Securities Paralegal

Job Title: Securities Paralegal
Job ID: 75036
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia

Overview:
On behalf of our top tier, downtown Vancouver law firm client, we are seeking a Securities Paralegal to support our client’s busy Business Law practice group. The position provides an opportunity to work with a vibrant and team-oriented group of people. The successful candidate will have experience working in a Canadian law firm, be energetic, flexible, highly motivated and driven to succeed.

What you will be doing:

• Preparing incorporation documents and corporate governance policies, including audit committee charters and codes of ethical conduct, for review by counsel.
• Preparing drafts of equity compensation plans for counsel’s review, including agreements, resolutions, plan maintenance and required regulatory filings.
• Preparing proxy materials for general meetings of shareholders of reporting and non-reporting issuers for counsel’s review.
• Liaising with various securities commissions, stock exchanges and legal counsels, as and when requested by counsel, to ensure compliance with policies, acts, regulations.
• Preparing and coordinating brokered and non-brokered private placements, including managing and tracking of financing details agreements, resolutions, list of placees, required regulatory filings, security issuance and all other related documents.
• Preparing and coordinating Prospectus offerings, Qualifying Transactions, reverse takeovers, asset acquisitions/dispositions, drafting securities and corporate documents/agreements for various transactions.
• General continuous disclosure, including news releases and material change reports.
• SEDAR+, SEDI, TMX Linx, CSE Portal, Corporations Canada and BC Registry filings.
• SEDI administrator including acting as filing agent for insiders and issuers; managing issuer profile supplements and filing/maintaining insider reports.
• BC Online, Corporate Online and Corporations Canada filings and searches.
• Incorporation of companies (BC, federal and/or out of country).
• Maintenance of corporate records, including preparation and filing of annual maintenance documents, preparation of meeting Minutes and Resolutions, various share transactions.
• Maintenance of ALF database.
• Maintain filing system and electronic files.
• Other file management support as required.

What you must have:

• A paralegal certificate from an accredited institution.
• Strong experience in securities, preferably in a Canadian law firm environment.
• Solid organization skills with the ability to handle a high volume workload.
• Advanced technical skills including MS Word, MS Excel, SEDAR+ and SEDI.
• Commitment to providing first-rate level of knowledge and prompt quality service to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to listen effectively and respond appropriately.
• High level of professionalism and confidence to communicate directly with clients and counsel.
• Strong attention to detail to produce high quality and accurate work.
• Ability to work effectively independently with a high level of autonomy and as a contributing member in a team environment.
• Solid decision-making and problem-solving skills coupled with a willingness to learn and to adapt to changing demands.
• Ability to prioritize tasks by deadline, work calmly under pressure and manage high volume of work in a fast-paced environment.
• A high level of initiative and resourcefulness.

Salary/Rate Range: $95,000 – $115,000
(Actual compensation will be dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant education, experience and qualifications.)

Other Information:
Benefits:

• Competitive salary with structured annual reviews.
• Potential hybrid arrangement for the right candidate.
• Extended health and dental coverage.
• Group RRSP plan with matched contributions.
• Employee and family assistance program.
• Maternity/Parental leave top up plan.
• Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
• Short and long-term disability insurance.
• Paid or banked overtime.
• Vacation time, sick time and personal time allotment.
• Firm social events.
• Dress for Your Day dress code with casual day every Friday.
• Continuing education/tuition allowance.
• Robust wellness program annual subsidy.
• Sports teams.
• Recognition of service milestones.
• Personal days to help balance outside commitments.
• Remote working arrangements.
• Dog friendly workplace so you can bring your dog to work!