Parajuriste/Paralegal

Hitachi ABB Power Grids; Montreal; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering technology leader dedicated to a sustainable energy future! As a Paralegal, you will provide vital legal and administrative support to the legal and integrity department. Your role will involve drafting and reviewing contracts, maintaining corporate records, and assisting in integrity training programs. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work in a collaborative environment that values diversity and innovation. If you are proactive, detail-oriented, and bilingual in French and English, we invite you to be part of a team that is shaping the future of energy.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a law firm or corporate environment.
• Proficient in drafting and reviewing contracts and legal documents.

Responsibilities

• Draft and review contracts, including non-disclosure agreements.
• Maintain corporate records and ensure compliance with licenses.

Skills

Legal Research

Contract Drafting

Bilingual (French and English)

MS Office Proficiency

Detail-oriented

Proactive Attitude

Education

Legal Technical Diploma (D.E.C.)

Law Degree

Tools

MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)

PDF Software

Job description

*** English follows ***

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader committed to promoting a sustainable energy future for all. We serve clients in the utilities, industry, and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with our customers and partners, we are pioneers in technology and enable the digital transformation necessary to accelerate the energy transition towards a net-zero future.

We employ over 45,000 people in 90 countries who work with purpose every day, leveraging diverse backgrounds to challenge the status quo. We invite you to apply today and join a global team that values a simple truth: diversity + collaboration = great innovation.

Hitachi Energy Canada has an opening for a Paralegal. Reporting to the Country Head of Legal and Integrity, the individual will be responsible for providing legal and administrative support to the legal and integrity department.

Your Impact

• Provide support to the legal team by drafting, reviewing, and editing various contracts and documents according to Hitachi Energy's standard templates and policies, including non-disclosure agreements, supply contracts, and communications with clients and suppliers;
• Participate in developing, implementing, and updating contract templates, reference documents, training, and databases; contribute to improving internal processes;
• Support the implementation of Hitachi Energy’s integrity program in Canada by providing training and ensuring new guidelines are communicated and adopted;
• Assist in the approval process, investigations, and reporting of integrity issues within the company;
• Maintain corporate records and ensure licenses, permits, and authorizations (e.g., AMP, CMEQ) are up to date;
• Attend board meetings and prepare minutes, resolutions, powers of attorney, and other corporate documents;
• Conduct legal research on new legislation and specific legal questions as needed.

Your Background

• Legal technical diploma (D.E.C.) or law degree (or equivalent);
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in a company or law firm;
• Proactive attitude and effective priority management skills;
• Proficient in MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) and comfortable working with PDFs;
• Autonomous, good judgment, organized, detail-oriented;
• Team-oriented with a positive attitude;
• Bilingual in French and English, both oral and written.

*** The opportunity (English description follows) ***

Hitachi Energy is a pioneering technology leader that is helping to increase access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all. We keep your lights on, the factories running, our hospitals and schools open. What we deliver is used almost universally, with more than three quarters of the world’s population positively impacted by what we do. Founded on 100+ years of engineering heritage and enriched by diversity, we balance social, environmental, and economic values for a sustainable society. We employ more than 40,000 people in more than 90 countries.

Hitachi Energy Canada has an opening for a paralegal. Reporting to the Country Head of Legal and Integrity, the individual will be responsible for providing legal and administrative support to the legal and integrity department.

How you’ll make an impact

• Provide support to the legal team by drafting, reviewing, and/or editing a variety of contracts and documents against Hitachi Energy's standard templates and policies, including drafting and reviewing non-disclosure agreements, supply contracts and communications with clients and suppliers;
• Participate in the development, implementation and updating of various contract templates, reference documents, training and databases, and contribute to the improvement of internal processes;
• Participate in the implementation of Hitachi Energy’s integrity program in Canada by providing integrity trainings as needed from time to time and ensure that new integrity guidelines are communicated and implemented;
• Participate in the approval process, investigation and reporting of integrity issues or questions that are raised within the company;
• Maintain the corporate records of the company and ensure maintenance of licenses, permits and authorizations (e.g., AMP, CMEQ) as required for the company to operate;
• Attend board meetings and prepare minutes of meetings, resolutions, power of attorney and other corporate documents;
• Conduct various searches (new legislation, specific legal questions, etc.)

Your background

• Legal technical diploma (or equivalent) or law degree;
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in a company or a law firm;
• Proactive attitude and effective priority management skills;
• Proficient in MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) and comfortable working with PDFs;
• Autonomous, good judgment, organized, detail-oriented;
• Team spirit and positive attitude;
• Bilingual (French and English), both oral and written.