Corporate Paralegal

**CORPORATE PARALEGAL KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES**:
**Overview**:
The incumbent provides support to the Legal Team by:

- Supporting the in-house attorneys;
- Maintaining corporate minute books and corporate records to ensure compliance with governing statutes;
- Drafting and tailoring resolutions, member consents, certificates, closing documents and other documentation in accordance with legislation and governing documentation;
- Forming companies and partnerships in various jurisdictions and liaising with governmental bodies to make annual and other filings to ensure statutory compliance;
- Assisting with transactional matters by reviewing and preparing documents and overflows and maintaining relevant files;
- Requesting, conducting and reviewing searches;
- Assisting with project due diligence;
- Providing litigation support (if required);
- Securing or ensuring proper execution of legal instruments;
- Assisting with review of RFPs and preparation of content for proposals;
- Performing legal research;
- Corresponding with external legal counsel, third parties and liaising with representatives of other departments at all levels; and
- Other projects and responsibilities, as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Required Competencies:

- Paralegal Certificate;
- Exceptional Communication skills (written & oral) and an ability to effectively interact with attorneys and other departments at all levels;
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant law firm or in-house experience as a corporate or project finance paralegal;
- Experience working in a fast-paced corporate environment; a team player with the ability to work independently;
- Advanced computer skills, proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook);
- Good judgment and initiative to deal with varied duties;
- Ability to exercise discretion when dealing with sensitive, highly confidential matters;
- Ability to adapt to change on short notice;
- Exceptional organizational skills; and
- Ability to multitask.

Pay: $50,761.24-$91,830.73 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care
- Work from home

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Education**:

- Secondary School (preferred)

**Experience**:

- legal assistant: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person