Job Purpose
Reporting to the Principal, the Corporate Paralegal is responsible for maintaining corporate minute books, ensuring timeliness and excellence in completion of simple corporate transactions (including incorporations, annual returns, dividends, corporate changes, and dissolutions) and providing support to the Principal and Associate Lawyers in the completion of more complex legal projects (including corporate reorganizations, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures)

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Maintaining corporate minute books, includingannual compliance filings and resolutions and updates following corporatetransactions, with no oversight

Maintaining electronic minute book program(ALF), with no oversight

Completing straightforward corporate transactions(including incorporations, annual returns, dividends, name changes, directorchanges, share redemptions, non-arms’ length share transfers, etc) with minimaloversight and ability to issue spot using checklists, using document automationprograms (ALF, HotDocs)

Completing due diligence for corporatetransactions, including (i) reviewing minute books and preparing minute bookreports using document automation programs and (ii) reviewing due diligencesearches and preparing due diligence reporting using document automationprograms, for review by Principal or Associate Lawyers

Preparing ancillary documents (sharecertificates,



share assignments, etc) for corporate transactions with nooversight, using document automation programs

Preparing and completing registrations andfilings at Corporate Registry (amendments, amalgamations, etc), Land Titles andPersonal Property Registry, with no oversight

Maintaining project agendas for corporatetransactions, including regular updates

Leadership Accountabilities

Documents drafted with consistent accuracy and negligible error rate

Comprehensive and consistent identification of due diligence issues which are relevant to corporate transaction, including minute book deficiencies

Information in minute books and electronicminute book program is accurate and complete, including shareholder and director ledgers, corporate filings and other documents (promissory notes, agreements, share certificates, share assignments, etc)

Skills and Qualifications

2-5 years’ experience as a corporate paralegal

Experience with residential real estate considered an asset

CORES II certification is a requirement

CORES III certification is considered an asset

Experience with ALF Corporate is considered anasset

Proficient with MS Office

Moderate technological competence

Excellent attention to detail

Ability to prioritize and effectively managestress

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📌 Corporate Paralegal (Alberta)
🏢 Kaizen Lab
📍 Alberta