Paralegal

Description du poste

CGI is seeking a Paralegal to join its Corporate Secretariat & Legal Affairs team on a full-time, permanent basis. This “hands-on” position involves both independent responsibility and close collaboration with other members of the Corporate Secretariat & Legal Affairs team on corporate governance, compliance and related matters involving CGI Inc. and its subsidiaries in over 40 countries.

Vos futures tâches et responsabilités

Reporting to the Director, Corporate Secretarial Services, and working from our office in downtown Montreal, the successful candidate will:

•Coordinate, prepare and review documentation relating to changes to legal entities, including incorporations, reorganisations, liquidations and dissolutions, changes to directors and officers and powers of attorney.
•Coordinate, prepare and maintain corporate records and statutory filings across multiple jurisdictions, including annual returns, corporate resolutions, and documentation relating to the approval of financial statements.
•Coordinate and prepare corporate documentation relating to commercial transactions and internal reorganisations, including closing checklists and coordination of deliverables.
•Assist with the fulfilment of KYC and related requests for corporate information.
•Coordinate various deliverables among the Corporate Secretariat & Legal Affairs team, other CGI members throughout the world in the legal, finance and tax functions and our external lawyers.
•Manage corporate record-keeping processes.
•Resolve routine enquiries and requests with respect to corporate maintenance matters.

Qualifications requises pour réussir dans ce rôle

• Experience in a similar corporate function or legal environment, ideally within an international environment.
• Strong understanding of corporate governance and entity management across multiple jurisdictions.
• Self-motivated individual who can work independently, show initiative and be proactive.
• Team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong administrative and organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Customer service mentality and ability to manage competing deadlines and multiple priorities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
• Excellent written and spoken English and French.
• A law degree, paralegal certification (such as Diploma of collegial studies in Paralegal technologies, or equivalent legal training would be an advantage, but not essential.
• Bilingualism (French and English) is required for this position due to the nature of the role requiring interaction with national and global clients.

Compensation estimée

CGI is providing a reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role. The determination of this range includes factors such as skill set level, geographic market, experience and training, and licenses and certifications. Compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $50,–,., This role is an existing vacancy.

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Compétences

• Legal concept knowledge