Cobbett & Cotton Law Corporation, one of the oldest and most respected law firms in Burnaby is conveniently located near Hastings and Willingdon in the Burnaby Heights neighborhood. We are dedicated to providing exceptional legal services to clients throughout Greater Vancouver in a variety of practice areas including real estate, private lending, corporate/commercial, and wills and estates.
We are seeking a Corporate Paralegal on a full time, permanent basis.
The successful candidate will be responsible and not limited to the following duties:
- Prepare and file corporate documents, including incorporation documents, corporate changes, annual reports, dissolutions, restorations, and other registrations and filings with BC Registry Services and other applicable registries;
- Assist lawyers with corporate and commercial transactions, including assisting with
- Drafting Lease Agreements, Reorganizations, Share Purchase Agreements, Asset Purchase Agreements, Partnership Agreements, and Joint Venture Agreements
- Assist with due diligence, including minute book reviews, corporate searches, PPR searches, title searches and review of contracts, and other transaction materials
- Manage and assist with corporate records maintenance, including preparing annual maintenance documents, filing annual reports, and related correspondence regarding reporting
- Maintaining and updating corporate records,
including physical and electronic minute books, central securities registers, directors’ and officers’ registers, and transparency registers
- Conducting minute book reviews, identifying corporate record deficiencies, and assisting lawyers with rectification steps, including preparing corrective resolutions, updated registers, share records, consents, and related correspondence
- Corresponding with clients to obtain instructions
- Manage deadlines and bring-forward dates for annual maintenance, filings, closing deliverables and post-closing matters
- Coordinate with the Wills and Estates Department on corporate aspects in that practice area
- Other duties as required
Our ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:
- A Paralegal Certificate/Diploma or an equivalent of 3+ years working as a Corporate Paralegal with Canadian experience.
- Strong working knowledge of Office 365, ALF/Appara, BC Online, BC Registry Services, and ability to manage electronic records books
Benefits
- Comprehensive perks package that includes dental, extended health, disability, and life insurance
Please e-mail your resume in confidence to
[email protected] We thank all the applicants, but only those who are short-listed will be contacted.
Pay: $80,000.00-$100,000.00 per year
Benefits
- Dental care
- Extended health care
Work Location: In person
📌 Corporate Paralegal (Burnaby)
🏢 North Burnaby Law Firm
📍 Burnaby