Posted 3 months ago
Corporate Paralegal
@ HGA Services Inc.
Edmonton, Alberta
Overview
HGA Services Inc. is hiring a full-time corporate paralegal to maintain corporate minute books and complete simple corporate transactions such as incorporations, annual returns and dissolutions, while supporting lawyers on more complex reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions. The role requires 2 to 5 years of corporate paralegal experience and CORES II certification.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain corporate minute books and annual compliance filings
- Complete simple corporate transactions using document automation
- Prepare due diligence reports for corporate transactions
- Prepare ancillary documents such as share certificates
- Handle corporate, land titles and personal property registry filings
Requirements summary:
- 2 to 5 years as a corporate paralegal
- CORES II certification required
- CORES III certification considered an asset
- Experience with ALF Corporate considered an asset
- Proficiency with MS Office and moderate technological competence
Tools & skills
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-08-05
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-11
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-01
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Legal & compliance |
| Experience | 2+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Licences & certifications | CORES II, CORES III |
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HGA Services Inc.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 7 |
Job Purpose
Reporting to the Principal, the Corporate Paralegal is responsible for maintaining corporate minute books, ensuring timeliness and excellence in completion of simple corporate transactions (including incorporations, annual returns, dividends, corporate changes, and dissolutions) and providing support to the Principal and Associate Lawyers in the completion of more complex legal projects (including corporate reorganizations, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures)
Key Duties & Responsibilities
· Maintaining corporate minute books, including annual compliance filings and resolutions and updates following corporate transactions, with no oversight
· Maintaining electronic minute book program (ALF), with no oversight
· Completing simple corporate transactions (including incorporations, annual returns, dividends, name changes, director changes, share redemptions, non-arms’ length share transfers, etc) with minimal oversight and ability to issue spot using checklists, using document automation programs (ALF, HotDocs)
· Completing due diligence for corporate transactions, including (i) reviewing minute books and preparing minute book reports using document automation programs and (ii) reviewing due diligence searches and preparing due diligence reporting using document automation programs, for review by Principal or Associate Lawyers
· Preparing ancillary documents (share certificates, share assignments, etc) for corporate transactions with no oversight, using document automation programs
· Preparing and completing registrations and filings at Corporate Registry (amendments, amalgamations, etc), Land Titles and Personal Property Registry, with no oversight
· Maintaining project agendas for corporate transactions, including regular updates
Leadership Accountabilities
· Documents drafted with consistent accuracy and negligible error rate
· Comprehensive and consistent identification of due diligence issues which are relevant to corporate transaction, including minute book deficiencies
· Information in minute books and electronic minute book program is accurate and complete, including shareholder and director ledgers, corporate filings and other documents (promissory notes, agreements, share certificates, share assignments, etc)
Skills and Qualifications
· 2-5 years’ experience as a corporate paralegal
· Experience with residential real estate considered an asset
· CORES II certification is a requirement
CORES III certification is considered an asset
· Experience with ALF Corporate is considered an asset
· Proficient with MS Office
· Moderate technological competence
· Excellent attention to detail
· Ability to prioritize and effectively manage stress
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