THE OPPORTUNITY:

WSP is looking for a Legal Assistant to join its legal team at the WSP Global head office in Montreal, QC. Reporting to the Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary, you will work closely with the Global Legal Team to provide support primarily with respect to legal department matters. You will be joining a sophisticated and results-oriented legal team that is part of a dynamic and challenging work environment.
WSP is one of the largest professional services firms in the world and exists to future-proof our cities and our environment. It provides strategic advisory, engineering, and design services to clients seeking sustainable solutions in the transportation, infrastructure, environment, building, energy, water, and mining sectors. Its 73,900 trusted professionals are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities it serves through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. WSP’s head office is located in Montreal, Quebec and its shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WSP).

• Document management for the legal team, including document formatting, coordinating and compiling approvals and signatures, filing and organizing of documents
• Proofreading documents
• Preparing PowerPoint presentations
• Coordinating translation of certain policies and documents and reviewing translations
• Providing administrative support on mergers and acquisitions
• Coordinating document notarization and legalization
• Organizing, coordinating and attending legal team meetings and continuous learning sessions
• Booking meetings and meeting rooms for the legal team
• Processing invoices (limited number)
• Coordinating travel arrangements for legal team members (limited)
• Preparing expense reports for legal team members (limited)
• Assisting with budget for the legal department
• Sending Board and Committee meeting invitations
• Assisting with onboarding of new Board members
• Preparing expense reports for Board members
• Printing Board and Committee materials, as neededPerforming all related tasks