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We are hiring for Law Clerk / Legal Assistant positions. Please send your resume to reception@mgdlawyers.ca

Job description

As a law Clerk, your job will include preparing legal documents, maintaining files and conducting research. You will gather documents, prepare trial briefs, and arrange trials. You will prepare court reports, affidavits and other legal documents. Research records, court files and other legal documents.

Generally, law clerks:

• Interview clients and witnesses.
• Gather documents, prepare trial briefs, and arrange trials.
• Prepare court reports, affidavits and other legal documents.
• Draft legal correspondence.
• Perform general office duties.
• As a law clerk, you need to:
• Speak, write and read English.
• Be well-organized and manage multiple tasks.
• Have good attention to detail and strong research skills.
• Be familiar with the legal system in Canada.
• Understand and prepare legal documents such as contracts, agreements, statements of claim, legal motions and affidavits.
• Use word processing, spreadsheet, database, internet and email software.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

We are hiring for Associate Lawyer Positions. Send your resume to reception@mgdlawyers.ca

Job description

McLeod Green Dewar LLP & Associates is a small to medium-sized law firm currently comprised of six lawyers, and nine support staff. We are located in the heart of downtown Kitchener and a two-minute walk from the Waterloo Region Courthouse.

We are a boutique style Family Law Firm with a centralized focus on negotiating Domestic Contracts, Litigation representation, including but not limited to Appeals, Mediation\Arbitration, Family and Children’s Services matters, and Family Law Act and Divorce Act matters.

The applicant’s required skills and knowledge must include:

• Qualified lawyer in Ontario
• Must be able to accept legal aid clients
• Flexibility to work with changing priorities
• Ability to multi-task
• Strong and effective analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, including attention to detail
• High level of professionalism and initiative
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Primary Duties:

• Drafting legal documents, including but not limited to, Facta, pleadings, motions, affidavits, and conference briefs
• Drafting documents relating to: Correspondence to clients and opposing counsel
• Upkeep on all current client files, as well as bringing in new clients
• Delegate work to legal assistant
• Attending scheduled court dates
• Trials, appeals and mediation
• Billing and collections

MGD offers:

• a competitive salary and bonus structure
• an extended medical and dental benefits package
• paid parking, and additional paid holidays over and above the legislated requirements.

The successful applicants must have at least two years experience in the family law field, although we are open to considering all serious applicants.

Benefits:

Company events
Dental care
Extended health care
On-site parking
Paid time off

Our associate, Emily OKeefe has been advised by the Best Lawyers in Canada group that she has been selected by her peers for inclusion in the fourth edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada for 2025.

Following their Purely Peer Review® methodology, "Ones to Watch" accolades recognize associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice. 

Congratulations, we are so proud of you Emily. 

We are proud to announce we've been nominated under Best Family Lawyer, Best Lawyer, and Best Law Firm in the 2024 Kitchener - Waterloo Readers' Choice Awards. During this nomination process, voters can nominate as many times as they'd like. Thank you for supporting our firm and recognizing the service we provide to this community.​

Follow the link to nominate our firm. https://readerschoice.therecord.com/readerschoice/business/mc-leod-green-dewar-llp-and-associates

Our associate, Emily OKeefe, will be speaking alongside Lawyers Financial on Thursday May 2, 2024, as part of the Ontario Bar Association’s annual “Call Forward Series”, on managing law school debt and financial planning. This popular annual event is presented by the Ontario Bar Association for students-at-law and young lawyers.

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