Boost Legal Support

Law firms and corporate legal departments in Calgary, Alberta, turn to Boost Legal Support for temporary and permanent legal support, with legal assistants and paralegals supplied on demand. The agency says its aim is to supply qualified people on demand, so that a firm or legal department can keep its work moving while lowering costs.

On-demand legal assistants for busy firms

Temporary staffing covers absences, peaks in workload and periods when a firm needs an extra pair of hands for a particular matter. The agency describes its on-demand legal assistants as well trained, knowledgeable and ready to work. A firm that uses them does not need to carry a full-time post for work that comes and goes, and the agency says this is one of the main ways a firm can reduce its costs.

Permanent placements and part-time roles

The agency also recruits legal assistants and paralegals for permanent or part-time positions in the legal sector. Candidates who are looking for lasting work in the industry can register their interest, and law firms or legal departments that need a permanent hire can use the same service. The agency's recruitment serves both sides of that market: the people looking for work and the firms looking for them.

Project overload and word processing

Project overload support is for firms that have more work than their own staff can handle. The agency provides extra hands for a defined piece of work, so that deadlines are met without putting pressure on the permanent team. Word processing is a related service, covering document production for legal teams.

Virtual legal assistants

Some clients want help with tasks that do not need someone on site. The agency describes virtual legal assistants who can take on routine work and reduce a lawyer's workload in cost-effective ways, leaving lawyers more time for the legal work that needs their attention.

A Microsoft Word boot camp for every team member

Training is a core value of the business. Every member of the team attends an extensive Microsoft Word boot camp, so that each person reaches a high level of skill before being placed with a client. The company says this training is central to the quality of its work and to the confidence clients can place in its people.

Experience behind the service

The company's president has worked with law firms for more than 27 years, first as a legal assistant, then as a legal support specialist and as a provider of customised training. The agency says that experience is what sets it apart, because it understands how firms work from the inside and what they need from support staff. Its site describes the firm's focus as helping firms and legal departments work efficiently while lowering their costs.

Boost Legal Support is a Calgary staffing agency that places legal assistants and paralegals with law firms and in-house legal departments. It supplies people on demand for short-term cover as well as for permanent roles, and trains its staff through its own programme.

What Boost Legal Support offers

• Temporary legal staffing: on-demand legal assistants and paralegals to cover absences or busy periods.
• Permanent placements: recruiting legal assistants and paralegals for lasting roles.
• Project overload support: extra hands when a firm has more work than its staff can handle.
• Word processing: document production for legal teams.
• Microsoft Word Boot Camp: training that every team member attends to raise their skills.

Customers and markets

The agency serves law firms and corporate legal departments, and also recruits legal assistants and paralegals seeking permanent or part-time work in the legal sector. Its president, Cindy Gibson, has worked with law firms for over 27 years as a legal assistant, support specialist and trainer.

Key facts

• Based in: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• President: Cindy Gibson