Practice areas and services
Flexible, contract-based law clerk support for Ontario law firms and legal professionals. Darcie Nelson Law Clerk Services helps solo practitioners and boutique firms manage overflow, urgent assignments, backlogs and ongoing file work with organized, confidential, deadline-focused assistance.
Available remotely across Ontario and, where appropriate, for in-person support within 50 km of Blue Mountain.
Focused support where your firm needs it
Engage a capable freelance law clerk without the commitment and overhead of a permanent hire. Services are available for short-term assignments, defined projects, vacation or leave coverage, and ongoing contract support, subject to scope, availability and conflict checks.
Litigation support
Research, pleadings, motions, correspondence, document organization, supporting materials, and limitation-date and deadline tracking for civil litigation files.
Corporate and business law support
Corporate records maintenance, minute book organization, corporate documentation, document review, file administration, and research and drafting assistance.
Family law and estates support
Family law documentation, DivorceMate support, divorce-related calculations, probate-related documents, estate file administration, and organized correspondence.
More capacity. Less permanent overhead.
When a sudden influx of files, a staff absence, a major document project or a looming deadline puts pressure on your team, contract law clerk support can help keep matters moving. With legal training, hands-on experience in litigation, family, corporate and real estate matters, and more than 15 years in fast-paced, highly regulated environments, Darcie brings practical organization and professional accountability to every engagement.
The objective is simple: make your lawyers’ jobs easier.
File management, drafting and litigation support
Keep active matters organized and progressing with legal research and research memoranda, drafting and formatting of pleadings, motions and correspondence, document preparation, file opening and maintenance, document management, data entry, chronologies, document indexes and deadline tracking. Support is also available for general administrative and procedural litigation work, backlog reduction and defined overflow assignments.
Project options include file setup and document organization, routine formatting and proofreading, and family law or litigation file organization. Hourly services range from $35–$45 per hour, with short-notice work, where agreed, at $50–$55 per hour.
Flexible engagement built for Ontario firms
Support is available for corporate records cleanup, minute books, wills and estates documentation, probate-related materials, family law files, DivorceMate tasks, correspondence and ongoing file administration. Darcie is proficient with Clio, Unity, DivorceMate, Actionstep, NetDocuments, Estate-a-Base, Will Builder Pro, Acumin, Fast Company and Microsoft Office tools.
Work can be completed remotely across Ontario, with local in-person support within 50 km of Blue Mountain available for suitable assignments, including physical file cleanups or court runs. A standard B2B Services Agreement is available on request and work is provided in accordance with Law Society of Ontario supervision requirements. Book an introductory call, request a sample agreement or submit a brief file description to discuss scope and receive a customized rate schedule.
