Paralegal

Woodfibre Management Ltd; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A Canadian energy company based in Vancouver is seeking a Paralegal to support legal operations for the Woodfibre LNG Project. The role involves drafting legal documents, assisting with compliance, and managing documentation. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of paralegal experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to handle sensitive information. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from CAD 75,000 to 95,000 per year.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related experience, previous experience as a paralegal preferred.
• Ability to work well under pressure and handle multiple tasks.
• Strong inter-personal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Draft legal documents, contracts, and correspondence.
• Assist with litigation and regulatory matters.
• Manage project-related data in the Document Management System.

Skills

Handling sensitive information

Drafting and finalizing documents

Project management skills

Strong communication skills

Education

Completion of a recognized paralegal program

Tools

Office 365

MS Teams

Adobe Acrobat

SharePoint

Job description

Project

TheWoodfibre LNGProject is located approximately 7 km west-southwest of Squamish, British Columbia. It involves the construction and operation of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility on the previous Woodfibre pulp mill site, which would have a storage capacity of 250,000 m3 and would produce approximately 2.1 million tons per year of LNG.

Woodfibre Management Ltd.is a privately held Canadian company based in Vancouver and a subsidiary of Pacific Energy Corporation Limited.

Position

As our paralegal, you play an integral part in our Legal Department in supporting our Project. You will not only provide general drafting and negotiation support of various legal documents, but work closely with our legal department with its various tasks as it supports all aspects of our Project. Additionally, administrative support for basic document control and record keeping ensuring compliance with legal and contractual requirements and internal departmental needs.

Key Responsibilities:

The successful applicant will:

• Draft legal documents, contracts, agreements, and correspondence related to various aspects of the Project both bespoke or using standard form templates.
• Assist and support the review and negotiation of simple or standard form agreements such as non-disclosure agreements and service provider contracts, working in conjunction with a lawyer and using internal templates and playbooks.
• Have the ability to act as a first point of contact for requests/inquiries from various stakeholders; answer questions, including with respect to executed agreements, or direct to responsible lawyer, as necessary.
• Assist or prepare resolutions, agreements and other corporate documents as required
• Assist with litigation, pre-litigation, and regulatory matters, partnering with in-house counsel.
• Assist in the implementation of strategic initiatives to streamline legal operations and increase workflow efficiency in the areas of document management, knowledge management and workflow allocation.
• Manage and maintain precedent documents and a legal advice library, including assistance with the preparation of standard operating procedures as well as template agreements and playbooks.
• Manage project-related data and documentation within the company’s Document Management System.
• Assist with preparation of document control and preparation of records of engagement.
• Assist in conducting research on laws, regulations, and legal precedents related to Energy contracts, environmental regulations, and more.
• Review, analyze, and manage contracts to ensure compliance with legal requirements.
• Assist in due diligence of the internal processes to identify legal risks and liabilities.
• Create and maintain systems of document control for identifying, tracking, and organizing agreement or document collections.
• Certain clerical duties required by the Legal department.
• Other duties as required.

Required Experience:

• Completion of a recognized paralegal program with 5+ years of related experience. Those with BCPA Registered Paralegal designation is a plus.
• Previous experience working as a paralegal for a legal department strongly preferred.
• Proven experience in:
• Handling sensitive information.
• Drafting, editing, and finalizing correspondence, agreements, documents, policies, and reports.
• Ability to work well under pressure, handle multiple tasks, and change priorities within tight time frames.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to lead, manage and complete complex and dynamic tasks involving various internal and external teams, processes, and technologies
• Organizing high volume of information / documents
• Exceptional inter-personal and communication skills, both oral and written, including the ability to effectively communicate legal and technical information to both technical and non-technical personnel.

Additional Requirements:

• Accepts responsibility and demonstrates a commitment to the delivery of tasks and targets.
• Experience with capital EPC project, Energy project experience is a plus.
• Self-motivated and self-directed with strong communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
• Must be proficient in Office 365, MS Teams, Adobe Acrobat and SharePoint.
• Motivated and willing to take ownership of tasks.

Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.

The position is based in the Company’ Vancouver Office.

Salary range: CAD 75,000 - 95,000/yr