Corporate Paralegal (Vancouver, BC)The OpportunityJoin KCB's Corporate Legal team as a Corporate Paralegal, supporting the Corporate Secretary and Legal Department with governance processes, corporate records, regulatory compliance, and Board and Committee administration. This developmental role offers a pathway to progressively broader governance responsibilities and future Assistant Corporate Secretary and Corporate Secretary opportunities.
What You'll Do- Maintain minute books, resolutions, registers, legal entities, corporate records, and governance documentation.
- Coordinate Board and Committee materials, meeting logistics, calendars, minutes, action items, director onboarding, disclosures, and annual questionnaires.
- Manage corporate filings, registrations, statutory deadlines, share transactions, dividend administration, and related records across applicable jurisdictions.
- Support governance and regulatory compliance, including policies, governance frameworks, and delegation-of-authority documents.
- Assist Legal Counsel with contract administration, legal research, document preparation, precedent management, and external counsel coordination.
- Provide limited administrative support for insurance renewals, policy records, and internal insurance enquiries.
- Build effective relationships with directors, executives, regulators, auditors, external advisers, and colleagues, and contribute to governance improvement projects.
What You'll Bring- A paralegal diploma, bachelor's degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Three to five years of corporate paralegal, governance, corporate law, or legal administration experience; internationally trained lawyers pursuing a paralegal or governance career are welcome to apply.
- Experience supporting Boards or comparable governance committees and maintaining corporate records or legal entities is an asset.
- Strong knowledge of corporate governance practices; exposure to multi-jurisdictional regulatory requirements is an asset.
- Excellent writing, minute-taking, organization, project-management, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Sound judgment, discretion with confidential information, resilience, adaptability, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and related legal or governance software.
Key RelationshipsReporting to the Director, Legal / General Counsel, you will work closely with the Corporate Secretary on day-to-day governance and compliance activities and collaborate with Legal Counsel, the Board, Finance, project teams, insurance brokers, external advisers, and government registries. This role has no direct reports.
The salary for this position is $80,000 to $100,000 per year. Salary is based on applicable experience, education, and skill level.
Along with continued career development, KCB offers:- Hybrid and remote work opportunities
- Vacation policy that aligns to your experience
- Paid OT, and sick days
- Flexible benefits, social, and mental well-being initiatives
- Commitment to global ESG standards
To learn more about projects you could be a part of check out Projects - KCB (klohn.com) and our Careers page for more details.
