Paralegal

Kuehne+Nagel; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental benefits

Retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Kuehne+Nagel Canada is seeking an experienced Paralegal to support the Legal team across commercial contracting, governance, and compliance. You will draft, review, and manage agreements, maintain records, and coordinate governance activities while partnering with internal stakeholders to ensure compliant processes.

The role emphasizes independent work, attention to detail, and a collaborative approach in a global logistics leader. Canadian market knowledge is valued.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a corporate legal department or law firm supporting commercial contracts and legal operations.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and structuring commercial agreements.
• Knowledge of transportation, freight forwarding, customs brokerage, or logistics is a strong asset.
• Paralegal Licence from the Law Society of Ontario, Law Clerk accreditation, or equivalent.
• Experience supporting contract management processes and CLM platforms is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and manage routine commercial agreements while identifying non-standard matters for escalation.
• Support contract intake, review, execution, and lifecycle management including approvals and renewals.
• Maintain contract repositories, corporate records, and legal documents for accuracy and audit readiness.
• Coordinate corporate governance activities and related filings with external advisors.
• Manage legal workflows and ensure timely communication with internal stakeholders.
• Assist with legal operations initiatives to improve processes and efficiency.
• Partner with internal teams and external stakeholders on legal documentation and contracting.
• Provide day-to-day legal administrative support including document prep and tracking dates.

Skills

3+ years experience

Drafting & reviewing agreements

Commercial contracting

Legal research

Strong communication

Independent judgment

Education

Paralegal Licence (Ontario)

Law Clerk program accreditation

Tools

Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)

Job description

It's more than a job

In an administrative role at Kuehne+Nagel, tasks such as managing office operations or coordinating schedules certainly contribute to your team's success, but they also provide meaningful moments for people around the world. Because your attention to detail supports your colleagues to perform at their best, such as ensuring the timely and seamless transport of hearing aids and advanced medical devices that change lives. At Kuehne+Nagel, our work continues to make a difference.

As a Paralegal, you will play a key role in supporting Kuehne+Nagel Canada's Legal team across commercial contracting, legal operations, corporate governance, and compliance activities. Working as a trusted member of the Legal team, you will help ensure efficient, consistent, and compliant legal processes while partnering with internal stakeholders across the business. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced corporate paralegal to contribute to a dynamic and growing legal function supporting one of the world's leading logistics organizations.

How you create impact

• Draft, review, and manage routine commercial agreements while identifying and escalating non-standard legal matters where appropriate.
• Support contract intake, review, execution, and lifecycle management, including approvals, signatures, renewals, and expiry tracking.
• Maintain contract repositories, corporate records, and legal documentation to ensure accuracy, compliance, and audit readiness.
• Coordinate corporate governance activities, including resolutions, approvals, minute book updates, and related corporate filings in partnership with external legal advisors.
• Manage legal workflows and requests, ensuring timely completion and effective communication with internal stakeholders.
• Support legal operations initiatives by improving processes, standardizing documentation, and enhancing workflow efficiency.
• Partner with internal business teams and external stakeholders to facilitate legal documentation and commercial contracting activities.
• Assist with legal compliance requirements, governance initiatives, and regulatory record keeping.
• Conduct legal research, analyze findings, and provide recommendations to support business decisions and legal matters.
• Provide day-to-day legal administrative support, including document preparation, correspondence, tracking critical dates, and responding to routine legal inquiries.

What we would like you to bring

• 3+ years of experience working within a corporate legal department or law firm supporting commercial contracts and legal operations.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and structuring commercial agreements.
• Knowledge of transportation, freight forwarding, customs brokerage, or logistics industries would be considered a strong asset.
• A Paralegal Licence from the Law Society of Ontario, completion of an accredited Law Clerk program, or an equivalent legal qualification.
• Experience supporting contract management processes and legal workflow systems; exposure to Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platforms is an asset.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail and a highly disciplined approach to legal documentation and process management.
• The ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and recognize when matters require escalation.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams.
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with high levels of professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality.

What's in it for you

At Kuehne+Nagel, we strive every day to inspire, empower, and deliver not only for our customers, but also for our colleagues. We offer a dynamic global work environment with opportunities for professional development, excellent training programs, and long-term career growth within one of the world's leading logistics organizations.

The target base salary range for this position is between CAD $80 000 and $100 000. Base salary is part of a competitive total rewards package that includes health and dental benefits, a retirement savings plan, and tuition reimbursement. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, skills, job location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. Kuehne+Nagel reviews pay ranges regularly to ensure competitive and fair pay based on industry market data.

• health and dental benefits
• a retirement savings plan
• tuition reimbursement

Who are we

Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.

As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.