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With its desire to humanize the legal experience, this firm is looking for a tax litigation paralegal who will provide legal support in disputes with tax authorities. The incumbent will contribute to the preparation of files, the drafting of legal documents, the management of administrative and judicial procedures, as well as the coordination with the various stakeholders.

The legal technician’s main responsibilities will be to:
- Prepare and complete tax forms required for objections, voluntary disclosures, relief requests, and other administrative procedures;
- Write reasons for objections and contribute to the development of tax relief requests, including forms and basic arguments;
- Participate in the preparation of draft judicial or administrative proceedings;
- Draft and manage requests for extensions of time with the tax authorities;
- Prepare, compile and update procedural protocols, following up with all parties involved;
- Contribute to the organization of voluntary disclosures, including the preparation of workbooks and representations to the tax authorities;
- Conduct desk research to finalize previous voluntary disclosures;
- Prepare the procedural books, books of exhibits and case law books necessary for representations before the courts;
- Compile the workbooks, including supporting documents, electronic media and relevant links;
- Conduct tax and case law research, particularly using specialized tools such as Taxnet Pro and CanLII;
- Other related tasks.

Required experience and knowledge
- Hold a Diploma of Collegial Studies (DEC) in paralegal technology;
- Have more than three years of professional experience as a paralegal in a relevant field;
- Very good knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite;
- Bilingualism (French and English) is necessary for communication with external clients;
- Knowledge of the rules of procedure (Quebec and federal laws).

Required skills
- Ability to work under pressure and manage priorities;
- Ability to work in a team and to carry out the work with meticulousness and rigor;
- Organizational skills and ability to manage several files simultaneously.

What is offered to you
- Advantageous and competitive compensation;
- Comprehensive benefits plan;
- Telemedicine service available at all times;
- Group retirement plan (RRSP) with employer contribution;
- Schedule of 35 hours per week;
- Work-life balance;
- Generous vacation policy;
- Hybrid work mode;
- And even more.

Would you like to join a dynamic and professional team that offers a friendly work environment focused on human capital? Give us the privilege of getting to know you!

With its desire to humanize the legal experience, this firm is looking for a paralegal to join its Corporate Services department. The paralegal will perform a variety of legal and administrative tasks related to clients' commercial, tax, and real estate transactions. This person will work closely with the lawyers in the transactional department and will work regularly with the firm's clients.

The legal technician's main responsibilities will be to:
Annual Maintenance Component:
- Prepare corporate documentation and make the required filings with public registers, including the annual update of corporate clients, as well as the new disclosure obligations of the Registraire des entreprises du Québec (REQ) and Corporations Canada;
- Organize and coordinate files while respecting production deadlines;
- Draft and follow up on correspondence with in-house lawyers, clients and accountants involved in the files;
- Conduct minute book reviews and produce corporate summaries;
- Update minute books, including preparing annual resolutions and resolutions related to dividend declarations;
- Drafting corporate documents relating to changes in any documentation and/or information contained in a minute book or relating to its regularization;
- Perform data entries in the GlobalAct minute book management system.

Transactional component:
- Provide support to the Corporate Services team by taking care of the necessary filings with public registries, including procedures related to incorporations, registrations, amalgamations, corrections, amendments, updates, continuations, liquidations and dissolutions of provincial and federal corporations, as well as, in some cases, extra-provincial corporations. Assist paralegals and lawyers in transactional, corporate, tax and real estate transactions;
- Drafting corporate documents relating to transactions involving the purchase or sale of businesses and/or assets, tax planning, real estate transactions and/or financings;
- Update public registers and minute books following transactions, including data entry into the GlobalAct system;
- Other related tasks.

Required experience and knowledge
- Hold a Diploma of Collegial Studies (DEC) in paralegal technology;
- Have more than five years of professional experience as a paralegal in a relevant field;
- Very good knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite;
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in French and English;
- Knowledge of GlobalAct for minute book management (an asset).

Required skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills, team spirit and sense of collaboration;
- Ability to work under pressure and manage priorities;
- Ability to work in a team and to carry out the work with meticulousness and rigor;
- Organizational skills and strong document management skills.

What is offered to you
- Advantageous and competitive compensation;
- Comprehensive benefits plan;
- Telemedicine service available at all times;
- Group retirement plan (RRSP) with employer contribution;
- Schedule of 35 hours per week;
- Work-life balance;
- Generous vacation policy;
- Hybrid work mode;
- And even more.

Would you like to join a dynamic and professional team that offers a friendly work environment focused on human capital? Give us the privilege of getting to know you!

This law firm, which stands out in the Quebec market, is looking to welcome a notarial legal assistant or paralegal.

