City of Toronto

LEGAL ASSISTANT 2

City of Toronto  •  Toronto, CA (Onsite)  •  2 days ago
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Job Description

Job ID: 64251
Job Category: Legal Services
Division & Section: Legal Services, Legal Prosecutions
Work Location: St. Lawrence Market North, 92 Front St E.
Job Type & Duration: 2 Permanent, 1 Temporary (12 month) vacancies
Hourly Rate: $36.35 – $39.69
Shift Information: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week
Affiliation: L79 Full-time
Number of Positions Open: 3
Posting Period: 17-Jun-2026 to 02-Jul-2026


Reporting to the Supervisor of Prosecutions, the Legal Assistant 2 provides legal administrative support services to the Solicitors/ Managers/ Supervisors/counters.

Major Responsibilities:

  • Provides legal administrative support services to the Lawyers/ Managers/ Supervisors/counters in the Prosecution's section
  • Completes standardized legal and court forms
  • Arranges appointments and appearances with Courts, Special Examiners, other Solicitors, external consultants, and representatives from City Divisions. Coordinates meeting arrangements when required
  • Assists in the preparation of reports as required
  • Compiles information related to cases, as required or requested, prepares and processes requests for disclosure. Organizes evidence, dockets, disclosure, affidavits, witness statements, procedural orders, correspondence, factums, pleadings, and trial briefs and other documents as requested. Ensures that court dates, due dates and limitation dates are diarized and brought to the Lawyer's/ Manager's/ Supervisor's attention
  • Coordinates the service and filing of legal documents, including arranging service with a process server or appropriate legal official upon receipt
  • Prepares bound court records including motion records, books of authority, disclosure etc.
  • Formats documents according to prescribed legal requirements
  • Maintains continuous awareness of the division's administrative systems and procedures, organization structures, and major activities in order to be able to provide effective administration support
  • Prepares the submission of petty cash reimbursements, mileage claim forms and other administrative matters
  • Responds to inquiries and exchanges information regarding prosecutions and other legal matters with lawyers, police officials, enforcement staff, representatives from other municipalities, and all levels of staff from City departments, Agencies, Boards and the public
  • Sets up and maintains correspondence, document, and case files and other legal material utilizing the Corporate record management system
  • Types correspondence, legal opinions, factums, notices of motion, court forms, pleadings, affidavits and other legal documents
  • Assists in tracking disclosure requests
  • Inputs time dockets

Key Qualifications:
Your application must describe your qualifications as they relate to:

  1. Considerable experience in providing legal administrative support handling a broad range of standard office practices and procedures related to the duties listed above.
  2. Experience with preparing, processing and editing/formatting various legal documents, including, notices of motion, court forms, pleadings, factums presentations, disclosure and preparing correspondence for signature.
  3. Experience working with various filing systems including the management of large volumes of information, hard copy and/or electronic and arranging/co-ordinating meetings, appointments or schedules.

You must also have:

  • Proficiency with MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Adobe Pro
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills, including attention to detail, ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, deal with conflicting priorities and work demands
  • Strong customer service and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, at all organizational levels, including with the public and stakeholders.
  • Knowledge of legal terminology and phraseology as well as operations, policies and relevant legislation (e.g. Provincial Offences Act and Council proceedings)
  • Good knowledge of municipal operations, policies and procedures, Provincial Offences Act and Council proceedings
  • Knowledge of office systems and administrative procedures, with the ability to identify problems and inefficiencies and implement effective solutions
  • Ability to exercise sound judgement, diplomacy and discretion in dealing with legal matters
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
  • Ability to work overtime, if required

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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

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Company Size
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Headquarters
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