Contract - Corporate Services Paralegal (6-8 Months) - Vancouver, Canada - Boughton Law

Boughton Law
Boughton Law
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Vancouver, Canada

1 week ago

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Who We Are
Individually, we excel. As a team, we're unstoppable.


As one of Vancouver's larger law firms, we balance the benefits and resources you expect from a full-service establishment with the friendly, team-oriented environment you'd find at a smaller practice.


Boughton Law team members, whether lawyers, staff, or students, share a sense of initiative, strong communication skills, and a pragmatic approach to the work.


The Position

Job Duties & Responsibilities

  • Review and respond to numerous daily inquiries from counsel and clients regarding record books and transactions
  • Prepare corporate documents for BC entities, Federal entities and societies, including incorporations/organizations, name changes, capital alterations, amalgamations, continuations, restorations, dissolutions, share transactions, changes to directors and officers and changes to registered and records offices, among other transactions
  • Prepare and file documents for extra provincial registrations of corporations in British Columbia and all required updates
  • Prepare and file documents for partnerships, limited partnerships, business names and extraprovincial registrations across Canada
  • Conducting corporate and other due diligence searches
  • Update and maintain corporate records and minute books and ensure documents comply with the applicable legislation and are entered into ALF database. Conduct minute book reviews and prepare documents to correct any minute book deficiencies.
  • Updating information in ALF database
  • Prepare invoices to clients and post time sheets (using Acumin accounting software)
  • Provide assistance to other paralegals within the department with administrative tasks and be backup for annual reports
  • Perform other related duties as required

Qualifications

  • Minimum 1 years' experience as a Paralegal in a corporate records department
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications
  • Excellent English oral and written skills.
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Able to draft standard correspondence with mínimal supervision
  • Able to communicate with clients, lawyers and staff
  • Familiar with billing/invoicing processes in a legal environment
  • Proficient using BC Online, BC Registries and Online Services and ALF
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