Overview
Paralegal Jobs in Calgary, Canada at Backstage
Requisition
Career Group:
Corporate Office Careers
Job Category:
Juridique, entreprises connexes
Travel Requirements: 0 – 10%
Job Type: Full-Time
Country:
Canada (CA)
Province:
Alberta;
Ontario;
Québec
City:
Calgary, Mississauga, Montréal-Nord
Location:
Bureau de Montréal-Nord, Calgary Office, Tahoe Office
Overview
Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., a leading Canadian retailer dedicated to excellence and community impact.
Responsibilities
- Assembling and organizing information for legal documents
- Drafting various types of legal documents and commercial agreements (supply, service, amending, renewal, sublease) according to general instructions
- Managing files from opening to conclusion of transactions
- Performing duties in corporate, commercial and regulatory laws
- Co‑ordinating files for transactional work across Canada
- Handling varying complexities related to transactions
- Assisting lawyers with administrative details and judgment on files
- Attending to filing or arranging filing of legal documents under lawyers’ direction
- Processing cheque requests and wire transfers
- Assisting with overall file maintenance for lawyers
- Coordinating with other departments to obtain information for transactions
- Reviewing files for key timelines and updating them in legal diary systems
- Preparing memorandums to business departments regarding new changes to commercial agreements
- Fielding and responding to general business inquiries
- Assisting with general corporate legal work
- Researching law and Acts to update precedents and documentation
- Registering, renewing, discharging, and amending security under the PPSA and RDPCA across provinces
- Reviewing non‑opinion inquiries
Qualifications
- 4+ years of relevant experience as a law clerk in a law firm or in‑house setting
- Graduate of a certified Law Clerk program or equivalent experience in Quebec or English‑Canada provinces
- Advanced knowledge of corporate statutes and corporate procedures
- Extensive experience in transactional corporate law
- Extensive experience drafting legal agreements
- Bilingual in French and English (written and spoken)
Benefits
- Competitive Benefits Package including health, dental, life, short‑ and long‑term disability insurance
- Access to Virtual Health Care Platform and Employee and Family Assistance Program
- Retirement and Savings Plan
- 10% in‑store discount at participating banners and other discount programs
- Learning and Development Resources
- Parental leave top‑up
- Paid Vacation and Days‑off
We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.
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Title: Paralegal
Company: Backstage
Location: Calgary, Canada
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