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McMillan LLP


	$700

Legal

ON - Toronto

Mar 9, 2010

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Summary of Position:

This is a permanent position working as a FiRST Member in the FiRST Group. This
position will provide overall support to the 43rd floor consisting of litigation, labour,
estates and corporate.

Responsibilities:

-Provide overall support to 43rd floor (including assisting assistants with overflow work,
dockets, document drafting and revision, accounts, filing etc.).
-Prepare/draft correspondence, various court documents including pleadings, motions,
facta, affidavits of documents and arrange examinations for discovery; awareness of
processes and deadlines for serving and filing court documents; file management, docket
entry and prepare monthly accounts.
-Prepare/draft labour, employment and immigration documentation.
-Draft correspondence for litigation, labour, estates and corporate.
-Revising STAN agreements.
-At times be a point person for assistants out of the office in the practice groups on 43.
-Assist other FiRST groups if needed.

Qualifications:

-Knowledge of the Ontario Civil Practice Rules of Civil Procedure, Federal Court Rules
and Supreme Court of Canada Rules.
-Proficiency in using Microsoft Word, Summation, Outlook, AboutTime, CIS/Metz,
Deltaview, Powerpoint, Excel and IRMA. Casemap, Informs and STAN would be an
asset.
-Ability and willingness to work with a variety of lawyers and law clerks within a variety
of practice areas.
-Ability and willingness to assist with special projects, as required.
-Self-motivated, flexible, enthusiastic individual. Must be able to work independently
with minimal supervision, excellent proofreading skills and attention to detail, and should
possess strong administrative, organizational, interpersonal and communication skills
both oral and written, as well as multi-tasking abilities are required.
-Document intensive practice areas with multiple priorities and tight deadlines

Opportunities for this position:

Challenges about this position:

Founded in 1903, McMillan provides a full range of business legal services and definitive advice to corporate and financial services clients in Canada, the US, and abroad. Our core practice areas of mergers & acquisitions, financial services, corporate restructuring & insolvency, and competition/antitrust are fully supported by our experts in tax, litigation, real estate, labour & employment, public policy, and other specialized practice areas. Our extensive cross-Canada and cross-border experience has earned us global recognition in several key areas of practice.

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