Halifax Regional Municipality is inviting applications for two permanent, fulltime Legal Assistant positions to support the areas of the Prosecutions Division and Litigation and Labour Law Divisions in Legal Services, part of the Legal & Risk Insurance Services Business Unit. The incumbent for this position should have exceptional attention to detail, act with integrity, and have excellent interpersonal skills.
Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) is committed to reflecting the community it serves and recognizing Diversity and Inclusion as one of the Municipality’s core values. We have an Employment Equity Policy, and we
welcome applications from African Nova Scotians and Other Racially Visible Persons, Women in occupations or positions where they are underrepresented in the workforce, Indigenous/Aboriginal People, Persons
with Disabilities and 2SLGBTQ+ Persons. Applicants are encouraged to self-identify on their electronic application.
The Legal Assistant is responsible for a wide variety of legal and administrative duties within the division. General duties include reception support, managing calendars, processing and preparing correspondence, responding to inquiries, interacting with internal clients, external parties, and the general public and opening, closing and processing files for archiving, as well as creating reports and processing invoices and expense claims. Broad and thorough knowledge of legal concepts, practices, and principles is essential for this role. In the Team environment of Legal Services, Legal Assistants may be required to work for several lawyers at the same time and also support the overall management of the department including duties such as library maintenance (including book updates) and supply ordering.
In the Team environment of Legal Services, in addition to general legal assistant duties, Legal Assistants may be required to have additional expertise in one or more of the following areas of law: Litigation, Prosecutions, Real Property, and Advisory Services (Advisory Services, Corporate/Commercial and/or Real Property).
One position is currently dedicated to the Prosecutions division, and one position is currently dedicated to the Litigation and Labour Law division.
For the full list of duties and responsibilities associated with this position, please email jobs@halifax.ca for a copy of the full job description.
Link to Job Posting: https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/Home/Home?partnerid=25749&siteid=5764#jobDetails=768214_5764
Job Deadline/Expiry Date: 12/07/2025