You will be immersed in cases that are both varied and stimulating, providing valuable support to the inheritance law team composed of notaries and lawyers. The diversity of the mandates and the autonomy that will be granted to you will certainly propel your passion for the field!

Your tasks will include preparing documents relating to estate settlements, real estate transactions and non-contentious proceedings. Your job will also consist of carrying out the necessary research and registrations as well as any other work of a more administrative nature in order to ensure the smooth running of the files.

Profile and qualifications required
- Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in notarial or estate law;
- Rigour, attention to detail, judgment and reasoning;
- Exemplary customer service;
- Teamwork skills;
- Fluency in communication in French, orally and in writing.
- Mastery of study management software will be an important asset.

This position offers a hybrid way of working.

Join the ranks of this firm that is committed to the well-being and professional development of its members. We look forward to hearing from you!

Whether you excel in contract drafting or have an affinity for coordinating negotiation activities and research, we have a position that you might like, in a prestigious and recognized company!
These positions are for a period of one year, with the possibility of extension.

Examples of responsibilities include:

Coordination of negotiation activities and work
-Plan the various meetings including communication with internal and external stakeholders and management of documentation and necessary resources;
-List deposits and index the chronology of negotiations;
-Identify and list requests for normative changes from associations, ensure their follow-up and draft reports to this effect, if necessary;
-Support the members of the bargaining team at the table by ensuring note-taking and providing relevant references and documents;
-Conduct research and collect relevant information about the history of certain modifications;
-Plan, organize and ensure the logistics of internal bargaining committees;
-Prepare draft agendas and identify relevant documents;
-Write minutes and follow up on the resulting cases;
-Write draft reports or annual activity report;
-Conduct research in the docket and in jurisprudence.

Drafting of contracts
-Produce leases, documents, letters, notes and other correspondence and prepare to send them to external stakeholders;
-Prepare the content of the various draft legal documents (service contracts, assignments and contract amendments, letters of agreement, formal notice, etc.);
-Suggest, if necessary, proposals following the analysis of the files and their specificities, particularly of a contractual nature or with legal terminology;
-Process, respond and follow up on requests for information as well as legal correspondence and requirements contained in lease agreements with stakeholders (internal and external stakeholders, customers);
-Ensure the entry, updating and management of information related to contractual follow-up in EBMS in accordance with established guidelines;
-Consult various specialized sites or jurisprudential databases (CIDREQ, CAIJ and others), in order to validate and find various legal information;
-Ensure the collection and compliance of the information necessary for the production of the various agreements in accordance with the laws, regulations, policies, standards and procedures in force;
-Maintain a record of lease agreements, legal records and signed agreements;
-Make requests and follow-ups with the bailiffs' offices.

Requirements
-College diploma in paralegal technology or equivalent training;
-Minimum of 5 years of legal experience;
-Good knowledge of legal research software (SOQUIJ, CanLII, CQLR and GO);
-Fluency in French (written and oral) and good knowledge of English;
-Very good verbal and written communication skills;
-Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, etc.);
-Very good knowledge of EBMS software, an asset.

Skills
-Good interpersonal skills, courtesy and sociability;
-Excellent organizational and priority management skills;
-Autonomy, proactivity, flexibility and speed of execution;
-Attention to detail, discretion and professional diligence;
-Ability to discern issues and express nuanced opinions;
-Analytical and synthesis skills.

Do you want to join the ranks of a dynamic team and be able to add experience in a recognized company to your credit? Give us the privilege of getting to know you!

Working in the field of events, this company is looking for a legal technician who will perform various administrative tasks related to the issuance and monitoring of customer contracts, among other things.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Produce, as required, from templates, rental contracts, documents, letters, notes and other correspondence and prepare to send them to external stakeholders.
- Prepare, with the help of indications, the content of the various draft legal documents (service contracts, assignments and contract amendments, letters of agreement, formal notice, etc.).
- Produce, as required, from templates, commercial leases as well as amendments and other related documentation.
- Suggest, if necessary, proposals following the analysis of the files and their specificities, particularly of a contractual nature or with legal terminology.
- Process, respond and follow up on requests for information as well as legal correspondence and requirements contained in lease contracts with stakeholders (internal and external stakeholders, customers).
- Prepare files with the various relevant documents (e.g. approval, variance, framework agreement, etc.).
- Ensure the entry, updating and management of information related to contract monitoring in EBMS in accordance with established guidelines.
- Consult various specialized sites or jurisprudential databases (CIDREQ, CAIJ and others), in order to validate and find various legal information.
- Ensure the collection and compliance of the information necessary for the production of the various agreements in accordance with the laws, regulations, policies, standards and procedures in force.
- Validate all the information indicated in contracts or any other type of agreement (dates, rooms, special conditions, rates, etc.) and report anomalies for correction.
- Carry out contractual follow-up with clients (e.g., receipt of proof of insurance, duly signed contracts and other relevant follow-ups).
- Maintain a record of lease agreements, legal records and signed agreements.
- Verify the compliance of insurance certificates.
- Make requests and follow-ups with the bailiffs' offices.
- Perform all other related tasks.

