Corporate Paralegal

Your Next Opportunity

Would you like to be a part of Canada's leading and progressive Business Law firm?

McMillan is growing its Paralegal team and has an opportunity as a full-time Corporate Paralegal in our Calgary office.  This is an excellent opportunity for a Paralegal with experience at the intermediate level, who is looking for a new and exciting challenge at a national law firm.

What You'll Do

You will be working closely with our lawyers, Paralegals and legal administrative assistants to deliver quality legal services to our clients and will be involved in a wide variety of legal tasks including:

• Alberta and Federal incorporations, amendments, amalgamations, continuances and dissolutions.
• Regular maintenance of corporations, including public companies, and preparation of documents relating to annual meetings/proceedings and associated filings.
• Assisting with preparation and filing of documents required for business name registrations, partnership and limited partnership registrations, and extra-provincial registrations.
• Conducting due diligence and minute book reviews, preparing reports outlining issues and deficiencies, and drafting required updating documents.
• Assisting on corporate transactions including drafting, organizing and finalizing transaction documents, assisting with closings and preparation of closing books.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant statutory requirements and providing input on corporate compliance matters.
• Updating and maintaining information in our corporate database.

What You Bring

• Your history includes a minimum of three to five years of experience at the intermediate level and CORES Level III. 
• Knowledge of legal and technical procedures, statutes, regulations and applicable governmental practices is mandatory.
• You have strong organizational and interpersonal skills, are detail-oriented and are able to effectively meet deadlines, work well in a team setting, and provide an exceptional level of client service.
• You embrace evolving technology and have strong skills in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Prior experience with iManage, Intapp and 3E or similar document management and timekeeping software required.
• Experience with corporate data management cloud-based software (preferably MinuteBox) an asset. 

McMillan Offers You

Growth

Mentorship and Support

Training as Software Evolves

Commensurate Compensation and Benefits Package

Fun Work Environment

Continuous Learning & Development

McMillan = You

At the heart of our commitment to being a first-mover on important issues, McMillan believes that equity, diversity and inclusion are catalysts for success. By embracing our differences, we create an inclusive culture that enriches our collective knowledge, broadens our perspectives, and propels us forward. We are dedicated to fostering an environment where everyone feels empowered to bring their whole selves to work, knowing it is through our individual experiences that we can all come together to truly make a positive impact in our firm, for our clients, within our communities, and beyond.

At McMillan, we know we will achieve the most success by attracting and retaining the best talent, and by representing and supporting communities from which we draw our members, the communities in which we live and work and the communities to which we provide legal services.

We are a law firm that prides itself in sustained quality and excellence in service while fostering a positive and collegial work environment which nurtures mentoring inspires enthusiasm and professional excellence. We commit to putting our best efforts forward in achieving our goals, and the goals of our clients. You can help us in that journey

Need another reason to consider McMillan? Let's work together to help you achieve your professional goals and career development.

Let's get started

If this position is you, and you reside in or around the Calgary area, we look forward to hearing from you. Click on the Apply Now button.

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McMillan LLP is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and diversity. We respect and embrace the unique backgrounds, perspectives and experiences of individuals at all levels of the firm. This enables us to provide innovative client service, contribute fully to our communities and advance our firm's values.