Paralegal/Legal Assistant (Entry Level) – Ottawa Office

By Steven Boucher | January 8, 2025
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2212 Gladwin Crescent, Building B, Unit B4
Law
FT Permanent
OLLIP

Please note that this opportunity is only for YSB Employment Services registered clients.

The Opportunity 

You will be working autonomously and also providing the support needed for the effective and efficient delivery of administration services within the firm and to clients. This position will appeal to a dynamic person who is well organized, detail-oriented, outgoing and who enjoys working as part of a team to deliver excellent client service.

Job Description:

  • Client intake
  • File Opening/Conflict checks
  • Contact with clients, foreign associates & external governmental bodies
  • Compose, draft, revise and report documents/correspondence
  • Document filing with Courts, CIPO and foreign IP offices
  • Legal research
  • Review, update and maintain dockets
  • File management and billing
About the Firm

OLLIP P.C. is a boutique law firm specializing in intellectual property and technology law, located in Ottawa. We protect IP assets for clients of all sizes (whether they be small, trendy local businesses or large multi-national corporations) across the province, country, and the globe.

By offering a broad range of IP experience—brand protection, litigation and appeals, copyrights, domain names, trademarks, industrial designs and mobile and e-commerce products—we have become a leading Canadian IP agency, helping to prepare, file, prosecute, protect and renew IP rights.

Requisite Qualifications
  • Completion of High School, college or technical training
  • Legal Assistant Certificate or Paralegal Diploma
  • 1+ years experience
Other Skills
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Be resourceful with ability to take charge and complete tasks
  • Be detail oriented
  • Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Have a positive can do attitude with client service as a priority
  • Be confident and able to work on your own, with guidance or as a team
  • Be able to adapt to changing priorities
  • Be result oriented
  • Have outstanding verbal and written communication skills
  • Legal Writing/Document Preparation
  • Have the ability to think independently and solve problems; and
  • Possess strong computer skills, including knowledge of Amicus Attorney, MS Word and Excel.

Please note that this opportunity is only for YSB Employment Services registered clients.

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  • full name
  • the name of your YSB Employment Services Case Worker
  • the location/Job Title of what you are applying for
  • attach an updated resume to es_jdo@ysb.ca.

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