Immigration lawyer
Martineau & Mindicanu
Overview
Languages
Bilingual
Education
- Bachelor’s degree
- or equivalent experience
- Legal professions and studies, other
Experience
5 years or more
Hybrid
Work must be completed both in person and remotely.
Asset languages
- Spanish
Work setting
- Private company, corporation or industry
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Advise clients of their legal rights and all matters related to law
- Perform administrative functions related to the practice of law
- Perform management functions related to the practice of law
- Plead clients’ cases before courts of law, tribunals and boards (lawyers only)
- Draw up legal documents and prepare statements of legal opinion
- Supervise professional, para-legal and support staff and articling students
- Research legal precedents and gather evidence
- Write and edit for legal publications
Supervision
- 3-4 people
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and coursesÂ
- Membership in a provincial or territorial law society
Experience and specialization
Computer and technology knowledge
- MS Excel
- MS Word
Area of work experience
- Immigration
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics