Mississauga – 5 + Years

Our client, a leading industrial gas and engineering company, is looking to add a Paralegal/Law Clerk to their team.

Assist in-house counsel as they work with business divisions in negotiating contracts, sending communications, coordinating schedules with key individuals, maintaining paper and/or electronic records and other various aspects of supporting the corporation’s function.

Key Accountabilities

• Maintaining calendars and coordinating conference calls and recurring meetings
• Open and maintain organized paper and electronic files in accordance with Records Retention policies
• Work with counsel and the business to revise contracts being negotiated
• Review standard documents to see / note changes and review with counsel
• Prepare standard Non-Disclosure Agreements, Amending Agreements and other standard documents
• Guide finalized contracts through the signature process and maintain Official Document records
• Draft correspondence after consultation with counsel
• Communicate with external counsel to arrange for consultations on various matters
• Conduct legal research
• Assist with Law Department budget
• Track progress of litigation matters for reporting on status
• Stay up-to-date with continuing professional development programs of potential interest to counsel, track CPD hours completed and update Law Society account accordingly
• Prepare and distribute slide presentations for quarterly meetings and periodic training

Required Qualifications

Education

• Post-secondary education Certificate/Diploma in a Law Clerk/Paralegal program

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience with a law firm or in-house counsel

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Able to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information
• Able to handle and prioritize a high volume of matters simultaneously
• Able to efficiently communicate, write, edit, research, analyze, negotiate and problem solve
• Possess confidence, flexibility, diplomacy and good interpersonal skills
• Detail-oriented and able to proofread for spelling, grammar and formatting irregularities in documents
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs – Word, Excel, Powerpoint, OneDrive
• Proficient in use of Adobe Acrobat Pro
• Proficient in use of WorkShare Compare

For more information or to submit your resume please send an email to kgauthier@zsa.ca. Reference #31787