Kim Cosic Consulting Inc.
My client, a growing Downtown Toronto Tech company are adding to their already 35+ team who all work in the office (across from Union Station) and so being in office 5 days/week is a must
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The Opportunity
My client is looking for a Paralegal, Corporate & Commercial who has experience with legal entity formations and commercial contracts to join our growing team. This full-time position will be responsible for all day-to-day interactions with our legal partners across the globe and will work closely with our operations and commercial teams. The right candidate for this role is a person who possesses strong administrative and communication skills, be an excellent multi-tasker, and excel at building strong legal vendor relationships.
Your responsibilities include:
● Manage the day-to-day communications with our 60+ legal partners globally
● Own the project management and reporting of our global incorporation project
● In conjunction with our legal partners, review of corporate filings
● Work with our public notaries to ensure timely delivery of pertinent global incorporation documents
● Draft customized resolutions and any related documentation for incorporations, often on a time sensitive basis
● Respond to daily inquiries from our legal partner and handling day-to-day corporate matters
● Adopt a customer-centric mindset and collaborate with our Commercial team during commercial contract negotiations with our potential business customers
● Other duties as assigned
You are excited about this opportunity because you will:
● Join a fast-growing startup and grow right along with us
● Take on significant challenges whose solutions have a large impact
● Have the opportunity to work directly with different legal firms from around the world and learn how to set up legal entities in multiple jurisdictions
● Be an integral part of of the operations team to deliver the operational foundation of our company
● Own one of the most important initiatives within our company
● Work closely with operations leadership to help build our global footprint
We are excited about you because:
● You have graduated from a recognized paralegal program (equivalencies will be considered)
● You have 3+ years of experience in corporate paralegal role, or similar
● You are proficient in English, both written and verbal
● You have knowledge of corporate law coupled with basic project management skills
● You have experience managing multiple legal vendor relationships
● You are able to learn quickly, work independently and consistently get stuff done
● You have strong planning and organizational skills, with attention to detail
● You are able to work independently, take initiative, use sound judgement, and be proactive in taking on new tasks
Why we might be a great fit for you
● We’re taking on tough, global problems within the intersection of HRtech, Fintech & Legaltech that don’t have easy solutions. You’ll have an impact here.
● We’ll grant you a lot of autonomy and trust, and back it up with meaningful empowerment and support.
● We care about outcomes, not output, and since we’re all very mission-driven and work hard, we make sure our work is meaningful.
● We care deeply about diversity and consider it absolutely critical to our success, and we do the hard work to make that true.
⛔ Why we might not be a fit for you
● We’re obsessed with our customers, and that drives the bulk of our decisions.
If you can’t see yourself adopting that mindset, it won’t work out.
● We’re an early stage company with great bones, but we have lots of rough edges. You need to be excited about building something from nothing.
● We know where we’re headed, but we’re still figuring out how to get there. You need to be ok with plans and priorities shifting.
Salary: 70-85k + $1950 wellness allowance, 3 weeks vacation and free lunch everyday in the office!