Job Description

Corporate Paralegal

About the Role:

This is an opportunity to join a progressive, people-first law firm that believes excellent legal work and a genuinely great workplace can - and should - coexist. The firm is known for rethinking how legal services are delivered, prioritizing collaboration, efficiency, and a culture where individuals are encouraged to be themselves.

As a Corporate Services Paralegal, you will play a key role in supporting lawyers across the Corporate Group, Business Law & Transactions Group, and Indigenous Law Group. You'll be trusted with meaningful, complex work and encouraged to contribute ideas that improve systems, workflows, and client experience.

While the firm supports a hybrid work environment, this role requires regular in-office presence to support collaboration and team-based work.

Key Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for preparing, managing, and maintaining corporate legal documentation for a wide range of entities, including BC, federal, and not-for-profit organizations. Your work will include:

• Reorganizations, including tax-driven transactions and capital alterations
• Incorporations, organizations, amalgamations, and continuations
• Extra-provincial and DBA registrations
• Dissolutions, wind-ups, and restorations
• Declarations of dividends and bonuses
• Share transactions, including issuances, transfers, redemptions, repurchases, and transmissions
• Corporate due diligence reviews and preparation of rectification documentation
• Director and officer changes, name changes, and registered/records office updates
• Responding to ad hoc client and lawyer requests
• Establishing, maintaining, and updating files, databases, records, and corporate minute books

Preferred experience:

• Real estate matters, including commercial financings, conveyances, LTSA registrations, and real estate development work

About You:

While training and support will be provided, you naturally bring the following qualities:

• Confident: You communicate clearly and assertively, ask questions when needed, and are comfortable suggesting improvements and holding others accountable.
• High-performing: You take ownership of outcomes, stay one step ahead, and thrive in an organized, proactive work style.
• Supportive: You enjoy helping others succeed by anticipating needs, building systems, and improving processes.
• Curious: You are eager to learn, understand the bigger picture, and continuously develop your skills.
• Detail-oriented: You take pride in precision, proofreading, and producing clean, professional work.
• Flexible: You adapt well to change, manage stress effectively, and step in when teammates need support.
• Tech-savvy: You enjoy mastering tools, exploring automation, and finding smarter ways to work.

Qualifications:

Ideally, you bring:

• A Paralegal Diploma or Certificate (preferred but not required)
• A minimum of 5 years' experience as a Corporate Services Paralegal or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Strong knowledge of:
  • BC Business Corporations Act
  • BC Societies Act
  • BC Partnership Act
  • Canada Business Corporations Act
  • Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act
• Experience drafting, processing, and filing corporate legal documents
• High proficiency with technology, including:
  • Microsoft Word and Excel
  • ALF, DocuSign, NetDocuments, PCLaw
  • BC Registry online applications
  • Corporations Canada online filings

Why You Should Join:

• People-first culture: This is not a traditional law firm environment. The firm values personality, individuality, and balance just as much as performance.
• Purpose-driven work: You'll work with clients whose values align with the firm's, allowing you to feel proud of the work you do and the impact it creates.
• Growth-oriented team: The Corporate Services Team is expanding and deeply invested in learning, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Autonomy and trust: You'll be empowered to take ownership of your work, suggest better ways of doing things, and actively shape how processes evolve.
• Supportive leadership: Training, tools, and guidance are provided, but micromanagement is not part of the culture.
• Competitive rewards: In addition to a strong base salary, the firm offers a generous bonus program, fully employer-paid benefits, and additional perks.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Estimated salary range: CAD $80,000 $110,000, based on experience
• Individual compensation is determined by market conditions, job-related skills, experience, and education
• The range reflects base salary only and does not include:
  • Competitive bonus program
  • 100% employer-paid benefits
  • Additional firm perks

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