TECHNICAL SKILLS
- Very good knowledge of spoken and written French and English
- Very good verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office software
- Very good knowledge of legal information sites (e.g. CIDREQ, Publications du Québec, the Canadian Legal Information Institute, legal information access centre)
- Very good knowledge of legal terminology
- Very good knowledge of EBMS software, an asset

PERSONAL SKILLS
- Excellent customer service and teamwork skills
- Organizational skills
- Priority and deadline management
- Rigor in the production of documents, verification of information and follow-ups
- Attention to detail
- Research, analysis and document production skills
- Respect for confidentiality
- Autonomy, interpersonal skills and flexibility, resourcefulness
- Ability to work under pressure

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS AND EXPERIENCE
- Diploma of Professional College Studies DEC in a program of study appropriate to the job.
- Three years of experience relevant to the duties of the position.
- Experience in commercial or corporate law.
- Experience in litigation is an asset.

Are you looking for a new challenge in a position that will allow you to work from home part-time? Give us the privilege of meeting you!

Formed of a dynamic team, this firm of notaries is looking for a person who will contribute to their mission of excellence and development. As an assistant or paralegal in corporate law, you will have an enriching experience where you will play a key role in optimizing processes and supporting the evolution of the organization.

General Responsibilities
1. Case Management and Communication
- Open client files and verify required documents.
- Communicate with clients and various stakeholders in the file, and arrange appointments.
- Carry out searches and registrations in the registers, depending on the sector of activity.
- Update corporate books and manage correspondence related to files.

2. Preparation, drafting and legal collaboration
- Assist in the collection of information, when required.
- Prepare, amend and review various legal documents: share and asset sale agreements; shareholder agreements and trust indentures; merger agreements, incorporations and legal organizations, resolutions and their extracts.
- Work with notaries to plan mandates and manage timelines.

3. Administrative and financial support
- To make requests for funds from financial institutions.
- Answer calls and emails, and manage tasks related to the completion of files.
- Digitize records and manage electronic records as required.
- Manage purchases and inventories for office needs.

Desired profile - Skills and qualities
- Autonomy, rigor and initiative.
- Strong understanding around compliance and discretion.
- Excellent communication skills (written and spoken French).

Desired profile
- Diploma in paralegal technology or relevant experience.
- Knowledge of the land register, the Quebec enterprise register and the RDPRM.
- Proficiency in the Office 365 suite.
- Knowledge of Para-Master (an asset).
- Functional English (an asset).

Why join this team
- Coaching and development: A dedicated mentor to facilitate integration and support progression.
- Flexibility and balance: flexible hours and the possibility of telecommuting, work-life balance with paid personal leave, including during the holiday season.
- Wellness and health: group insurance, telemedicine service and employee assistance program (EAP), modern premises with gym and shower on site.
- Financial security: competitive compensation, participation in the Voluntary Retirement Savings Plan (VRSP).
- Corporate atmosphere and culture: stimulating environment with casual attire, active social committee and participation in corporate events, price reductions for various services and products.
- Competitive benefits: Competitive salary and group insurance to take care of you and your family.

Are you looking for an employer who cares about your well-being and personal and professional development? We look forward to your application!

Located in the heart of downtown Montreal, this recognized law firm is looking for paralegals in corporate law.

Your tasks include drafting and preparing documents related to incorporations, organizations, corporate transactions, checking minute books, company updates, opening files, invoicing and various administrative tasks.

Main responsibilities:
-Prepare and update minute books, including drafting resolutions, meeting minutes and other corporate documents.
-Prepare annual returns and other compliance documents with Corporations Canada and the Registraire des entreprises du Québec.
-Manage the incorporation, organization and dissolution of companies, partnerships and other entities.
-Manage corporate files and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
-Assist lawyers in corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations and financings.
-Draft, review and manage documentation related to corporate transactions, such as agreements, resolutions and closing books.
-Ensure a high level of customer service.

Qualifications:
-Minimum of 3 years of experience as a corporate paralegal, preferably in a law firm.
-Certification from a recognized paralegal program or equivalent experience.
-Solid understanding of corporate law in Quebec and Canada.
-Excellent written and oral communication skills, in French and English.
-High level of professionalism, attention to detail and organizational skills.
-Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment, as well as work in a team.
-Strong customer service orientation and ability to maintain confidentiality.

You will be offered a very competitive salary and competitive benefits. Give us the privilege of getting to know you!