IP Litigation Law Clerk
Gowling WLG is an international law firm committed to excellence, seeking a Litigation Law Clerk for its Toronto office. The role involves managing litigation files, drafting court documents, and providing support during trials and hearings.
Responsibilities
- Organizes and manages litigation files, including use of litigation management software like ACL
- Calculates litigation timelines, maintains due dates and case reports, and ensures all deadlines are met
- Liaises with clients, administrative assistants and professionals
- Communicates in writing and in person with court staff, fostering a co-operative relationship
- Drafts and/or assists in drafting court documents such as affidavits, motions, affidavits of documents, bills of cost, etc
- Attends to service and filing of court documents
- Remains current on court practices and practice notices from the courts
- Creates a document database, cross-references production and exhibit documents and maintains copies of transcripts for searching purposes using litigation software such as Relativity
- Organizes cases for trials; assists in setting up courtrooms and electronic access during trials
- Provides litigation support prior to and during trials and hearings. Organizes attendance of witnesses
- Reviews transcripts to summarize and prepare lists of outstanding items
- Assembles answers to undertakings
- Files and serves documents in Canada and arranges for services abroad
- Prepares charts, chronologies and summaries of documentary evidence for use on discovery and trial
- Corresponds before Federal Courts Registry to review or file court documents
- Other duties as required
Skills
- Law Clerk diploma and legal experience as a Law Clerk/Paralegal combined with knowledge of current legal policies and procedures
- Experience with Federal and Ontario Courts
- Expertise in Microsoft Office Suite (particularly Word and Excel), Kofax and Adobe
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational, time management and problem-solving skills
- Experience in Relativity
- Ability to effectively handle large volumes of work
- Ability to work independently as well as to actively participate in and support a large team
- Bilingualism (English/French) would be an asset
Benefits
- 100% employer-paid health, dental, and mental health coverage, plus an annual lifestyle spending allowance.
- Benefits coverage for Firm members and their dependents from day one!
- 20 vacation days and hybrid work flexibility.
- Parental leave top-up for 26 weeks (after 12 months of full-time employment).
- Group Retirement Savings Plan with employer match.
- Financial protection through short & long-term disability, life, accident & critical illness insurance.
- Employee & Family Assistance Program, guided CBT, and an internal network of 120+ trained Mental Health First Aid responders.
- Recognition awards, appreciation events, and a supportive, collaborative work culture.
- Perks and preferred pricing programs, referral bonuses and more.
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