Application Deadline | April 19, 2011
Location | Toronto

Description

The Law Department (Inbound Licensing) has an exciting opportunity for an Assistant, Legal Affairs in our Toronto office. Reporting to the Vice President and Associate General Counsel, the successful candidate will be responsible for assisting in the day-to-day administrative activities of the Inbound Licensing legal team.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support (open and maintain files, order supplies, reserve meeting rooms, travel arrangements, prepare expense reports, prepare courier packages, routine correspondence and faxes).
• Tracking of agreements, including scanning, distribution and storage.
• Maintaining a Document Status Report, assisting with the circulation of the agreements.
• Prepare routine correspondence, typing and revising legal documents, input into a database.
• Maintain a filing system.
• Track vacation for the department and file monthly reports.
• Other administrative duties, as assigned.
• Create and update script binders.
• Assist, as required, with office equipment, e.g. fax machine, photocopier, computers and ordering office supplies, as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience working as an administrative assistant for a major law firm or busy office environment.
• Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure due to time-restraints (on a periodic basis) and to handle multiple priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Post secondary education.
• Superior knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and database software programs.
• A team player with a positive, friendly manner and customer service approach that enables the successful candidate to deal with challenging situations with empathy and sincerity.

Application Details

Interested applicants are invited to send a resume by April 19, 2011 to:

Rick Upton, Contract Manager
Corus Quay
25 Dockside Drive
Toronto, Ontario M5A 0B5
E-mail: rick.upton@corusent.com

*Please include Position Name in the subject line of your email.
*No phone calls please. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Corus is committed to providing a fair and equitable work environment and encourages applications from qualified women, men, visible minorities, aboriginal peoples and persons with disabilities.