BLAZESOFT Looking for Paralegal at Concord, Ontario, Canada Full Time

Description: The successful candidate would assist in transactional, corporate commercial contracts generally related to the business operations. This position will be working alongside the General Counsel and some senior members of various orgs within the Company. Hours of work are from 9 am to 5 pm. The successful candidate may be required to work outside of normal business hours to meet business and client needs.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide assistance and support for daily administrative tasks, as required
• Legal Operations Management including but not limited to scheduling, working with various legal workflow management tools, manage a large volume of commercial contracts of various types, assist the legal team with managing their processes, workflows and legal time management manage legal budget with General Counsel and senior team members
• Monitor deadlines
• Calendar management for senior executive team

Requirements Required Knowledge and Experience Qualifications:

• Minimum of two years working as a Paralegal
• Previous exposure to law firm or professional services environment is highly preferred.
• Knowledgeable in using and supporting Windows 11, Active Directory, Microsoft Office 2016 or later, MS 365, or other document management systems, Web-based phone systems, Conferencing software, remote access systems (Citrix and VPN), and mobile devices (iOS and Android) etc.
• Familiarity with legal practice group legal software e.g. OnCorp, FastCo etc. and legal management systems e.g., Linksquares, Jurio, Spotdraft, etc. would be beneficial.
• Customer service oriented.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong troubleshooting skills.
• Proven agility and resilience working in a fast-paced environment.
• Goal oriented, very organized, and willing to take ownership of customer requests.
• Excellent follow through, attention to detail, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Law Firm experience is preferred.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite applications
• Excellent communication, time management, and multitasking skills
• Team player and ability to work in an agile environment
• Law Clerk Diploma or Paralegal License