Job description
Corporate Paralegal
Responsibilities:
- Drafting, reviewing, coordinating and managing the timely and accurate execution of legal and corporate documents (e.g. general agreements, resolutions, board minutes, intercompany agreements, services agreements) to ensure that the companies fulfil their legal and statutory obligations in the relevant jurisdiction.
- Review and prepare standard legal documentation for daily business and new projects.
- Liaising with and supporting internal team (including Boards, accounting, business development) as well as external suppliers, professional advisors (audit and legal) and company agents.
- Negotiate legal terms of agreements and other legal documents
- Finalize legal documentation for senior managements and execution by authorized signing officers of the company.
- Review and comment on legal documentation prepared by third parties.
- Ensure legal documentation is in line with company policies, procedures, strategies and approved signing authority.
- Respond to internal and external legal inquiries.
- Experience with corporate secretarial practices and company laws, as well as associated compliance requirements.
- Experience working with other legal jurisdictions.
- Demonstrable ability and willingness to work in a fast-paced business environment, dealing with 3rd party agencies based worldwide.
- Ability to work independently and comfortable with managing a busy workload of changing priorities.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills. Energetic and enthusiastic personality.
- Manage and oversee filing of documents for head office and subsidiaries.
- Participate in special projects and take on other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- 3+ years relevant experience as a corporate paralegal is a must
- Graduate of a paralegal or law clerk program or similar degree
- Exercises a high degree of discretion and confidentiality
- Exceptionally detail-oriented and takes pride in work
- Excellent communications skills, listens attentively, asks questions
- Ability to deal with shifting priorities and work under pressure
Benefits:
- Extended health benefit
- Dental care
- Vision care
- Flexible work schedule and Hybrid working environment
- Located in a 5 minute walk from the Skytrain station and on the bus route
- On-Site parking
Preference : Korean speaker, Bookkeeping knowledge
Start Date: ASAP
Job Types: Full-Time
Salary: TBD
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $50,000.00-$65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care
Flexible Language Requirement:
- French not required
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Burnaby, BC V5H 4M2: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- paralegal: 2 years (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Burnaby, BC V5H 4M2
Application deadline: REPLACEMENT_STRING04-28
Expected start date: 2023-05-01