Job: Paralegal – Financial Services & Corporate
Type: Permanent, Full Time, In-Office/Hybrid
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Opportunity
DuMoulin Black LLP is seeking an experienced Paralegal to join our growing business law team. This role will primarily support our Lending/Financial Service practices, while also assisting lawyers with General Corporate and Securities matters.
Primary Responsibilities:
Land Title Office and Personal Property Security Registries
- Conducting and managing LTO and PPSA due diligence matters;
- Well versed and experienced with the LTSA and PPSA regime;
- Well versed in drafting mortgage and security documents, including, but not limited to, Form B Mortgages and Assignment of Rents, Guarantees, General Security Agreements;
- Drafting ancillary documents, including but not limited to, closing agendas, certificates/ resolutions/ estoppel letters;
- Preparing and filing Mortgages, Form Cs and other LTO documents;
- Preparing and filing PPSA registrations, amendments, and discharges; and
· Liaising with clients, financial institutions, and other counsel as required.
Secondary Responsibilities:
Mergers & Acquisitions Support
- Assisting lawyers with private and public M&A transactions, including asset and share purchase transactions;
- Responsibilities include due diligence (statutory lien searches), data room organization and minute book review, document management and facilitating closings;
- Drafting closing agendas, authorizing resolutions, various certificates and ancillary documents (amalgamation agreements, bill of sale, assignments agreements, estoppel letters, consents, resignations etc); and
- Coordinating document execution, tracking deliverables and maintaining organized transaction records.
Corporate and Securities Support
- Preparing and filing corporate records and documents, including incorporations, share issuances, share transfers, changes in directors and officers, change in registered and records office; company change of name, amendments to authorized share capital, continuations, amalgamations, and dissolutions; and
- Preparing and tracking corporate resolutions and routine corporate documentation; and
- Assisting with securities filings and related regulatory documentation.
General Practice Support
- Assisting with transaction management, document organization, and precedent maintenance; and
- Support lawyers with corporate and commercial transactional work, including lending and financing matters.
Core Competencies
Understanding of real estate, secured transactions and M&A law and regulations;
- Familiarity with secured lending and M&A transaction processes;
- Time management, ability to coordinate multiple transactions simultaneously, track closing deliverables, and manage deadlines;
- Exceptional document accuracy and quality control, particularly for mortgage, PPSA and corporate filings; and
- Demonstrate sound judgment, discretion, and professionalism when handling confidential legal and client information.
Qualifications
· Familiarity and experience with the LTSA and PPSA regime;
· Minimum 2 years of experience as a real estate, financial services or commercial paralegal in a law firm;
· Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills;
· Ability to manage multiple files and deadlines in a fast-paced practice; and
· Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Pay: $56,455.56-$99,607.38 per year
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Vancouver, BC V6E 2J3: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- You MUST have have familiarity with Personal Property Security Act and Land Title Act, including filing requirements (commercial matters, not residential)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Vancouver, BC V6E 2J3
