Legal/Administrative Assistant Municipality: City of Surrey This posting closed on May 25, 2010 at 4:30 PM Job ID: 10-MGT-06 (Please quote job ID on resume when applying) Department: City Manager Job Description: The Legal/Administrative Assistant position supports the City Solicitor, Assistant City Solicitors and Manager, By-Law & Licensing Services Division. In this key role you will be responsible for providing a wide range of complex and confidential administrative and legal duties, in a dynamic and challenging work environment. The successful applicant will have a basic understanding of legal concepts and an ability to think critically in order to formulate and implement projects. Your primary responsibilities will consist of, though will not be limited to the following duties; coordinating legal support staff for effective coverage of ongoing duties; preparing and finalizing corporate reports, legal opinions, legal arguments, correspondence, complex Agreements, Contracts, Request for Proposals and other documentation; expropriation and civil litigation support and file management, including drafting pleadings, discovery requests and responses, compiling books of authorities and exhibits, trial preparation and ongoing file maintenance. Your role will also involve preparing an annual budget, monthly analysis of computron reports to ensure expenditures are aligned to budget projections; timely processing of accounts payable and posting of accounts receivable; as well as processing payroll data, including ongoing maintenance of overtime and leave requests. You have successfully completed an Administrative Assistant Certificate combined with a Legal Secretarial Certificate and ideally bring ten years of related work experience. However, an equivalent combination of directly related education, training and experience may be considered. Good knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint is an asset; along with highly developed organizational and administrative skills, with excellent verbal and written communication skills. If you enjoy working independently and can exercise sound judgment in a high volume and fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you! Please forward your application and resume to Human Resources quoting competition 10-MGT-06 at: www.surreycareers.ca The City of Surrey wishes to thank all applicants for their interest and advises that only those to be interviewed will be contacted. Address: 14245 - 56th Avenue Surrey, British Columbia V3X 3A2, Canada E-mail: Fax: Opening Date: March 25, 2010 08:30 AM Closing Date: May 25, 2010 04:30 PM Back