Client & Legal Support Assistant (Belleville)
The Community Advocacy & Legal Centre (CALC) is looking for a Client & Legal Support Assistant. CALC is a community legal clinic providing free legal services for persons living on a low income in Hastings, Prince Edward and Lennox & Addington Counties. If you are passionate about social justice and engaging in meaningful work, apply to join our team.
The primary role of a Client & Legal Support Assistant is new client intake and administrative support.
Duties include:
- Being the first point of contact for clients
- Collecting and inputting new client intake information
- Processing client documents and correspondence from all sources including telephone, email, text, online and in-person visits to our office
- Helping clients with referrals to other agency programs
- Providing administrative support to legal workers
Candidates will have:
- direct client service experience
- strong computer keyboarding, organizational and administrative skills
- ability to work in a fast paced environment
- experience as a law clerk, paralegal or legal assistant is an asset
- knowledge of CALC geographic area is an asset
This position’s anticipated start date is March 1, 2024. Applications will be reviewed as they are received. Salary is commensurate with experience and responsibility, but no less than $42,000. This is a twelve-month contract, with the possibility of extension. To apply, please email your resume and covering letter explaining why you are interested in joining CALC no later than February 12, 2024. Please also supply the names of three professional references to lynda.morgan@calc.clcj.ca. Only those being offered an interview will be contacted.
COMMUNITY ADVOCACY & LEGAL CENTRE
158 George Street, Level 1 Belleville,
Ontario K8N 3H2
www.communitylegalcentre.ca