Senior Corporate Paralegal (Corporate Services Manager)

Job Description

<h3>Job Description</h3><p>Job Description<p><p>Our client is a firm located in the Surrey/White Rock area. They are looking for a Senior Corporate Paralegal to join their team. This role involves overseeing the Corporate Services department. You will oversee a team of 3. </p><p></p><p>Job Responsibilities:</p><ul><li>Responsible for all aspects of the Corporate Services department, leading multiple client engagements and team members</li><li>Liaise with lawyers on file progress, performing due diligence in identifying risks, deficiencies and material matters</li><li>Deal with clients directly to advise, obtain information, and answer any corporate or commercial related queries</li><li>Prepare, draft and manage basic to complex corporate, commercial and other legal documentation, including but not limited to, transfer of shares and assets, change of <span >officers/directors,</span> incorporations, post-incorporations, amalgamations, post-amalgamations, and corporate reorganizations</li><li>Review, analyze, summarize, update and maintain basic to complex minute books and corporate records including electronic records database (ALF)</li><li>Conduct tax, land title and other legal searches</li><li>Obtain, sort, file and verify documents for completion</li><li>Manage bring forwards and review and prepare invoices, following up on accounts receivables as required</li><li>Manage calendar to schedule meeting and appointments with clients and/or legal team </li><li>Manage electronic and paper client files, ensuring up-to-date client information in corporate database system</li><li>Provide mentorship, guidance and oversight of execution of work of Corporate Legal team </li><li>Review and evaluate work activities of Corporate Legal team, ensuring quality of work standards are consistently met </li><li>Assist lawyers with overflow work, dictation and other files/projects as required</li></ul><p>Required Experiences</p><ul><li>Minimum of 5 years experience in paralegal capacity (Corporate Legal department preferred) </li><li>Completion of a recognized paralegal program or equivalent experience and training</li><li>Previous experience with legal software and programs such as ESILaw, BC Online, Automated Legal Forms (ALF) and Land Title and Survey Authority (LTSA) </li></ul><p></p><p>If this opportunity sounds like something that fits your career path, please apply to this posting; we&#39;d love to talk to you!</p></p></p>