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Legal Assistant - E&L

@ Services OR LP/SEC

Montréal, Quebec

HybridFull-time1+ years experience
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Overview

Norton Rose Fulbright Canada is hiring a full-time Legal Assistant in its Montreal office to support lawyers in the Employment & Labour Law practice. The work covers document transcription, administrative and billing tasks, agenda follow-up and filing. The posting requires 1-3 years of legal assistant experience in Employment & Labour Law and bilingual French and English.

Responsibilities:

  • Transcrire et modifier la correspondance, les contrats et les rapports
  • Gérer les feuilles de temps, les dépenses et la facturation
  • Tenir l'agenda et assurer le suivi
  • Maintenir le classement et l'indexation des dossiers
  • Photocopier, transmettre des télécopies et numériser des documents

Requirements summary:

  • 1 à 3 ans d'expérience comme adjoint juridique en droit de l'emploi et du travail
  • Excellente connaissance de la grammaire française et anglaise
  • Maîtrise avancée de Word, bonne connaissance d'Outlook, Excel et PowerPoint
  • Bilinguisme
  • Rigueur, autonomie et capacité à travailler sous pression

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Benefits mentioned

Retirement planWellness
Source and dates

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Employer posting date
2026-09-20
First seen by our source
2026-10-08
Source record updated
2026-10-22

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Job details

SeniorityEntry level
DepartmentAdministrative
Experience1+ years
Hours per week40 (estimated)
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingOffice
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
LanguagesEnglish, French
Perks mentionedFlexible hours, Retirement plan, Wellness, Paid training, Home office allowance

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Job description

Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP is currently seeking a Legal Assistant to work in our Montreal Office. This full-time permanent legal assistant role will provide support to lawyers in our Employment & Labour Law practice. This position will play a key role in handling administrative items. We are seeking a highly organized professional individual with excellent client service skills, who thrives in a fast-paced, high performance culture.

You will be focussing on:

  • Transcribe/modify correspondence, agreements, contracts, proceedings, reports and other dictated or handwritten material

  • Perform administrative duties related to the position, including time charges, expense reports and billing

  • Assume responsibility for the agenda and ensure follow-up

  • Maintain filing up to date, including file indexing

  • Make photocopies, transmit faxes, digitalize documents and perform any other duties requested

Skills and Experience Required

  • Minimum of 1- 3 years of experience as a legal assistant in Employment & Labour Law

  • Excellent knowledge of French and English grammar

  • Good knowledge of Outlook

  • Excellent knowledge of Word, including its advanced features

  • Good knowledge of PowerPoint and Excel

  • Meticulous and detail-oriented

  • Organized and able to manage priorities

  • Team player, versatile and able to work under pressure

  • Autonomous, proactive and able to work quickly

  • Bilinguism

Norton Rose Fulbright is a large international legal practice with multiple offices around the world. Its clientele is also international, so we must be able to provide services in English and in French. As a result, a good working knowledge of both languages is required, since you will communicate frequently with managers and/or colleagues in other provinces or countries and/or will serve our clients in both languages.

Why join our team:

  • Retirement savings plan with employer contribution

  • Benefit premiums paid by the firm

  • Telemedicine services

  • Wellness matters: Flexible health and wellness allowance that covers much more than gym memberships!

  • Training and development programs based on your interests and needs

Ready to join a proactive and modern firm that provides an exceptional career experience in an inclusive and collaborative environment? Come join us!

As part of a global legal practice, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada embrace a culture of excellence and client service, but always with a focus on flexibility, respect, diversity and openness. We strive to create an equitable, inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole self to work and realize their career potential.

To find out more about how we integrate diversity, equity and inclusion in everything we do please click Diversity, equity and inclusion | Canada | Global law firm | Norton Rose Fulbright.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruiting process, please inform us in the recruitment application. We will contact you to further discuss your need.

Please note that applicants who receive an employment offer may be required during their employment with Norton Rose Fulbright to provide proof of vaccinations recommended from time to time by government or public health authorities. Norton Rose Fulbright has a duty to accommodate those who are unable to get vaccinated due to protected grounds. For applicants who require an accommodation, please contact us to discuss further.

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