Our well-established business law firm client in downtown Vancouver is seeking a detail-oriented Corporate Paralegal to support its growing corporate/commercial practice. This role offers a mix of corporate records work and hands-on involvement in transactional files, including mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, and governance matters.

This is a 14-month contract position with strong potential for a permanent role.

Key Responsibilities:

Corporate Records Management

• Maintain physical and digital corporate records (BC, federal, and extraprovincial)
• Assist with the transition of records to digital minute books
• Prepare corporate documents and filings using templates and precedents
• Manage updates in the corporate records database
• Coordinate outgoing record packages and couriers
• Respond to email and telephone inquiries from clients and internal team members

Transactional Support

• Support formation and governance matters for corporations, partnerships, and not-for-profits
• Assist with documentation for M&A transactions, reorganizations, continuations, dissolutions, and joint ventures
• Conduct due diligence reviews of minute books and public records
• Prepare rectification resolutions and due diligence summaries
• Perform BC Online and other registry searches
• Review and format legal correspondence, agreements, and closing documents
• Coordinate execution via DocuSign and assemble digital closing books (manually and through Closing Folders)
• Provide assistance with large-scale transactions and firm-wide projects

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of corporate paralegal experience in a business law environment
• Completion of a recognized paralegal program
• Ability to manage files independently with minimal supervision
• Strong attention to detail and excellent formatting skills
• Proficient with legal software including ALF, Microsoft Office, Adobe, Workshare Compare, BC Online, DocuSign, MyLTSA
• Experience with PC Law and iManage considered an asset
• Background in Securities or Real Estate law is an asset