Paralegal

MLT Aikins is a full-service law firm of more than 350 lawyers and nearly 500 additional team members across the four western provinces. Named one of Canada’s best law firms by the Globe and Mail , MLT Aikins is the only law firm to have offices in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, Regina and Winnipeg. As one of the largest firms in Canada, we have the bench strength and geographic scope to meet the increasingly complex needs of clients.

Our Saskatoon office is looking for a strong, experienced corporate paralegal to join the team and work with our growing corporate client base. The ideal candidate will have good practical training and experience from working in a busy corporate practice at a business law firm, and will have graduated from a recognized legal assistant or paralegal program (equivalencies will be considered).

Candidates must have transactional and drafting experience and be proficient with a corporate database. They must be able to multi-task, prioritize workload and pay attention to detail and must have excellent organizational, communication and written skills. This is a client-based environment, and the corporate paralegals work directly with lawyers and clients on transactions across the firm. The candidate must be able to take instruction, understand corporate transactions and work independently to provide draft documentation.

Responsibilities include :

• Attending to online corporate filings with the Saskatchewan Corporate Registry and Corporations Canada
• Preparing documents with respect to incorporations / organizations, name changes, amalgamations, dissolutions, restorals, revivals, re-organizations, various article amendments, continuances and other transaction related documents
• Preparing and filing documents for partnerships, limited partnerships, business names and coordinating extra-provincial registrations across Canada
• Preparing documents to change the registered office, issue and transfer shares, appoint and remove directors and officers, document dividends, share redemptions and other corporate resolutions
• Drafting customized resolutions and any related documentation and conduct online filings for complex transactions, often on a time sensitive basis
• Conducting minute book reviews and preparing documents to correct minute book deficiencies
• Conducting and reviewing corporate searches
• Responding to daily inquiries from counsel and clients and handle day-to-day corporate matters
• Updating and maintaining corporate records and minute books, ensuring documents comply with the applicable legislation and are entered into the database

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What’s it like to work at MLT Aikins?

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Our Diversity Statement

MLT Aikins is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building an inclusive and diverse work environment. Our principles of diversity, equity and inclusion create a space for everyone to collaborate, allowing us to deliver excellent and increasingly innovative legal service to our clients. We encourage individuals of a diverse group to apply to our job postings.

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