legal professionals, including opening up new files, conducting and coordinating conflict searches and other file-opening processes and procedures, maintaining a filing system for all documents, compiling and organizing materials for work-in-progress, and maintaining a limitations diary
- Work collaboratively with a team of legal professionals
- Assist in the preparation and submission of time and expense reports
- Receive, digitize and direct all KPMG correspondence
- Provide general administrative support to legal professionals such as filing, answering the telephone, making travel arrangements, photocopying, scanning and binding materials as required
- Assist with special projects
What you bring to the role
- College diploma in a legal assistant program or equivalent
- Minimum 1 year experience in a similar role, working in a professional business law focused legal environment and/or equivalent combination of education, training and experience
- Relevant experience in managing and supporting Senior Leadership (preferably gained within a legal/professional/corporate services environment)
- Excellent commitment to providing quality and responsive customer service
- Outstanding time management, problem solving and organizational skills gained in a high volume environment with competing demands and constant changes
- Proven ability to take responsibility and ownership for tasks
- Advanced Microsoft office skills (Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
- Proven team player with the ability to create strong working relationships at various levels and a flexible approach to their work
- Superior communication skills whilst maintaining the highest level of personal and professional integrity
For more information about KPMG in Canada's Benefits and well-being, click here .
Our Values, The KPMG Way
Integrity, we do what is right | Excellence, we never stop learning and improving | Courage, we think and act boldly | Together, we respect each other and draw strength from our differences | For Better, we do what matters
KPMG in Canada is a proud equal opportunities employer and we are committed to creating a respectful, inclusive and barrier-free workplace that allows all of our people to reach their full potential. A diverse workforce is key to our success and we believe in bringing your whole self to work. We welcome all qualified candidates to apply and hope you will choose KPMG in Canada as your employer of choice. For more information about Inclusion, Diversity & Equity in Recruitment, please click here .
Adjustments and accommodations throughout the recruitment process
At KPMG, we strive for an inclusive recruitment process that allows all candidates to Come As You Are and Thrive with Us. We aim to provide a positive experience and are ready to offer adjustments or accommodations to help you perform at your best. Adjustments (an informal request), i.e. extra preparation time or the option for micro breaks during interviews, and accommodations (a formal request), i.e. accessible communication supports or technology aids are tailored to individual needs and role requirements.
To begin a confidential conversation about adjustments or accommodations at any point throughout the recruitment process, we encourage you to contact KPMG's Employee Relations Service team for support by emailing cdnersteam@kpmg.ca or by calling 1-888-466-4778, Option 3.
For information about accessible employment at KPMG, please visit our accessibility page .
About KPMG
Industry
Banking & FinanceCompany Size
5001-10,000 employees
Application closing date is 2024-09-24
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