Paralegal, Corporate

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This role is an opportunity for you to join the world’s largest law firm, a firm that offers opportunities to build your career while growing your skills and deepening your expertise.

Position Summary:
Our Montreal office is currently seeking a Senior level Corporate Paralegal to join our Corporate Services team. The role requires a confident and reliable individual who has the ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities. The successful candidate will be organized, possess a high level of client-care with a confidential work approach and be able to provide exceptional service to both our internal and external clients. There is an emphasis for this position on an ability to multi-task, attention to detail and a strong willingness to be an “early adopter” of new technologies.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supporting in transactional matters in the context of mergers and acquisitions, equity financings and corporate and tax reorganizations (organization, drafting and follow-up)
• Prepares corporate documentation relating to incorporations, organizations, amendments, continuances, amalgamations, extra-provincial registrations, dissolutions and other reorganizations, including tax reorganizations, share and asset purchase.
• Generation of annual return packages (including annual returns, UBO and ISC declarations and resolutions) for Québec and Federal entities and monitoring of applicable deadlines for the minute books under your responsibility.
• Preparation and coordination of extra provincial annual returns and renewals for corporations, business names, partnerships and limited partnerships across Canada.
• Electronic filing of annual returns and notices for Québec and Federal entities including compliance with the new corporate transparency rules (reporting of ISC and UBO information).
• Manages and maintains updated the corporate database and corporate records for electronic minute books under your responsibility.
• Communication with corporate clients.
• Participates in special projects in response to firm initiatives.
• Participate in the continuous training of junior paralegals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge & Experience Required:

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in a Corporate Services Department.
• Excellent drafting skills in French and English.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in French and English.
• College diploma in Paralegal Technology or an equivalent diploma.
• Knowledge of legal procedures, statutes and regulations applicable to commercial and corporate law.
• A high level of accuracy, attention to detail and time management skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to deal with clients directly in a professional manner.
• Communicates in a clear and precise manner.
• Demonstrates a team approach and supports colleagues.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities to meet necessary deadlines.
• Advanced computer skills; proficient with MS Word, Outlook and Excel.
• Proficiency with Athennian is an asset.

Please note that due to the responsibilities of the position, a proficient level of English is required, particularly to communicate on a daily basis with clients, employees, managers and executives outside of Quebec. Additionally, the position’s responsibilities include drafting and analyzing legal documents in English, and providing recommendations.

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

At Dentons we are committed to offering equitable and competitive pay, we achieve this by aligning internal salary ranges for specific roles to similar positions in the external market. In the normal course, our practice is to hire, transfer and promote employees within the entry part of our range, adjusting as needed based on the prior experience, skills and competencies required for the role along with any market differentials. 

Recognizing our exceptional talent means providing a comprehensive total rewards package beyond a competitive salary. We have curated our employee benefits portfolio to offer inclusive and comprehensive wellbeing and developmental programs for our people. With extended benefits and mental health plans, paid time off, savings plans, fitness subsidy, parental leave top up and more, our benefits are flexible, aligned to our core values and supports the various needs of our people. Additionally, our personal and professional development programs include people networks, mentorships, and leadership series programming to help people grow their career. 

Note: Availability of the benefits and perks may be subject to your location and employment type and may have certain eligibility requirements. Dentons reserves the right to alter these programs and offerings in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.

Equal Opportunity Statement

At Dentons Canada, inclusion, diversity and equity (ID&E) are not just ancillary values, they are foundational to our business. We believe that ID&E is essential to the shared success of our team and our clients. Our forward-thinking and inclusive culture supports the professional development of all our people, enhances the leading services we offer to our clients, and informs our commitment to make a positive impact in the communities where we live and work. As a testament to our commitment to ID&E, we have been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employer’s for 12 consecutive years (2011-2022), as well as one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People (2022) for the fifth time.

Dentons Canada is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome your application. All employment decisions, including hiring, will be made without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, colour, creed, disability, ethnic origin, family status, gender assigned at birth, gender identity, marital status, place of origin, race, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable human rights legislation.

We are committed to providing you with an inclusive, barrier-free and accessible workplace to support your success. Should you require accommodation during the recruitment process, for example as a result of a disability, please contact us at careers.canada@dentons.com.