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- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- Entry, Junior · 0+ years
- Minimum education
- Professional degree
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
Job summary
Support lawyers and legal administrative professionals across practice areas such as corporate law, litigation, property, and labour and employment. Duties include drafting documents, handling client correspondence, managing files and calendars, assisting with billing, and performing document-processing tasks.
Job details
Come work with us! We are not your average law firm. At Stewart McKelvey, we think: forward in a typically traditional field to outperform the expectations of our clients – and our lawyers. Our team members are the force that drives our business toward a modern, diverse and innovative future. Our goal is to continue to invest in people who contribute their diverse perspectives, ideas and experiences. At Stewart McKelvey, your whole unique self will belong. In return, we offer a culture that supports flexible work arrangements, mental and physical wellness, and a competitive compensation & benefits package. A few things in particular that we offer to our team include: * Flexible work arrangements for many positions, including work from home options * A generous paid time-off package including vacation time, sick time and “flex days” * Group Retirement Plan with employer contribution matching * A top rate flexible health and dental plan * An annual wellness allowance, for a broad range of eligible expenses, such as fitness memberships and fees, fitness equipment, general health & wellness support, personal development courses, and home office expenses * A “Dress for your Day” policy * Assistance for continuing education * Social events and staff retreats * A positive and fun work environment where we value inclusion and mutual respect If this sounds like a work environment you’d thrive in, we may have just the right opportunity for you! We are currently seeking a Legal Assistant to join our team based in the Firm’s Halifax, NS office. Type of Position: Full-Time, Permanent Close Date: November 5th, 2026 The Opportunity: At Stewart McKelvey, we are always excited to hear from talented people with legal assistant experience. Our Legal Assistants work with a team of lawyers and other legal administrative professionals to support practices in a variety of areas of law, including Corporate, Litigation, Property, Labour & Employment and other practice areas. If you have experience in a law firm or legal environment or have recently graduated from a legal administrative or paralegal program, we would be happy to consider you for an opportunity with the firm. Our legal administrative professionals are responsible for a variety of tasks ranging from drafting documents, handling client correspondence, file management, billing-related tasks, calendar management, scanning/ photocopying/ binding, and a variety of other duties depending on the role. If you are interested in being considered for a legal administrative opportunity with Atlantic Canada’s largest law firm in our Charlottetown, PE office, we want to hear from you! Our Focus on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: We believe that diversity, equity & inclusion not only enhances the delivery of legal services to our clients, but also contributes to a better workplace for our team through the respected and valued input of diverse perspectives, ideas and experiences. It is our mission to promote diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the Firm, to support the diversity initiatives of our clients, and to encourage greater inclusion in our communities through sponsorship and support. During the recruitment process, applicants have the right to request an accommodation. Applicants invited to participate in an interview and who require an accommodation are encouraged to speak with a member of the recruitment team and discuss what we can do to better support them during this process. Interested Candidates: For security purposes, applicants are asked to submit their resume, cover letter and any other accompanying application documents in PDF format. We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those selected for an interview will be contacted and any offer of employment will be conditional upon a satisfactory background check.
What you’ll do
Support lawyers and legal administrative professionals across practice areas such as corporate law, litigation, property, and labour and employment. Duties include drafting documents, handling client correspondence, managing files and calendars, assisting with billing, and performing document-processing tasks.
Requirements
Applicants should have experience in a law firm or legal environment, or be recent graduates of a legal administrative or paralegal program. The posting does not specify a minimum number of years of experience.
Benefits
- Flexible Work Arrangements
- Paid Time Off
- Group Retirement Plan With Employer Contribution Matching
- Health and Dental Plan
- Annual Wellness Allowance
- Dress for Your Day Policy
- Continuing Education Assistance
- Social Events and Staff Retreats
Listed skills
- Recruitment · Preferred
- staff · Preferred
- Health · Preferred
- Client · Preferred
- management · Preferred
- Process · Preferred
- Development · Preferred
- Time · Preferred
- Administrative · Preferred
- Billing · Preferred
- positive · Preferred
- Flexible · Preferred
Other relevant skills
Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.
- Legal Document Drafting
- Client Correspondence
- File Management
- Billing Support
- Calendar Management
- Scanning
- Photocopying
- Document Binding
- Legal Administration
- Innovation
- Time Off Management
- Billing
- Corporate Litigations
- Drafting Documents
Job areas
- Legal
- Administrative
- Legal Assistant
- Paralegal / Legal Assistant
- Legal and Related Associate Professionals
- Paralegals and Legal Assistants