Skills Administrative Assistant - Legal in the Northeast Region

National Occupational Classification update

We have updated this page to reflect the transition to the 2021 version of the National Occupational Classification (NOC). This means that the occupation "administrative assistant - legal" was moved from the group Legal administrative assistants (NOC 1242) to the group Legal administrative assistants (NOC 13111).

Find out what skills you typically need to work as an administrative assistant - legal in Canada. These skills are applicable to all Legal administrative assistants (NOC 13111).

Tasks

  • Schedule and confirm appointments
  • Maintain filing system
  • Record and prepare minutes of court sessions, meetings or conferences
  • Determine and establish office procedures and routines
  • Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
  • Prepare financial statements and reports
  • Train and supervise staff
  • Open and distribute regular and electronic incoming mail and other material and co-ordinate the flow of information
  • Prepare and key in correspondence and legal documents
  • Review and proofread documents and correspondence to ensure compliance with legal procedures and grammatical usage

Skills and Knowledge Checklist

The following skills and knowledge are usually required in this occupation.

    Skills

    Analysis

    Examining and evaluating information.
  • Service and Care Help -
    • Serving Others

    Service and Care

    Taking care of the needs of people and animals.
    • Serving Others

      Assisting the public by answering questions, making recommendations, and providing information or support in response to requests.

    Operating and Repairing Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles

    Working with and/or repairing vehicles, machinery or stationary equipment.
  • Management Help -
    • Co-ordinating and Organizing
    • Supervising

    Management

    Taking charge of the direction and resources of an organization.
    • Co-ordinating and Organizing

      Organizing and co-ordinating the activities of groups and individuals to align their activities with organizational objectives.

    • Supervising

      Directing and monitoring the performance of others.

  • Communication Help -
    • Teaching and Training
    • Professional Communicating

    Communication

    Using communication skills to share information, advise and influence.
    • Teaching and Training

      Facilitating the acquisition of new knowledge and skills.

    • Professional Communicating

      Preparing and delivering written, oral or visual material for the workplace that presents information.

  • Information Handling Help -
    • Managing Information
    • Processing Information

    Information Handling

    Creating and using systems for the storage and retrieval of knowledge and data.
    • Managing Information

      Setting up manual or electronic systems for controlling, selecting, organizing, retrieving, distributing and safeguarding information.

    • Processing Information

      Inputting, recording, transcribing and updating data using electronic or manual information systems.

  • Handling Goods and Materials Help -
    • Sorting

    Handling Goods and Materials

    Working with goods and materials manually or with machines.
    • Sorting

      Handling, sorting, weighing, packaging, separating or arranging materials, according to established patterns or procedures.

    Creative Expression

    Using various materials and formats to create work that is intended to be artistically satisfying, entertaining, instructive or functional.

    Building

    Working with materials to construct, renovate and maintain structures.

    Working with Technological Equipment and Machinery

    Working with technical equipment, instruments, machinery and other systems.

    Knowledge

  • Social Sciences and Arts Help -
    • Languages (English and French)

    Social Sciences and Arts

    Knowledge related to culture, origins and patterns of human activity, and the development and expression of thought.
    • Languages (English and French)

      Knowledge of the structure and content of the English/French language(s), including the meaning and the spelling of words, rules of grammar and composition and pronunciation.

    Mathematics and Science

    Knowledge related to specialized areas of research such as measurement, living organisms, physical substances, and properties and relationships of quantity, space, and matter.

    Manufacturing and Production

    Knowledge related to the delivery of a series of operations in large-scale production or processing of goods or crops, according to safety and quality standards.

    Law and Public Safety

    Knowledge related to the provision and enforcement of laws and regulations that safeguard the effective functioning of a democratic society.
  • Business, Finance and Management Help -
    • Clerical

    Business, Finance and Management

    Knowledge related to organization and control of business activities.
    • Clerical

      Knowledge of office administrative and clerical practices and procedures.

    Engineering and Technology

    Knowledge related to the design, building, use or repair of machinery, equipment, systems, and structures.

    Education and Training

    Knowledge related to the theory and practice of teaching, and the methods used in the design, delivery and evaluation of the provision of knowledge or information.

    Communications and Transportation

    Knowledge related to the provision and transmission of systems of communication and entertainment and the delivery of consumer goods or services.

    Health Services

    Knowledge related to the provision of medical science and technology for the physical and mental well-being of others.
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