Intermediate Corporate Paralegal Job Calgary area,Alberta Canada,Law/Legal

Our Corporate Department is currently seeking an Intermediate Corporate Paralegal to join our dynamic team of legal professionals. The ideal candidate will be a confident, proactive, highly detail-oriented team player who possesses excellent organizational skills. Working with an exception team of corporate paralegals, articling students, lawyers and clients, it is expected that the candidate will be able to manage a high volume of work with tight turnaround times.

Principal

Duties & Responsibilities:

Responsible for maintaining and updating Alberta registered office files including, preparing and filing annual returns and annual resolutions; preparation of documents to support changes to officers, directors and shareholders

Drafting documents related to incorporations, amendments, arrangements, dissolutions, revivals, wind-ups, continuances, short and long form amalgamations, both provincial and federal, as well as the formation and organization of limited partnerships and extra-provincial registrations, amendments, amalgamations and reinstatements

Drafting resolutions, notices, agreements, and other ancillary documents connected with complex transactions for domestic and foreign entities

Drafting share issuances, transfer, dividends, redemptions and repurchases

Supporting transaction teams in asset/share purchase and sale transactions and closings

Organizing, maintaining and updating corporate files and records in an electronic entity management system

Conducting basic and complex minute book and corporate records reviews, recommending a course of action to rectify deficiencies and drafting necessary documentation

Preparing and processing all related filings in compliance with Alberta Registry

NWPTA related filings

Providing support to and liaising with lawyers, students, legal assistants and out-of-province agents

Administrative duties such as time entries, maintaining ALF database and other misc. tasks associated with day-to-day duties

Engage in team support when appropriate and necessary

May perform other duties or projects, as assigned

Required Knowledge and

Experience:

4+ years of intermediate level corporate paralegal experience working on a variety of complex corporate transactional matters. Strong junior level corporate paralegal experience may also be considered

CORES Level II

Extensive knowledge in the preparation and filing requirements pursuant to the Business Corporations Act (Alberta) and the Partnership Act (Alberta)

Experience maintaining databases and online filings

Technical proficiency using the entire MS Office Suite

Proficiency in iManage, CMS accounting system and ALF corporate maintenance software system, considered an asset

Your Attributes and

Skills:

Strong initiative, good judgment and attention to detail

Excellent organizational and client-service skills

High level of integrity and work ethic

Confident and dependable, with initiative and ability to work both independently and in a team-oriented atmosphere

Ability to organize and prioritize competing workloads in a busy environment

Flexible, easily adapts to different work and communication styles and embraces new technologies

Superior written and oral communication skills

Great interpersonal skills and a professional attitude

At Stikeman Elliott, diversity, equity and inclusion are integral parts of who we are. Our culture attracts talented individuals that hold unique beliefs, orientations and perspectives, but share an approach to the way we do business. Our growing global client base benefits from the broad range of legal talent at our firm, comprised of people from different backgrounds and abilities who hold varied skill sets and forms of expertise.

Stikeman Elliott is committed to accommodating people with disabilities as part of our hiring process. If you have special requirements, please advise Human Resources during the recruitment process.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.


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