Who- the Company:
Our client has over 120 employees working in various offices across Canada and the US, with multiple project sites. The company is well-resourced, with impressive leadership and an exciting vision. The company puts an emphasis on efficiency, safety, and environmental sustainability.
What- the Role:
Our client is seeking a Paralegal to join their small legal team. This is a newly created role due to the company’s ongoing growth. The new Paralegal will report directly into the General Counsel and will support 5 lawyers. The Paralegal will have their own scope of work, and will review and prepare legal agreements, oversee the formation of legal entities, prepare resolutions, prepare filings, support legal due diligence (for M&A and other transactions), and contribute to a variety of general and special projects (commercial, risk management, etc.). SWIM will provide interested & qualified candidates with a job description.
Who- the Candidate:
We are seeking a well-rounded Paralegal with a minimum of 5 years and ideally 10+ years of progressively more complex work experience within corporate law. It is highly preferred that candidates have initially trained in a multijurisdictional law firm (20+ lawyers, 2+ offices, practicing corporate law) and then moved into a corporate paralegal role in industry. Paralegal certificate from Canada highly preferred. Ideally candidates will have North America wide exposure (multi province, multi state). Candidates must be systems savvy, with hands-on experience using the full MS Office suite (Word, Teams, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio, SharePoint, and Excel).
Where:
The new Paralegal can be based either in the downtown Toronto office OR the downtown Vancouver office. The Paralegal will likely go on 1 to 3 business trips a year (if living in Vancouver making business trips to Toronto, or vice-versa). It’s not anticipated that the Paralegal will need to travel to the US, but just in case the Paralegal will need to have a valid passport. This company provides their employees with a flexible hybrid schedule. It is preferred that the Paralegal work from the Vancouver or Toronto office 2 or more days a week.
How Much:
Competitive base salary commensurate with level of paralegal work experience, legal skills, and education/qualifications- in the range of $80,000 to $130,000. The company will provide their new Paralegal with a solid overall compensation package, including a performance-based bonus, a long-term incentive plan, an RRSP match, paid vacation and sick days, relevant professional development support, and excellent health, dental, & vision benefits.
When:
Swim Recruiting will be presenting the profiles of short-listed candidates directly to the hiring General Counsel for review. If you already have a Recruiter at SWIM, please reach out very soon. If you do not yet have a contact at Swim Recruiting, please hit 'APPLY NOW' to send us your resume (preferably in MS Word format as it works best with our internal systems). Thank you!