Paralegal

Role overview

Education and experience

• Paralegal diploma, certificate, or bachelor's degree from a recognized Canadian post-secondary institution; COPR/paralegal education equivalent is preferred.
• Requires 3–5+ years of paralegal or legal specialist experience in an in-house corporate legal department or reputable law firm.
• Technology or financial services experience is preferred.
• Hands-on experience with contract lifecycle management platforms, legal entity management software, and document black-lining tools is required.

Legal and professional qualifications

• Candidates should be able to conduct legal research, analyze statutory provisions, and draft baseline agreements, corporate resolutions, and correspondence under supervising legal counsel.
• The role calls for sound judgment, analytical thinking, discretion, project management, organization, strong communication, and meticulous attention to detail.

Contract drafting and review

• Review and redline NDAs, standard service agreements, vendor contracts, and third-party agreements, identifying issues for review.
• Prepare initial drafts of commercial agreements, legal templates, amendments, and routine correspondence under lawyer supervision.
• Manage contract execution workflows, authorization levels, tracking, and secure digital archiving.

Governance and legal operations

• Maintain minute books, annual returns, resolutions, officer and director updates, and extra-provincial filings across applicable jurisdictions.
• Organize legal records, corporate calendars, and signature-tracking systems.
• Assist with corporate structuring, share issuance documentation, and transaction due diligence requests.
• Research legal and statutory matters across Canadian federal and provincial jurisdictions.
• Track external legal spend through e-billing, invoice reconciliations, and budgets in collaboration with Finance.
• Improve SOPs, legal playbooks, and template libraries to support departmental efficiency and internal self-service.

Compensation and rewards

• The employer describes a market-aligned base salary and flexibility to tailor the cash-and-equity mix; final compensation depends on skills, experience, and scope.
• The description states that eligible full-time team members may receive equity ownership. It does not specify salary cadence.