Paralegal

A career in the legal department at National Bank means participating in the transformation in order to have a direct impact on our clients. We are in search of a passionate paralegal, adept at navigating tight deadlines, and eager to foster personal growth within a vibrant and multidisciplinary team.

**Your role**:

- **Contract Management**: Assist in developing, updating, and organizing legal documentation related to financial transactions within the context of financial markets, and overseeing the execution and archiving of finalized agreements.
- **Transaction Administration**: Ensure seamless coordination of transactional activities with internal legal counsel, the front office (“traders”), clients, and the Operations team from inception to completion.
- **Legal Documentation**: Proactively assist internal legal counsel in drafting and negotiating legal agreements as well as making sure that such agreements comply with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
- **Legal and Regulatory Oversight**: Stay abreast of legal and regulatory developments and contribute to aligning all financial market activities with such developments.
- **Efficiency Optimization**:Actively seek and implement opportunities to streamline processes, enhance workflow efficiency, and improve overall operational effectiveness within the legal department.
- **Due Diligence**:Conduct research related to legal matters, perform document verification, and assist in due diligence processes related to financial market transactions.
- **Record Keeping**:Maintain organized and up-to-date records of legal documents, contracts, and related correspondence, generate reports for senior management statistics and conduct data entry and verification.

**Your team**:
As part of the Capital Markets and Treasury Risk Management sector, our team comprises six lawyers and a technical advisor. Operating across Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, New York, Dublin, London, and Hong Kong, we negotiate and manage key transactional financial contracts with the Bank's clients globally.

We want to contribute to your quality of life by offering you as much flexibility as possible in your work. For example, we offer a hybrid (remote and in the office) work model, work schedule arrangements to help you achieve work/life balance, and flexible leave that you can take when it's important to you.

We offer a wide range of ongoing learning opportunities for your development, including hands-on learning, training courses and collaborating with colleagues who have varied expertise and profiles.

**Prerequisites**:

- College degree in paralegal studies
- Experience in commercial finance, secured transactions or corporate law
- Excellent Communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage multiple files simultaneously and prioritize effectively
- Demonstrate autonomy, rigor, and method in your work.
- Exhibit strong teamwork skills.

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**Your benefits** In addition to competitive compensation, upon hiring you’ll be eligible for a wide range of flexible benefits to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family.
- Health and wellness program, including many options;
- Flexible group insurance
- Generous pension plan
- Employee Share Ownership Plan
- Employee and Family Assistance Program
- Preferential banking services
- Initiatives promoting community involvement
- Telemedicine service
- Virtual sleep clinic

These are a few of the benefits available to you. We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family. Our dynamic work environments and cutting-edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We actively listen to employees’ ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication is encouraged.