Corporate Services Paralegal - Edmonton, Canada - Field Law

Field Law

Verified Company

Edmonton, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Location:

Edmonton,Calgary,Yellowknife
Closing Date:
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Our Yellowknife office is looking for a paralegal in our corporate services department.

Reporting directly to the Partner responsible for Corporate Records, this is a role where you will work with a variety of team members and will be responsible for completing a variety of Northwest Territory, Nunavut and Yukon corporate transactions, including but not limited to general search and registration services, incorporations, shared structure amendments, share transactions, transfers, redemptions, amalgamations, extra-territorial registrations, director and officer changes, and performing searches and reports.

Duties + Responsibilities:

Incorporate and organize territorial and federal corporations including society and notforprofit companies
Assist lawyers with amalgamations, arrangements, reorganizations, and amendments
Extraterritorial registrations in NWT, Nunavut and Yukon
Registration of Limited Partnerships, domestic and extraterritorial
Preparation of dividend resolutions
Minute Book Review
Entering entities in a corporate database and document management system
Ability to work independently as well as within a team environment
A high level of accuracy and strong attention to detail while attending to repetitive tasks

Qualifications + Skills:

Completion of a paralegal diploma or certificate with a minimum 2 years' experience as a corporate paralegal
Prior experience in all aspects of NWT, Nunavut and Yukon corporate work is preferred
Advanced computer skills, specifically with PDF and MS Word
Accuracy and attention to detail and the ability to prioritize and coordinate activities in a timely manner
Familiarity with a corporate database such as ALF is an asset

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