- Dealing with incorporations, including pre- and post-incorporation documentation and extra-provincial registrations across Canada
- Maintaining corporate records
- Determining and drafting various corporate legal documents related to reorganizations, acquisitions, mergers, amalgamations, amendments, revivals, dissolutions, name changes and continuations
- Reviewing agreements
- Complete and summarize due diligence searches
- Minute book reviews
- Organize and complete closing documentation and closing books
- Complete required provincial or federal corporate filings
- Communicate directly with clients on the direction of lawyers
- Potentially, some real estate
- Other related tasks or responsibilities
- Computer literacy with good working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite (particularly Word and Excel)
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and ability to exercise independent judgement
- Familiarity with the corporate records database "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
- Drafting capabilities
- Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines
- Thorough, meticulous and detail-oriented
- Highly autonomous
- Professional
- Strong planning and organizational skills
- Excellent communication, customer service, and interpersonal skills
- A health and wellness subsidy
- An annual education & tuition reimbursement
- Flexible medical and dental benefits (effective from day 1)
- Short term and long-term disability insurance
- Personal days
- Employee & family assistance program
- Paid vacation and sick days
- Group retirement savings plan with matching contributions
- Monetary incentive for employee referrals
- Flexible working arrangements
- Opportunities to give back to your community through firm initiatives
- An engaging firm culture that celebrates our hardworking and dedicated people
Corporate Paralegal - Vancouver, Canada - fasken
Description
Who We Are
Fasken is a leading international business law and litigation firm. Our firm's 950 lawyers are located across offices in Vancouver, Surrey, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal, Québec City, London, Johannesburg and an office in the professional and retail district known as Taza (/Ta-Zah/) on Tsuut'ina lands. Providing strategic and thoughtful advice in all areas of business law, our broad range of clients include close to half of the Fortune 100 companies, as well as corporate clients, government agencies, regulatory authorities, non-profit bodies and individuals. Our clients' interests are paramount in all that we do, and we take pride in supporting our communities. We are a place where bright, talented, and collegial people want to work together, and we work hard together to achieve our goals in a collaborative and efficient way.
A Day In The Life
In this role you will assist lawyers in our Private Client Services Group who work primarily with owner-managed businesses, trusts and estates with various mandates by offering specialized technical legal expertise in the corporate/commercial area. Key duties and responsibilities include but not limited to:
The paralegal will handle files from beginning to completion, working with minimal supervision.
Must Haves
Experience in the area of trusts and estates would be an asset.
Why Work With Us
Fasken is dedicated to rewarding your contributions and encouraging your professional development. We offer a comprehensive salary and benefits package that is very competitive, together with opportunities for personal and professional growth. Our benefits include:
Diversity and Inclusion
At Fasken we believe a diverse workplace comprises individuals with unique backgrounds, characteristics and qualities. An inclusive workplace creates an equitable environment where individuals are respected and where they are welcome. Fasken is committed to diversity and inclusion in all that we do.
Accessibility and Accommodation
It is important to our Firm that all its members, including those with disabilities, find our workplace to be welcoming and supportive. Reasonable accommodations are available on request for candidates with disabilities taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Background and Reference Checks
Any offer of employment may be conditional upon full background checks including a criminal record check, a credit check, employment and educational verifications.
Compensation
The typical salary range for this position is $70,000 - $110,000 annually; the base pay offered is based on location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, internal and market equity.