Law Clerk - Insurance Defence

PROFILE

Our Ottawa office is seeking a Law Clerk for our Professional liability department with a focus on Insurance Defence. The successful candidate will perform full clerical work of a responsible and confidential nature for one or more professionals.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Initiates the organization of and manages files or parts of files, including requesting, indexing and organizing documentary productions;
• Calculates litigation timelines and ensures deadlines are met;
• Liaises with clients and professionals;
• Liaises with experts and prepares Expert Briefs;
• Drafts Court documents such as pleadings, Affidavits, Motion Records, Affidavits of Documents, Bills of Costs, Mediation Briefs, Pre-Trial Briefs, etc.;
• Reviews transcripts to summarize and prepares lists of undertakings;
• Follows up on answers to undertakings;
• Files and serves documents;
• Prepares charts, chronologies...