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Personal Injury Lawyer
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October 08, 2024
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UL LAWYERS PROFESSIONAL
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<h3>Job Description</h3><div>Job Description<div><p>We are a boutique law firm in downtown Burlington. Main area of practice is Personal Injury, Employment law, Long Term Disability, slip & fall files, CPP denials and other civil litigation matters.</p><p>Ability to take initiatives, troubleshooting, thinking outside the box, team play, staying organized, and prioritizing is top most requirement.</p><p>We are looking for a new associate with a particular focus on tort matters, including filing motions and assisting with prep and organization for examination for discoveries, medations and (pre-)trials. Candidates with Catastrophic Impairment litigation, LAT Hearings and Trial experience are an asset. The position requires 1+ years of experience in plaintiff or defence work.</p><p><strong>Some of the expected duties include:</strong></p><ul><li>Preparing legal drafts by assembling and organizing information for legal forms and documents, including productions and medical requests</li><li>Researching law by studying laws, statutes, regulations and case law</li><li>Assembling case materials by collecting, organizing and summarizing information, documents, reports and evidence</li><li>Preparing for hearings by preparing trial briefs, evidence and motions</li><li>Maintaining calendar by entering and updating requirements and meetings</li><li>Preparing and writing materials for hearings</li><li>Contacting adjusters, opposing counsel and clients, non-parties</li><li>Administrative tasks such as faxing, scanning and photocopying</li><li>Applying to the License Appeal Tribunal and preparation</li><li>Client intakes</li><li>All aspects of AB and Tort files from beginning to end</li><li>Preparing clients for their file related events</li><li>Preparing accounts</li><li>Ensuring mail is reviewed, all interlocutory steps are taken and filed appropriately</li><li>Ensuring calendars are up to date along with taking all steps for the events</li></ul><p><strong>Required Qualifications:</strong></p><ul><li>Have an excellent understanding of tort matters (including practice and procedures and the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure), Accident Benefits (including SABs, LAT forms and procedure)</li><li><strong>Must </strong>know how to work with Primafact</li><li>L.L.B or J.D with 1+ years post call litigation experience and in good standing with LSO</li><li>Must be a team player</li><li>Demonstrated knowledge and interest in personal injury law</li><li>Client-centric approach</li><li>Ability to prioritize as required and "roll up your sleeves"</li><li>Persuasive writing skills with ability to evaluate and assess issues</li></ul><p>We offer a flexible schedule.</p><p><strong>Job Type</strong>: Full-time</p><p><strong>Pay</strong>: Very Competitive salary + benefits.</p><p><strong>Able to Work REMOTE!</strong></p><p><strong>Benefits</strong>:</p><ul><li>Extended health care (90% medical, plus, plus)</li><li>Employee assistance program</li><li>Flexible schedule</li><li>Paid time off</li><li>Vision care</li><li>Work from home</li></ul></div>Company Description<div>We are passionate about our charity work and helping others when they need it the most. The work we do is very rewarding. If you are like minded and have the relevant experience, we would like to hear from you.</div></div><h3>Company Description</h3><div>We are passionate about our charity work and helping others when they need it the most. The work we do is very rewarding. If you are like minded and have the relevant experience, we would like to hear from you.</div>
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LocationBurlington, ON
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Workplace information
On site
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Salary$96,393.5YEAR annually
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Terms of employment
Permanent employmentFull time
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Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies
1 vacancy
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Advertised until
2024-11-06
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