Who We Are
Our special culture shines through when we have the opportunity to connect in person. That's why we're working in a model where teams are required to be together in the office 4 days per week. As a Senior Administrative Assistant your responsibilities will include:
- Vendor management of outside legal counsel, experts and other suppliers including:
- Arranging for payment and review of accounts from outside legal counsel, experts and other suppliers
- Directly accessing ALTEC (Finance accounts payable system) to monitor progress and respond to enquiries about status of accounts payable
- Creating and managing requests for reimbursement from insurers and supporting reporting to insurers on costs incurred, including formal yearend and semi-annual reports
- Dealing directly with partners and colleagues in the firm to help them access legal support and direct them to the right resource within the General Counsel's Office
- Responding to requests for Insurance certificates and supporting the insurance application process
- Preparing documents for signature as directed by members of the legal team using DocuSign and other applications as appropriate
- Assisting in the management of the Legal Matters database as well as electronic file management for the department and legacy paper files
- Processing requests to confirm that the firm's stale dated working paper files relating to client work can be processed for destruction in the normal course and are not subject to a litigation hold
- Arranging travel for all counsel in the department
- Support for the preparation of power point presentations and learning materials created by the General Counsel's Office for the firm
- Submitting expenses and calendar management for the General Counsel
- Supporting the payment of law society fees and other professional expenses for all members of the department and assisting in matters relating to expenses
- Scheduling group and committee meetings, including managing agendas and follow up coming out of the meetings
- Using existing and new technology tools to drive efficiency and track action items
- Supporting the transactions lawyers in their administrative requirements and compiling closing books on transactions
- Supporting the Manager of Regulatory Compliance and Assistant Board Secretary, as required, including setting up, tracking and closing partner votes
- Other administrative duties as required including assisting lawyers in preparing and finalizing documents
Doane Grant Thornton
Want to learn more about who we are and how we live our purple every day? Read our colleagues' stories at www.discoveryourpurple.ca Think you've got what it takes to be a Senior Administrative Assistant? Like the colour purple? Great. Here's a few more boxes we're also hoping you can tick:
- Post-secondary diploma/degree required, in a legal related field would be an asset
- 5+ years in a similar position - experience in a law firm or legal department would be an asset
- Strong organization skills, including the ability to effectively prioritize and complete multiple tasks
- Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and the presence to deal directly with senior executives in the firm
- Advanced skills in Teams, Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Sharepoint and pdf editing software
- Proficiency in Excel is a priority for tracking fees, disbursements and other payments made in connection with litigation files, and for reporting to the internal finance team and our insures
- Ability and willingness to support the lawyers when IT issues arise, including submitting service tickets and following up to ensure timely resolution
- Ability to exercise good judgment and decision making and the ability to treat confidential information with appropriate discretion
What's in it for you?
Are you ready to Discover Your Purple?
