Corporate Paralegal

Are you a Corporate Paralegal looking for the next step in your career? Do you have a "can do" attitude and enjoy taking initiative? Does working for an international reputable law firm with a positive collegial environment interest you? Then check out the below role!

ABOUT OUR CLIENT

Being a global firm, our client has earned a spot as one of the best Canadian law firms, having a presence in over 60 practices and 50 industries. They pride themselves on strong collaboration and being able to partner with key partners to ensure they provide their clients with the best legal services and the ability to give back to the community. More pertinent to you, they have an excellent reputation and boast a positive, collegial work environment for all members of their staff.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

The position would be ideal for an intermediate to senior Corporate Paralegal with prior large firm experience. You will be supporting two lawyers in the firms Trusts/Wills/Estates and Charity Group.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Your duties include, but are not limited to:

• Handling purchases and sales of businness, both assets and shares
• Handling complicated reorganizations involving share freezes, roll overs and family trusts
• Minute book reviews
• Potential opportunity to gain experience working on real estate and commercial lending matters
• Communicating directly with clients
• Organizing and managing files, including managing a Bring Forward system and billing
• Assisting with special projects including but not limited to data validation, data remediation and digitization
• Coordinating the return of scanned minute books to lawyers and organization of original records
• Overseeing annual maintenance and compliance work
• Coordinating documents and filings required to effect and report corporate changes in required timelines
• Sending records to storage
• Conducting due diligence and minute book reviews and preparing reports outlining issues and deficiencies
• Handling administrative duties such as drafting letters, filing, printing, scanning, and coordingating signatures
• Ensuring all physical and electronic filing and data entry is organized and updated on a regular basis
• Delegating tasks to, and coordinating with, other administrative departments
• Liaising with lawyers, clients, and agents while providing excellent professional service
• Other duties as required

THE REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum 1- 3 of experience in Corporate, ideally in large firm setting
• Paralegal Diploma
• Strong understanding of relevant legal and business legislation
• Proficient with Microsoft Suite particularyl Word and Excel, and ALF
• Familiarity with incorporations, annual records maintenance and other standard corporate transactions such as dividends and redemptions under the BC Business Corporations Act
• Ability to manage many files at once
• Ability to take initiative and be proactive
• Highly organized and excellent attention to detail in conjugation with strong communication skills
• Experience in the area of trusts and estates would be an asset

COMPENSATION

• $70,000 - $110,000 depending on experience
• 3 weeks vacation
• Flexible medical and dental benefits (effective from day 1)
• Annual education and tuition reimbursement
• Short term and long term disability insurance
• Health & wellness subsidy
• Group retirement savings plan with matching contributions
• Personal days & paid sick days
• Flexible working arrangements
• Opportunities to give back to your community through firm initiatives

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply directly to this posting with the most recent version of your resume. If you would like to speak with us regarding this position, please contact Michael Shiel at: 604 558 3856 ext. 213 or email mshiel@impactrecruitment.ca. To learn more about our open positions, visit us at impactrecruitment.ca.

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ABOUT IMPACT RECRUITMENT

Specializing in a wide variety of industries and recruitment verticals, Impact Recruitment is passionate about matching exceptional talent with exciting new opportunities. For job seekers, we offer a dedicated approach to finding the right opportunity for your career growth.

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Privacy and confidentiality are important to us; as such all applications are kept strictly confidential. We will not share your information with anyone without your prior approval. While we will only be considering qualified applicants for this position, if you are interested in pursuing an alternate career path, we would certainly be happy to speak with you about opportunities that fit your profile.