Calgary, Alberta

Legal Assistant – Calgary

Samfiru Tumarkin LLP is a busy and fast-growing litigation firm with offices in Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario. We specialize in employment law, as well as personal injury and disability law.

Our Alberta team is looking for a permanent, full-time legal assistant with at least 3 years of plaintiff-focused experience, particularly in the civil litigation process (including the Supreme Court Civil / Small Claims Rules, at the Alberta Supreme Court, and Provincial Court levels).

Employment law experience would be considered an asset.

The ideal candidate will have:

  • A minimum of 3 years’ experience in civil litigation and a plaintiff-focused practice
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Keen organizational ability
  • Flexibility to work independently or as part of a team
  • The ability to prioritize and meet urgent deadlines

Some of the administrative tasks that you would be responsible for include, but aren’t limited to, the following:

  • Preparing court documents to be filed and served
  • Filing of court documents
  • Booking mediations, examinations, pre-trials, etc.
  • Editing correspondence and forwarding same to opposing counsel, clients, etc.
  • Booking calls for lawyers
  • Serving documents on opposing counsel

We’re looking for someone who’s responsive, eager to learn, adaptable, and enjoys a fast-paced, as well as fun, environment.

Interested? We’d love to hear from you!

Please send your resume and cover letter to Pola Stankovic, HR Manager (pola.stankovic@stlawyers.ca). The right candidate will be someone who can assist with all administrative duties from filing to handling trust transactions, and is also very familiar with scheduling mediations, examinations, and pre-trials.

Samfiru Tumarkin LLP is in a hybrid working model. This position is fully remote (with the option of going to the office).

We’ll loan the successful candidate a laptop for work use, and a docking station if required. For optimal working conditions, we recommend:

  • Home internet connection that has a minimum of 10 Mbps download and upload speeds
  • An external monitor that can connect to the work laptop, if available, for multi-screen viewing

Salary range is $55,000 – $75,000 (commensurate with experience) and is part of a competitive total compensation package. The base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal and market equity.

Samfiru Tumarkin LLP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest! However, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted (NO phone calls, please).