Description
General Accountability
Reporting to the Director, Human Resources, the Corporate Services Paralegal will work alongside the Corporate Services team in providing corporate legal services to lawyers and their respective clients. Duties include simple incorporations and organizations, basic types of share transactions, director changes, extra provincial registrations and maintenance, general annual maintenance, and pre-transaction and post-transaction support.
Primary Responsibilities
- Preparation of documents relating to B.C., Federal and extra provincial companies, including incorporations, name changes, director and officer changes, change of registered and records office, dividends, redemptions and voluntary dissolutions.
- Organize minute books.
- Preparation of documents to correct minute book deficiencies.
- Assist with the preparation of annual documents for B.C., Federal, Societies and extra provincial entities.
- Respond to client inquires and independently manage files.
- Attend to various filings and registrations with the B.C. Registry and Corporations Canada.
- Other duties as required.
Qualifications
- Minimum 3 years experience in Corporate Records (or comparable experience).
- Motivated, detail oriented, highly organized and ability to deal effectively with timelines.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to function well under pressure and handle multiple assignments.
- Ability to work both independently with minimal direction and in a team-oriented atmosphere.
- Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office.
- Good knowledge of ALF corporate program is considered a strong asset.
- Preference will be given to candidates who have completed an accredited paralegal studies program.
Compensation + Benefits
- Competitive salary and structured annual reviews.
- Extended health and dental coverage.
- TELUS Health EFAP.
- Generous vacation time and sick time allowance.
- Life, short and long-term disability insurance.
- Pension plan matching.
- Annual professional development / education allowance.
- Annual fitness allowance.
The base pay offered for this position is $75,000 annually. The base pay offered is based on location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal and market equity.
Please forward resumes to Milana Smiljanic by email at [email protected]
Farris LLP is an equal opportunity employer that foster an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment. We thank all applicants for their interest in Farris; however, only chosen applicants will be contacted. We regret that we are unable to respond to individual inquires about application status.