Paralegal - Corporate Department (Securities)

1 month ago

Calgary, Canada Fasken SLP Full time

Fasken is a leading international business law and litigation firm. With over 950 lawyers and 1,100+ employees, we have offices in Vancouver, Surrey, Calgary, Tsuut’ina Nations, Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal, Québec City, London, and Johannesburg. We provide strategic and thoughtful advice in virtually all areas of business law to a broad range of clients including close to half of the Fortune 100 companies, corporate clients, government agencies, regulatory authorities, non-profit bodies and individual clients.

We are a high-achieving, professional, entrepreneurial, team-oriented, and friendly place to work. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and offer a welcoming environment for all people. While we are here to service our clients and are a deadline-driven industry, we look to be innovative, and there are opportunities to participate in initiatives which make a difference in our firm and community.

**PARALEGAL - Corporate Department (Securities) - Calgary, AB**

**Job Summary**

**Work Environment**

Hours of work are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.. Occasional pre-authorized overtime may be required to meet business needs.

**To us, success means**:

- Having a strong client service approach - you’re ready, willing, and able to put our clients first and exceed their expectations.
- Caring about one another - you possess strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build harmonious working relationships within your immediate team, across other departments in the firm, and the community.
- Working collaboratively - you’re a self starter who values working in a collaborative team based environment.
- Possessing exceptional communication skills (both verbal and written) when dealing with lawyers, clients, staff and third parties.
- Approaching your work with agility and the willingness to learn and utilise new technology.
- Being adaptable to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment while being organized and maintaining accuracy with a high attention to detail.
- Demonstrating strong research, investigative and problem solving skills with the ability to exercise judgement to resolve issues.
- Treating sensitive and confidential matters with discretion and diplomacy at all times.

**Primary Responsibilities**
- Drafting securities legal opinions;
- Acting as a first point of contact for large private companies and assisting with their securities law related needs;
- Assist lawyers in preparing documentation and closing agendas related to securities offerings, transfers, mergers and acquisitions, takeover bids and repurchase offers, etc.;
- Assist public companies in meeting their continuous disclosure obligations, including the preparation of various notices to securities regulators and disclosure documents;
- Prepare and draft insider reports, early warning reports, press releases, etc.;
- Ensure the filing of documents and data entry with securities regulators and Canadian stock exchanges through SEDAR+ and SEDI software;
- Conduct research using SEDAR+, SEDI software or websites and various other research sites;
- Assist the Knowledge Management team with the collection and management of securities precedents;
- Assist the lawyers in the Capital Markets practice group with transactional monitoring and ongoing market studies; and
- Stay abreast of developments in capital markets regulation and present these developments as needed.

**Required Knowledge and Experience**
- Completion of a post-secondary Legal Assistant, Paralegal diploma or law degree.
- A minimum of 1-2 years’ paralegal experience (large firm experience preferred) and other experience in legal industry is an asset.
- Accreditation in CORES III is required.
- Knowledge of the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) and related regulations, particularly in terms of securities distribution, continuous disclosure obligations of issuers and insiders, the alert system and securities procedures.
- Proficiency in SEDAR+, SEDI and Canadian stock exchanges software and websites.
- Proficiency in ALF.
- Excellent analytical skills, a keen judgement to solve complex problems and a solution-orientated attitude.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to exercise independent judgment are required.

**Supervisor**
- This role reports to the **Manager, Human Resources** with an informal team oversight from the **Legal Assistant Team Lead** (Corporate Department).

**What we offer**:
Join our friendly, collaborative and rewarding work environment where your professional development is supported, and your contributions are encouraged and valued. We offer the following:

- A competitive salary and bonus program
- Flexible medical and dental benefits, including telemedicine services
- Hybrid work flexibility
- Short and long term disability insurance
- Employee and family assistance program (EFAP)
- Group retirement savings plan with matching contributions
- Paid vacation and sick days
- Personal days
- Wellness Subs

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