Hartshorne & Mehl: Legal Administrative Assistant Position Available

Hartshorne & Mehl is a well-established boutique, mid-sized, firm, which has been in the practice of civil litigation for almost 60 years.  We specialize in complex litigation, including catastrophic brain and spinal injury cases.

We are seeking a Legal Administrative Assistant to join our team. The position is full time, Monday to Friday, in-office, with a competitive benefits and compensation package.

This is your opportunity to join an enthusiastic team environment working directly under the supervision of a Senior Lawyer and Paralegal.

Your daily Legal Administrative Assistant daily duties include:

• Typing dictation/transcription;

• Daily lawyer time entry;

• Drafting and proofreading correspondence and standard BC Supreme Court forms;

• Maintaining a bring forward system, including determining deadlines in accordance with the BC Supreme Court Civil Rules and entering all mandatory deadlines into electronic format;

• Maintaining appropriate limitation dates where applicable;

• Scheduling trials, examinations for discovery, IME’s, conference calls, client meetings and independent initiation of all required correspondence associated therewith;

• Preparation of documents for experts;

• Preparation of exhibits for examination for discovery and trial;

• Review and preparation of bill payments as appropriate;

• Preparing and updating trial binders;

• Daily filing and photocopying;

• Opening files and closing files, to include review of documents and exhibits and determination of documents to be destroyed and/or retained pursuant to Law Society Rules and Guidelines; and

• Performing other related LAA tasks as requested by Lawyer.

Your qualifications include:

• Previous experience in Civil Litigation, insurance defence and/or Plaintiff personal injury experience is preferred;

• Successful completion of a Legal Administrative Assistant program from an accredited institution is preferred, but prior experience will be considered in lieu of;

• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills;

• Proficient in all aspects of Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel), experience working with Worldox and Esilaw is an asset;

• Ability to multitask and prioritize work;

• Strong organizational skills;

• Ability to work well under pressure and in a fast-paced environment; and

• An understanding of the British Columbia Supreme Court Civil Rules.

Hartshorne & Mehl believes in promoting from within.  Individuals who demonstrate an attention to detail, an eagerness to learn and a positive attitude quickly become long-term employees who are invaluable to our firm and are compensated as such.

We encourage our team members to bring forward new ideas and to share their knowledge with others.  Our Lawyers work directly with their staff and we believe this collaborative approach helps our LAA's to develop their skills and experience to become highly effective and productive individuals.

Applicants are invited to apply with a cover letter, resume and list of references by email to Tracey Slaght at tslaght@hartmehl.com.

Hartshorne & Mehl: Associate Position Available

Hartshorne & Mehl is looking for a seasoned Trial Lawyer; insurance experience would be an asset.  We are a Vancouver Litigation Law Firm founded in 1960 and litigating in the Courts of British Columbia for over 60 years. We specialize in complex litigation, insurance, commercial products liability, major equipment and property damage claims and catastrophic injury. Our team of lawyers has a combined litigation experience of approximately 300 years.

We have conducted hundreds of Supreme Court of British Columbia Judge alone and Jury Trials, have appeared at all levels of Court in British Columbia, and have conducted an infinite number of Arbitrations and Mediations.

Some of our precedents include having initiated the first Social Host Proceeding in British Columbia (Baumeister 1986); the first Jury Trial for Conspiracy to Defraud and Insurer (ICBC v Bains 1990); successful defences in products liability for alleged unintended acceleration cases with International Auto Manufacturers; successful challenge against admissibility of Junk Science in the form of misapplication of PET scan evidence in a Mild Traumatic Brian Injury (Wolfin 1998); successful challenge of admissibility of medical scientific causation opinion on regarding a neurological condition and trauma (Taylor 2008); and successful dismissal for our client in one of the longest personal injury actions in British Columbia (MacEachern et al 2010). Our focus is always to obtain the best result for our client through efficient resolution or, where necessary, through strong advocacy skill exercised in the Courtrooms.

We have an opening for a senior trial lawyer interested in maintaining and exercising their litigation skills by stepping into vibrant, challenging, active and full litigation practice. We have an excellent team of creative litigators, young and experienced, and an amazing team of support staff, all of whom are extremely skilled, very professional and know how to balance our interesting, academically challenging and creative work environment.

Recruiters need not apply.

Please submit your resumé in confidence to:

Robert Hartshorne or Kirsten Mehl

Hartshorne & Mehl

301 - 2642 Main Street

Vancouver, BC V5T 3E6

Fax: 604-708-3779

www.hmchambers.com

rhartshorne@hartmehl.com or kmehl@hartmehl.com