Calgary - Manager, Corporate Paralegals
The Manager, Corporate Paralegals will provide visionary and strategic leadership to the Corporate Department within the Firm. As a member of the Calgary management team, the Manager, Corporate Paralegals will have overall accountability for the team of paralegals working within the Corporate Department in Calgary. Reporting to the Co-Head of the Corporate Department, the Manager, Corporate Paralegals will lead the development and implementation of processes and policies to ensure the department is positioned to deliver a best in class service offering to our internal and external clients. The Manager, Corporate Paralegals will manage the resources of the Firm in a cost effective and responsible manner, ensuring profitability goals and service levels are met.
Reports To
Co-Head, Corporate Department (Calgary)
Essential Functions
Leadership
- Responsible for development and execution of strategies relative to the recruitment, retention, development and performance management of the Corporate paralegals within the Calgary office
- Responsible for mentoring and managing a team of high-performance, high-output junior, intermediate and senior paralegals
- Facilitates work allocation across all the Corporate paralegals within the Calgary office, ensuring appropriate development and cross-training
- Ensures the timely and accurate delivery of work required to meet the service levels of internal and external clients
- Fosters the achievement of the strategic goals of the Firm by supporting and serving as a resource to the Corporate Department within the Calgary Office
- Formulates and brings forward to the Co-Head, Corporate Department, action plans relative to the Firm's strategic short and long-range goals, operational and risk mitigation planning
Financial Management
- Works closely with the Co-Head, Corporate Department, to develop and deliver innovative pricing strategies that drive efficiencies and profitability
- Designs and deploys efficient processes for work allocation, timekeeping and billing practices for all Corporate paralegals within the Calgary office
- Administers and reports on metrics relating to the utilization and profitability of the Corporate paralegals within Calgary office
- Provides reporting and support to the Co-Head, Corporate Department (Calgary)
- Leads competitive market research to understand pricing models being used by other firms and service providers
Senior Paralegal
- Prepares documents for public, private and non-profit entities including incorporations, continuance/transitions, organizations, amendments, amalgamations and dissolutions under the Canada Business Corporations Act, Business Corporations Act (Alberta), Part 9 of the Companies Act (Alberta), Societies Act (Alberta) and Not-for-profit Corporations Act (Canada)
- Prepares and arranges for filing of extra-provincial registrations and update documents as required
- Prepares documents relating to share transactions including preparation of resolutions, subscriptions, issuance of share certificates, and updates to registers
- Conducts minute book reviews and prepares necessary documents to bring minute books current
- Accesses the Corporate Registry Systems (CORES) and completes filings of various corporate documents (Levels I, II & III)
- Assists with the completion and monitoring of on SEDAR
- Provides backup assistance for other SEDAR filers
- Prepares Alberta and Extra-Provincial annual returns, annual resolutions and various notices
Key Strengths
- A positive, high energy and can-do work ethic
- An enthusiastic commitment to design and deliver a best in class service, through a model of continuous improvement
- Committed to understanding the broader business strategies of the Firm and ensuring the work being done by the team is aligned accordingly
- Demonstrated track record of motivating, mentoring and managing a high performance team
- The ability to act as a positive change agent and inspire others to follow
- The ability to build credibility with key stakeholders, through the use of facts and information
- Highly responsive and committed to achieving high quality outcomes that meet the business needs of the Firm and its clients
- Responsible for building and maintaining collaborative and collegial relationships across all levels of the organization
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced and demanding environment
- Superior interpersonal skills, as well as written and oral communication skills
- Proactive approach to problem solving
- Excellent attention to detail
- High level of maturity and professionalism
Qualifications
- Post-secondary degree in commerce, public or business administration, related discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Minimum of ten years related corporate experience required, preferably in a law firm environment
- Minimum of five years relevant supervisory experience
- Experience preparing and managing budgets
- Experience in financial analysis
- SEDAR and SEDI experience
- Flexibility to modify work hours to accommodate transactional closings, year-end filings and corporate and SEDAR filings, as necessary
- CORES Levels I, II and III experience
- Strong knowledge of Corporate Law and basic accounting principles required
Apply To
Human Resources
Bennett Jones Services Limited Partnership
4500 Bankers Hall East, 855 – 2 Street SW
Calgary, AB T2P 4K7
Fax: 403.265.7219
E-mail: hrdeptcal@bennettjones.com
All offers of employment are conditional upon the satisfactory verification of a Canadian criminal record check. Determination of the factors that constitute satisfactory verification is within the sole discretion of Bennett Jones.
This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.