SENIOR CORPORATE PARALEGAL (closed)
Calgary, AB Canada
Competitive compensation
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Job Description
Senior Corporate Paralegal
Primary Activities and Representative Tasks:
- Draft documents related to incorporations, amendments, amalgamations, continuances, dissolutions, revivals, provincial registrations, limited partnerships, stock transactions, director and officer changes as required
- Prepare and process all related filings in compliance with Alberta Registry and Industry Canada
- Implement Agency Agreements as required for new registrations
- TILMA related filings
- Minute book due diligence
- Provide support to lawyers, students, legal assistants and out of province agents
- Comfortable with being directly involved with major transactions and closing, specifically in the areas of corporate and tax reorganizations; corporate & security related transactions; and mergers & acquisitions
- Mentor corporate paralegals, as required
- Administrative duties such as time entries, maintain ALF database and other misc. tasks associated with day-to-day duties
Skills/Knowledge/Experience Required:
- 8+ years of progressive corporate paralegal experience
- Excellent mentor and leadership skills
- Well-developed interpersonal skills
- Extensive knowledge in the preparation and filing requirements pursuant to the Business Corporations Act (Alberta), the Partnership Act (Alberta) and the Canada Business Corporations Act
- Self-motivated; able to set effective priorities to achieve immediate and long-term goals and meet operational deadlines
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
- Work as a team player to facilitate increased productivity in a high-pressure work environment
- Extremely detail-oriented, organized and able to provide high level support
- Adapt easily to new concepts and responsibilities
- Proficient in all versions of MS-Word, Outlook, CMS accounting system and ALF corporate maintenance software system
- CORES Level III
- International law firm experience would be an asset
For immediate consideration, please submit your resume in confidence to S. Leanne Nichol at lnichol@innovativerecruitment.ca
