Accident Benefits Litigation Clerk
| Company | Aviva |
|---|---|
| Location | Toronto, ON, Canada, Markham, ON, Canada, Oakville, ON, Canada |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Associate’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Minimum of 5+ years of legal assistant and law clerk experience in an insurance defence or personal injury litigation environment
- Post-secondary accreditation for legal assistant or law clerk, or equivalent experience preferred
- Excellent computer skills including experience with MS Word, ACL, Adobe, Kofax and Outlook
- Knowledge of the Rules of the License Appeal Tribunal, Financial Services Commission of Ontario, and the Rules of Civil Procedure
- Ability to work in a paperless environment
- Customer-service oriented with superb communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Attention to detail with a desire to take initiative
- Able to work independently with minimal direction and as part of a team
- Mature work ethic and good sense of humor
Responsibilities
- Preparation and drafting of correspondence and legal documents (motion records, affidavit of documents, affidavits, pre-trial/mediation memos, cost outlines, bill of costs, subpoenas, summons to witness, consent and dismissal orders, responses by insurer to an application for arbitration, accident benefits brief, AABS case conference summaries); ensuring all appropriate documents and forms are filed with the court/tribunal in accordance with the Rules of the License Appeal Tribunal, Financial Services Commission of Ontario, and the Rules of Civil Procedure
- Compilation of books of authorities/factums
- Preparing and following up with requests for productions and undertakings
- Summarizing discovery notes, transcripts, economic loss and medical reports
- Arranging investigations/surveillance, including preparing various instruction letters to investigators
- Arranging independent medical examinations, including drafting and preparing the medical briefs
- Dicta-typing; filing; scheduling, keeping lawyer’s calendar updated; and updating internal database
- Requisitioning cheques
- Maintaining electronic file organization
- Booking travel; including flights, cars and hotels as needed
- Ensure integrity of information in matterMANAGER applications
- Liaise between counsel, external parties, and claims operations
Preferred Qualifications
- Post-secondary accreditation for legal assistant or law clerk, or equivalent experience preferred