Junior Corporate Paralegal

PKF Lawyers; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Wellness days

Comprehensive benefits package

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

PKF Lawyers is seeking a full-time Junior Corporate Paralegal to join our downtown Winnipeg team. You will handle corporate maintenance, entity formation, and provincial/federal registrations across Canada, ensuring records stay compliant and up-to-date.

Responsibilities include preparing annual returns and resolutions, forming provincial and federal corporations, maintaining minute books, and handling online filings.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience in corporate law.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Microsoft office and outlook.
• Excellent proofreading, writing, and legal drafting abilities.
• Familiarity with legal and accounting software like Unity and Cosmolex.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks efficiently under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Prepare annual returns, annual resolutions and business name renewals for various jurisdictions
• Prepare key documents to form Provincial and Federal corporations, professional corporations
• Prepare documents to form extra provincial registrations and business names
• Create and maintain electronic and physical corporate minute books
• Maintain and update corporate software (Unity)
• Prepare documents for amalgamations, amendments, dissolutions, share transfers, changes of principals, dividends
• Attend to online filing and searches with corporate registries across Canada
• Respond to inquiries from lawyers, clients and legal agents in other jurisdictions

Skills

1 year corporate law experience

Excellent proofreading and drafting

Strong organizational skills

Attention to detail

Ability to handle multiple tasks

Tools

Microsoft Office

Outlook

Unity

Cosmolex

Job description

We are seeking a full-time Junior Corporate Paralegal to join our dynamic team at our downtown, St. Mary Avenue Location. The Junior Corporate Paralegal is responsible for corporate maintenance and entity formation. This role requires a high degree of technical accuracy and proficiency in managing Provincial and Federal registrations, ensuring all corporate records remain compliant and up-to-date across multiple jurisdictions.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare annual returns, annual resolutions and business name renewals for
  various jurisdictions
• Prepare key documents to form Provincial and Federal corporations, professional
  corporations
• Prepare documents to form extra provincial registrations and business names
• Create and maintain electronic and physical corporate minute books
• Maintain and update corporate software (Unity)
• Prepare documents for amalgamations, amendments, dissolutions, share
  transfers, changes of principals, dividends
• Attend to online filing and searches with corporate registries across Canada
• Respond to inquiries from lawyers, clients and legal agents in other jurisdictions

Skills and Qualifications:

• Minimum 1 year experience in corporate law;
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail;
• Proficiency with Microsoft office and outlook;
• Excellent proofreading, writing, and legal drafting abilities;
• Familiarity with legal and accounting software like Unity and Cosmolex;
• Ability to handle multiple tasks efficiently under pressure.

Career Growth and Benefits:

• Paid vacation and wellness days
• Unused wellness days that convert annually into vacation days
• Comprehensive benefits package, including dental care, extended health care and short and long term disability
• Opportunities for professional development within our experienced and supportive team environment, where every day brings new clients and professional growth opportunities.