Legal Assistant - Corporate
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Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Who We Are:
Aird & Berlis LLP is a prominent Canadian law firm with offices located in the heart of Torontos and Vancouvers financial districts. With more than 250 lawyers and intellectual property professionals we serve clients across Canada and globally.
What We Believe In:
The firm is committed to ensuring that all members of the Aird & Berlis LLP community feel valued respected and supported. We are a dedicated group of diverse individuals who care about each other the work we produce and the client service we provide. We go to great lengths to foster a professional supportive environment for all firm members so you can focus on the important things: client service your career and your life.
What We Are Looking For:
Aird & Berlis LLP is looking for a Legal Assistant in our Vancouver office to aid a group of legal professionals with a primary focus on Corporate law. The successful candidate ideally will have experience in supporting corporate practices. The ideal candidate should be helpful resourceful have strong attention to detail enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and value strong working relationships with colleagues and clients.
Responsibilities:
- Independently manage the daily operation of a team of legal professionals who represent Indigenous clients with a primary practice focus in corporate law.
- Prepare corporate documents including resolutions directors & officers registers and central securities registers using established precedents.
- Assist with the onboarding of new entities into the firms corporate database and be responsible for the maintenance of minute books.
- Conduct corporate and due diligence searches.
- Familiar with various government forms i.e. annual reports business name registrations limited partnership registrations and extra-provincial registrations.
- Assist with file organization and general practice management (e.g. saving notes file naming etc.)
- Booking travel and accommodation for client meetings as required.
- Communicate professionally with all internal and external clients staff and lawyers.
- Handle daily administrative matters.
- Manage duties related to accounting (dockets bills expenses etc.)
- Provide general administrative support to the corporate legal team as required.
- Produce the highest quality of work.
- Accountable for all work assigned
- Take initiative
- Confidential
Requirements:
- Minimum of two years previous experience as a Legal Assistant ideally in Corporate
- Successful completion of a related post-secondary Legal Assistant or Paralegal program
- Thorough knowledge understanding and ability to apply working knowledge of the relevant corporate statutes.
- Handle time pressure situations and stress of multiple demands.
Skills:
- Microsoft 365 suite of applications
- MinuteBox BC Online (and the new BC Registries system Corporations Canada and Adobe Acrobat)
- Strong verbal and written communication
- Ability to problem solve
- Good judgement and decision making
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Organized
- Resourceful
- Detailed
Compensation:
Thesalary range for this position is $55000- $65000 annually; the base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills experience and internal and market equity.
Why You Should Apply:
- Opportunities for growth and on the job training and development
- Competitive compensation and benefits package
- We pride ourselves on being a mid-sized firm with a family feel
- Active involvement in our community with opportunities to volunteer
- Mentor program
- Wellness programs
Any offer of employment will be conditional upon a criminal background check.
We will review applications as they are received and all applications will be kept on file. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Aird & Berlis LLP is committed to providing equal access to employment. If you require accommodation please contactand we will work with you to provide accessibility support.
Key Skills
- Administrative Law
- Intellectual Property
- Employment Law
- Advocacy
- Legal Research
- Contract Law
- Criminal Cases
- Legal procedures
- Law
- Legal Operations
- Private Practice
- Civil Litigation
- Federal Courts
- Labor Law
- Arbitration Law
About Company
We are proud to be one of Canada’s premier business law firms. Aird & Berlis provides strategic legal and business advice in all principal areas of business law.
