Licensed Paralegal (Little to no experience is welcome)

We are looking for a motivated individual who is looking to work in the legal field. We are a small group of paralegals that works mainly in Landlord & Tenant Law, as well as a few other more specialized areas. Before I get the usual bah bah bah with the job duties, I want to emphasize that we are looking for personality and work culture fit. Your immediate boss is an individual with well-managed ADHD, who can be somewhat unfocused until it really matters, and then they become hyper-focused. We are looking for a relaxed, go with the flow personality who is not intimidated with a semi-structured work environment. More than anything, this job requires patience and people skills. There are days when you will feel like a therapist to clients, so it’s essential to have good self-care skills.

Qualifications

  • Must be a licensee in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario
  • Must be able to demonstrate the ability to conduct independent research and strong writing skills.

Employment Structure

  • Associates are employees, on a commission based income model.
  • Associates are responsible for providing their own computer and work space
  • Associates are not responsible for client billing
  • Associates are not responsible for marketing, and advertising
  • Associates are not responsible maintaining a trust account
  • Associates are not responsible for managing and remitting HST
  • Associates are not responsible for managing the technical infrastructure of the business

Scope of Associate Responsibility & Expectations

  • Responsible for interviewing potential clients.
  • Responsible for preparing and drafting retainers for new clients
  • Responsible for the primary management of clients within the associate's registry of clients
  • Providing input to management on business policies and procedures
  • Adding content to the ( database
  • Contributing one blog post per quarter to

Scope of Associate Authority

  • Retaining new clients
  • Terminating clients (if required)
  • Associates may set their own fees and rates subject to our minimum billing fees and rates

Available Operational Resources

  • Access to Cosmolex Manage (Case Management Portal)
  • Access to the (caselaw.ninja) database
  • Access to Westlaw (Legal Research)
  • Access to (@riverview.legal) email account
  • Access to a virtual phone extension (Phone System)
  • Access to our Riverview Portal (Policies, Procedures, Resources, and more)
  • Access to Geo Warehouse, for property searches
  • Access to ARIS (MTO access to driver's license and plate lookups)
  • Access to corporate information lookup services
  • Access to a virtual desktop to manage client matters.
  • Access to Zoom

Training Resources

  • 3 hours minimum of monthly training based on a personal competency assessment in the following areas:
  • Substantive law in LTB matters
  • Substantive law in small claims court matters
  • Technical skills in video conferencing technology
  • Legal research skill development

Note: Training is provided by the General Partners

Billing Expectations

  • Average weekly billings of $3000
  • The average client fee is $1000 for an LTB application and $500 for a hearing.

Compensation Package

  • Associate will retain (60%) of their monthly billings
  • The total monthly income expected to be earned is $5,400 (excluding income tax)
  • The above income projections are subject to client availability,
  • Riverview in no way guarantees a minimum number of clients per month

Compensation Exclusions

Riverview does not cover the following expenses:

  • Errors & Omissions Insurance
  • LSO Annual Fees

Restrictions

  • Associates may not retain independent clients outside of Riverview without the express written consent of management.
  • Associates are expected to work from home, we currently do not have a physical office.
  • Associates are expected to maintain digital client files only (we do not maintain paper storage of files)

We are looking for someone who will be a good fit with a great attitude. Feel free to share your work experiences, your social media profiles, or anything else that you feel will give us a good sense of who you are. We will of course look at a resume but that will not be the primary consideration. For clarity, you are not required to share your social media information.

Please email your resume and other information you choose to share to hiring@riverview.legal. DO NOT CALL, if you call and ask about a job opportunity you will automatically be disqualified as it will show you did not read to the end of this document. It is important that you leave a phone number so that we can contact you if you are chosen for an interview.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00-$72,818.00 per year

Work Location: Remote

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