Paralegal

TAL Life LTD; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment management firm in Montreal is seeking a corporate paralegal with 2-5 years of experience to join their legal team. The role involves drafting corporate documents and managing filings across Canadian jurisdictions. Candidates must be proactive, possess strong organizational skills, and communicate effectively in both French and English. The firm values a diverse workplace and offers a hybrid work model.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Benefits packages

Wellness programs

Inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of relevant work experience as a paralegal.
• Experience in managing corporate and/or security filings.
• Ability to prioritize tasks effectively.

Responsibilities

• Drafting corporate documents such as loan agreements and resolutions.
• Assisting with preparation of Board and committee materials.
• Maintaining registers and minute books for various entities.
• Coordinating signing legal documents by authorized signatories.
• Completing corporate filings in all Canadian jurisdictions.
• Supporting corporate transactions and preparing documents.

Skills

Legal corporate terminology

Organizational skills

Communication in French

Communication in English

Education

Paralegal diploma

Job description

We invest in creating a culture of purpose that makes our people feel valued, cared for, seen, and heard. Our approach to employee experience is tailored to your needs and ambitions:

• Your Inclusive Experience: We are committed to cultivating an inclusive, safe, and trusting work environment.
• Your Growth & Empowerment: We have ambitious growth goals for our firm, which makes us a great place to advance your career.
• Your Rewards & Recognition: We deeply value our people and their contributions and that’s reflected in our competitive compensation and benefits packages and our collaborative culture.
• Your Wellness Your Way: We strive to create a healthy work environment and we offer programs designed to support our employees’ wellbeing.

What we are looking for:

We are looking for a corporate paralegal with 2 to 5 years’ experience to join our legal team. Candidates who want to work in a dynamic and entrepreneurial environment, who wish to learn and develop new skills and have a wide range of responsibilities should apply. This position will be based at our downtown Montréal, Québec headquarters.

Your responsibilities:

• Drafting corporate documents such as loan agreements, resolutions, dividend materials and other legal documents.
• Assisting the Corporate Secretary with the preparation of Board and committee materials.
• Maintaining the registers and minute books for various entities.
• Coordinating the process of signing legal documents by authorized signatories of the company.
• Completing the corporate filings for various entities in all Canadian jurisdictions (such as annual fillings, extra-provincial filings and notices of change).
• Completing/coordinating securities filings (such as SEDI fillings, TSX filings, SEDAR+ filings, etc…) and prepare documents required by securities regulators.
• Coordinating the incorporation, registration and/or dissolution and cancellation of legal entities.
• Supporting corporate transactions, including assisting with the preparation of corporate documents.

Must have requirements to be successful in this role:

• Paralegal diploma and 2-5 years relevant work experience.
• Experience in managing corporate and/or security filings.
• Comfortable with legal corporate terminology and documentation (e.g., drafting corporate resolutions, etc.).
• Experience in a large law firm or with a reporting issuer is considered an asset.

Attributes and Personality Traits:

• Ability to function in a dynamic, fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment.
• Ability to prioritize tasks effectively.
• Team player.
• Autonomous and resourceful.
• Strong communicator in both French and English (written and spoken).
• Excellent organizational skills.

#LI-Hybrid

For all positions in Quebec (Montreal and Laval), proficiency in French, both spoken and written, is mandatory. Working English proficiency is also required in order to serve our offices and clients around the world.

Fiera Capital subscribes to the principle of employment equity. Our staff is our most valuable asset, and our goal is to create an inclusive and equitable environment where everyone can achieve their true potential.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, colour, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, or on the basis of disability, genetic information or any other federal, state, or local protected class. Fiera Capital will not tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment.

All staffing decisions, including hiring and promotion decisions, will be based on merit, skills, performance, and business needs. We are pleased to receive applications from qualified individuals from a variety of backgrounds. Job applicants who are individually selected for an interview will be notified that accommodations are available upon request. If a selected participant requests accommodation, Fiera Capital shall consult with the applicant and provide, or arrange for the provision of, suitable accommodation in a manner that considers the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability.

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We thank all applicants for their interest in a career with Fiera Capital. We will only contact those selected for an interview.

About Us

With approximately CAD $167.1 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2024, Fiera Capital, an independent firm, is one of Canada’s leading investment managers. We deliver customized multi-asset solutions across public and private market asset classes to institutional, financial intermediary and private wealth clients across North America, Europe and key markets in Asia. We strive to be at the forefront of investment-management science, and we are passionate about creating sustainable prosperity for clients. Fiera Capital is recognized for our talented people. Our teams collaborate and seek to draw on the global industry’s most innovative and diverse offerings to craft strategies that meet the needs of any client, anywhere they are located.