At Preszler Law Firm, we believe our people, our culture and the way we do business is important. That's why when we hire; we look for a combination of fit and skills.

Preszler Law firm runs more trials than any personal injury law firm in the country. We are focused on getting excellent results for clients. We do not view our business as a job but instead as a calling rooted in access to justice for traditionally vulnerable populations. The right candidate will share our motivations for personal injury work while also having an interest and appreciation for running a sustainable and growing business.

We have an exciting opportunity to join the role of a Paralegal working in the litigation department at our downtown Calgary office.

The role is to provide key litigation support to one of our trial lawyers as their "right hand" support.

Your role will include the following:

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Assisting counsel with trial and court preparations.
• Overseeing staff who request records and schedule litigation events.
• Preparing, editing, and proofreading correspondence.
• Pre and post preparation for discoveries, mediations, and trials.
• Reviewing and organizing medical briefs and arranging medical assessments.
• Managing files with your lawyer through all stages of the legal process.
• Drafting routine correspondence and memos.
• Ensuring court filings are completed in an accurate and timely manner.
• Other duties as assigned.

Experience:

• Experience working as a senior paralegal in litigation.
• Personal injury experience.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills and the ability to work independently.
• Empathetic with an effective ability to build rapport with clients.
• Excellent accuracy and the ability to exercise initiative and good judgement.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing work demands, volumes and schedules based on the litigation schedule.

We offer a friendly work environment, a competitive salary, 17 days of paid time off and a benefits package. This is a full time position with flexibility to work at the office full time or on a hybrid model working two days per week from home. We thank all applicants however only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.