Paralegal - Corporate 3yrs
Paralegal - Corporate 3yrs
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Job Description
Our client is an awardwinning corporate and entertainment law firm based in downtown Vancouver British Columbia. They have been consistently recognized by Canadian Lawyer as one of the Top 10 Corporate Boutique Firms in Canada and our lawyers have worked at leading international law firms.
They have an opening for a Corporate Paralegal role. This position reports to one of our Counsel as well as the Director of Operations & Talent. In terms of practical daytoday reporting this position will take instructions from the Lawyers across the Firm.
A. General Responsibilities
• Corporate Records Work:
o Maintaining physical company records books and Corporate Services Department paper/digital client files (BC federal and EPRs)
o ist with the conversion of physical company records books into virtual minute books
o Preparing various forms and doents from precedents and templates
o Maintaining/updating the ALF Corporate Records Database
o Preparation of outgoing doent packages/records books by courier
o Answer and direct phone calls and inquiries by email
o Communicating directly with clients as needed
• Transactional M&A Work:
o Formation and governance matters relating to corporations (including notforprofits) and partnerships; ist with preparation of doentation for commercial transactions – changes of ownership or management M&A joint ventures amalgamations and dissolutions
o Due diligence review of corporate records and preparation of rectification resolutions conduct and review public searches in connection with due diligence matters
o Perform various BC Online searches
o Editing/formatting various correspondence agreements reports forms and spreadsheets
o Coordinating the and collation of transaction doents
o Handling closing doents and preparing digital closing books
o istance on largescale projects/transactions for the Firm
• Other Support
o Ancillary support and time off coverage for other Paralegals
B. Ideal Candidate Requisites
• At least 3 years’ experience as a Paralegal in a similar law firm environment ideally with focused experience in Business Law
• Securities and/or Real Estate Law experience a definite et
• Completed an accredited Paralegal program
• Strong technical and formatting ss with excellent attention to detail
• Deep experience with legal applications including Alf Microsoft Office Suite Adobe Workshare Compare BC Online DocuSign MyLTSA
• Experience with legal applications such as Soluno Worldox a definite et
• Excellent organizational ss ability to organize and prioritize a busy workload
• Tactful with good judgment when handling confidential and sensitive matters or direct communications with clients
• Strong team player collaborative strong communication and interpersonal ss comfortable working on group projects
• Takes pride in high quality output and high standard for quality of client service client centered and business minded approach to all work
• Positive “can do” attitude
Employment Type
Full Time
