Administrative Legal Assistant/Intake Legal Assistant, Parents Legal Centre

As the Administrative Legal Assistant/Intake Legal Assistant (ALA/ILA), Parents Legal Centre (PLC), you will be part of a team working to assist parents with child protection matters to reach early collaborative resolutions where appropriate. As part of the Indigenous Services Division of Legal Services Society (LSS), the PLCs have a focus on serving Indigenous people. This is a term position commencing as soon as possible. As PLC Administrative Legal Assistant/Intake Legal Assistant you will: * Provide administrative support to the PLC lawyers and advocates/paralegals; * Provide front line services to the public and intake services, including taking client information, identify legal problems and urgency, assess eligibility, give legal information and verify legal advice, check conflicts and make appointments; * Draft, produce routine correspondence and legal documents, answer telephone inquiries, provide information on services offered or direct to other services; * Manage client filing system (paper and electronic); * Process and maintain program data, databases, data input and reporting; * Liaise with other agencies in the community that provide assistance to our clients; * Work in collaboration with PLC team (managing lawyer, lawyer(s), paralegal/advocate(s) and other administrative legal assistant(s)) and liaise with other LSS intake assistants. The Ideal Candidate: You have completed Legal Administration courses or program, or courses in Law or Sociology supplemented by a minimum of five (5) years of administrative experience in a law environment and one (1) year of intake experience. You have a strong desire to assist disadvantaged clients, including those experiencing family violence or addiction issues, those with low income, or those with mental disabilities. You have an awareness of a community's cultural diversity, particularly Indigenous cultures. You strive to exceed expectations and are a team player.