Paralegal or Legal Assistant

Recognized as a pillar of construction in Montreal, this company is looking to expand its team. The successful candidate will act as a legal assistant and paralegal, prepare and review construction contracts and assist the company's lawyers with various tasks.

Duties and Responsibilities:
- Drafting, reviewing and formatting of construction, subcontracting, procurement, professional services contracts, etc.;
- Coordination and follow-up of signatures and conservation of official signed versions;
- Assist the legal team with:
-- Updating the company's registrations in various registers (Registre des entreprises du Québec; Régie du bâtiment du Québec; Public Procurement Authority; Lobbyists' Hub);
-- Preparation, review, sending and filing of legal proceedings;
-- Monitoring of legal deadlines, particularly for legal construction hypothecs, claims or notices of change;
-- Drafting of various documents in the context of corporate and real estate transactions;
-- Minute book management;
-- Any other related tasks.

Competency Profile for this position:
- Strong organizational and priority management skills;
- Strong ability to anticipate problems and implement effective solutions;
- Discretion and a sense of confidentiality.

Requirements:
- Minimum 5 years of experience;
- Hold a Diploma of Collegial Studies (DEC) in paralegal technology (asset);
- Good legal knowledge (in construction law, real estate law and/or corporate law) (asset);
- Knowledge of the various standard construction contracts, such as CCDC and ACC (asset);
- Excellent written and spoken French;
- Advanced English skills (written and spoken) (asset);
- Good command of the Microsoft Office suite;
- Excellent social skills with a collaborative attitude and the demonstrated ability to deal professionally with internal and external partners.

This position offers a very competitive salary, 4 weeks of vacation, and a hybrid work mode.

Join this team of passionate people who will appreciate you at your true value! We look forward to getting to know you!