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Spiegel Sohmer was established in 1967 with a mission to provide comprehensive, creative, and state-of-the-art legal solutions on a timely basis. With expertise in tax law, intellectual property, business law, litigation, real estate law, and succession, Spiegel Sohmer is brilliant in turning legal problems into business opportunities and solutions you may never have imagined possible.

Working at Spiegel Sohmer means contributing to solutions that break from the ordinary.

We rely heavily on open collaboration and exchange of ideas in an informal environment where mutual respect rules.

We currently have a great opportunity for a Legal Assistant in Commercial Law.

Main responsibilities:

• Proactively assist the lawyer in the management and follow-up of his files
• Plan workload and ensure timely completion, including implementation of follow-up actions as appropriate
• Prepare legal documents according to templates or as directed by lawyer
• Maintain agenda and files
• Draft letters, memos, and any other documents required by the lawyer
• Format, proofread, and edit documents
• Prepare and layout PowerPoint presentations for conferences as directed by lawyer
• Keep track of client files to ensure proper management and appropriate customer service
• Perform tasks of an administrative nature such as opening and closing files, conflict searches, time entry, billing, credit notes, filing, etc.
• Perform other related duties

Qualifications:

• Diploma in legal secretarial studies (an asset)
• Minimum of 3 years experience in the legal field, in a similar position
• Very good level of spelling and grammar
• Perfectly bilingual (French and English)
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite
• Good knowledge of Kofax/Nuance PDF

Required skills and competencies:

• Dynamism, courtesy, professionalism, and resourcefulness
• Ability to work in a team
• Handling confidential information in a sensitive manner
• Initiative and autonomy
• Managing several files at the same time according to priorities
• Organizational skills
• Working with short deadlines
• Attention to detail

Benefits of working with us:

• A great working atmosphere in a healthy environment
• Competitive salaries
• Group insurance (medication, dental, vision, and other medical services)
• RRSP with employer contribution
• 3 weeks and more of vacation
• Possibility of hybrid work (telecommuting)
• 8 personal days refundable at the end of the year if not taken
• Annual bonus
• Telemedicine service
• Social activities throughout the year

Spiegel Sohmer was established in 1967 with a mission to provide comprehensive, creative, and state-of-the-art legal solutions on a timely basis. With expertise in tax law, intellectual property, business law, litigation, real estate law, and succession, Spiegel Sohmer is brilliant in turning legal problems into business opportunities and solutions you may never have imagined possible.

Working at Spiegel Sohmer means contributing to solutions that break from the ordinary.

We rely heavily on open collaboration and exchange of ideas in an informal environment where mutual respect rules.

We currently have a great opportunity for a Corporate Paralegal.

Main Responsibilities:

• Assist lawyers in transactional matters
• Draft various corporate and tax documents: constitutions, organizations, amendments to articles of incorporation, dissolutions, share transactions, extra-provincial registrations, rollovers, estate freezes, mergers, tax reorganizations
• Perform all other transactions, such as due diligence on purchases and sales of businesses
• Maintain up-to-date minute books for our corporate clients (electronic and paper versions)
• Performs any other duties as required

Qualifications:

• DEC in paralegal techniques or equivalent
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years experience in the field performing similar functions
• Perfectly bilingual (French and English)
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite
• Good knowledge of Kofax/Nuance PDF

Required skills and competencies:

• Dynamism, courtesy, professionalism, and resourcefulness
• Excellent customer service
• Ability to work in a team
• Handling confidential information in a sensitive manner
• Initiative and autonomy
• Managing several files at the same time according to priorities
• Organizational skills
• Working with short deadlines
• Attention to detail

Benefits of working with us:

• A great working atmosphere in a healthy environment
• Competitive salaries
• Group insurance (medication, dental, vision, and other medical services)
• RRSP with employer contribution
• 3 weeks and more of vacation
• Possibility of hybrid work (telecommuting)
• 8 personal days refundable at the end of the year if not taken
• Annual bonus
• Telemedicine service
• Social activities throughout the year

Spiegel Sohmer was established in 1967 with a mission to provide comprehensive, creative, and state-of-the-art legal solutions on a timely basis. With expertise in tax law, intellectual property, business law, litigation, real estate law, and succession, Spiegel Sohmer is brilliant in turning legal problems into business opportunities and solutions you may never have imagined possible.

Working at Spiegel Sohmer means contributing to solutions that break from the ordinary.

We rely heavily on open collaboration and exchange of ideas in an informal environment where mutual respect rules.

We currently have a great opportunity for a Legal Assistant – Floater.

Main responsibilities:

• Perform short-term replacements or occasional tasks for lawyers practicing in different areas of law
• Plan workload and ensure timely completion, including implementation of follow-up actions as appropriate
• Prepare legal documents according to templates or as directed by lawyers, with little or no supervision
• Draft letters, memos, and any other documents required by the lawyer
• Transcribe dictations
• Format, proofread, and edit documents
• Performs tasks of an administrative nature such as opening and closing files, conflict searches, time entry, billing, credit notes, filing, etc.
• Coordinate with other departments internally and with other services or organizations externally
• Correspondence with the various parties involved (clients, bailiffs, opposing lawyers, etc.)
• Perform other related duties

Qualifications:

• Diploma in legal secretarial studies (an asset)
• Minimum of 3 years experience in the legal field, in a similar position
• Very good level of spelling and grammar
• Perfectly bilingual (French and English)
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite
• Good knowledge of Kofax/Nuance PDF

Required skills and competencies:

• Dynamism, courtesy, professionalism, and resourcefulness
• Ability to work in a team
• Handling confidential information in a sensitive manner
• Initiative and autonomy
• Managing several files at the same time according to priorities
• Organizational skills
• Working with short deadlines
• Attention to detail

Benefits of working with us:

• A great working atmosphere in a healthy environment
• Competitive salaries
• Group insurance (medication, dental, vision and other medical services)
• RRSP with employer contribution
• 3 weeks and more of vacation
• 8 personal days refundable at the end of the year if not taken
• Annual bonus
• Telemedicine service
• Social activities throughout the year

Our tax and estate planning department, comprised of over twenty lawyers, continues to grow. We are presently looking for a lawyer or a notary (2 positions) with 3 to 5 years and with 5 to 7 years of experience.

The candidate we are seeking will be involved in the drafting of wills, mandates and trusts, in preparing and implementing post-mortem tax planning, as well as administering and liquidating estates.

Perfectly bilingual, the ideal candidate will have excellent drafting and negotiating skills.

Interested candidates are invited to send their cover letter and résumé to Me Justine Benoit (jbenoit@spiegelsohmer.com).

Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.