Senior Corporate Paralegal – Corporate Services – Business Law

Gowling WLG • Vancouver, BC

7d • CA$101,600 - CA$124,460 • Hybrid

About The Position

Gowling WLG is seeking a full-time senior Corporate Paralegal for our Corporate Services group in our Business Law department. Working within our Business Law department, the successful candidate will assist professionals by performing legal analysis, researching and preparing legal documents, as well as other tasks involved in the management of the file, in various areas of law. This position receives limited direction or guidance; tasks and objectives are accomplished independently.

Requirements

• Corporate Paralegal Diploma/Certificate coupled with 10+ years of experience working as a Corporate Paralegal, preferably within a law firm environment.
• Extensive experience supporting corporate services or business law practices.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with ability to manage high-volume workloads.
• Ability to prioritize competing deadlines in a fast-paced law firm environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite

Nice To Haves

• Experience mentoring junior paralegals an asset.

Responsibilities

• Advanced knowledge of corporate law, governance and regulatory requirements for BC and Federal entities.
• Strong experience with: Incorporations, continuations, amalgamations and dissolutions, Share issuances, transfers, redemptions and dividends, Extra-provincial registrations and compliance filings.
• Conducting due diligence reviews of corporate minute books and fixing deficiencies as required.
• Assisting with the creation and uploading of Transparency Registers.
• Experience assisting lawyers with complex transactions, including: M&A closings, Corporate reorganizations, Due diligence and corporate record reviews.
• Ability to independently prepare closing agendas, documents, and post-closing filings.
• Responding to inquiries from lawyers, clients and corporate registries.

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid health, dental, and mental health coverage, plus an annual lifestyle spending allowance
• Benefits coverage for Firm members and their dependents from day one!
• 15+ vacation days and hybrid work flexibility
• Parental leave top-up for 26 weeks (after 12 months of full-time employment)
• Group Retirement Savings Plan with employer match
• Financial protection through short & long-term disability, life, accident & critical illness insurance
• Employee & Family Assistance Program, guided CBT, and an internal network of 120+ trained Mental Health First Aid responders
• Recognition awards, appreciation events, and a supportive, collaborative work culture
• Perks and preferred pricing programs, referral bonuses and more

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree