Legal Assistant jobs in Canada

Company: Alstom

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high‑speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80 000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Take on a new challenge and apply your legal and administrative expertise in a dynamic and innovative field. You’ll work alongside collaborative and detail‑oriented teammates on a 3‑days a week schedule.

You’ll play a vital role in ensuring compliance and supporting legal operations across the organization. Day‑to‑day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (such as the Legal Function, external clients, and partners), contribute to corporate documentation activities, and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of analyzing bidding documents, maintaining a technical expertise certificate data bank, and supporting legal knowledge management, but also assist in translations of legal and contractual documents.

• Analyzing bidding documents to ensure compliance and readiness
• Creating and maintaining a technical expertise certificate database
• Ensuring up‑to‑date information in the Commercial Registrar
• Assisting in the opening, closing, and modification of Alstom branches
• Managing and controlling Power of Attorneys issued by foreign holding companies
• Obtaining and updating exclusive product certificates
• Issuing, updating, and publishing legal procedures
• Supporting legal knowledge management, including library and research tasks
• Promoting the Alstom Code of Ethics and adhering to the highest standards of ethical conduct

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Undergraduate university degree with exposure to legal courses (a degree in law is desirable)
• At least 2 years of experience in legal and administrative functions, gained in a corporation or law firm
• Familiarity with public tenders and document quality management
• Proficiency in English (local language is highly desirable)
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage deadlines effectively
• Autonomy, proactivity, and responsiveness
• Excellent communication skills and a team‑oriented mindset
• Resilience and a solution‑oriented approach
• Business‑minded with a focus on operational excellence

Join us on a life‑long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

• Enjoy stability, challenges and a long‑term career free from boring daily routines
• Work with new security standards for rail signalling
• Collaborate with transverse teams and supportive colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Utilise our flexible and inclusive working environmentSteer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award‑winning learning
• Progress towards leadership roles or specialization in your field
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)
• You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal‑opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.