Adjoint·e juridique aux parajuristes en droit corporatif / Legal Assistant

at  Spiegel Ryan SENCRL

QUALIFICATIONS ET COMPÉTENCES REQUISES :

• 2 à 5 ans d’expérience en tant qu’adjoint·e juridique, de préférence en droit des sociétés
• Diplôme d’étude collégiale en secrétariat juridique (un atout)
• Maîtrise du français et de l’anglais (la personne devra desservir et interagir avec une clientèle majoritairement anglophone à 85%), tant à l’oral qu’à l’écrit
• Maîtrise de Microsoft 365 et Enact (un atout)
• Esprit d’équipe et attitude positive
• Solides compétences en service à la clientèle et capacité de travailler dans un environnement en évolution rapide
• Capacité à prendre des initiatives, à travailler de manière autonome et à prioriser le travail
• Excellent souci du détail, ainsi que des compétences organisationnelles et multitâches

QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES:

• 2-5 years of experience as a legal assistant, preferably in Corporate Law
• Diploma in legal secretarial studies (an asset)
• Fluency in written and spoken French and English (the person will be required to serve and interact with an 85% English-speaking clientele)
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 Suite and Enact (an asset)
• Team spirit and a positive attitude
• Strong client-service skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to take initiative, work independently and prioritize work;
• Superb attention to detail, as well as organizational and multitasking skills.

ABOUT US:

Spiegel Sohmer was established in 1967 with a mission to provide comprehensive, creative and state of the art legal solutions on a timely basis. With its expertise in fiscal law, intellectual property, business law, litigation, real estate law and succession, Spiegel Sohmer is brilliant in transforming legal problems into business opportunities by providing impeccable solutions you may never have imagined possible.
Working at Spiegel Sohmer means contributing to solutions that breakaway from the ordinary. We rely heavily on open collaboration and the exchange of ideas in an informal environment where mutual respect rules.

• Assist the paralegals with their annual maintenance (preparation and filing of the annual resolutions, prepare and file Quebec annual updating declarations and Federal annual returns)
• Assist the paralegals with closing binders
• Conduct simple searches at the Quebec enterprise registrar and Corporations Canada
• Obtain various documents from the public registries, including but not limited to certificate of attestation and compliance
• Handle administrative tasks such as drafting correspondence, printing, scanning of various documents and filing of documents in the physical minute books
• Maintain the electronic version and physical minute books
• Ensure a smooth administrative organization of the paralegals in the team
• Communicate with different parties to ensure all necessary documents have been provided (accountants, lawyers, government authorities)
• Provide backup coverage in the absence of other legal assistants to corporate paralegals
• Perform other related duties