Paralegal

Job title:

Paralegal

Company

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

Job description

Are you interested in a new and challenging opportunity? We are looking for a Paralegal to support the Senior Paralegal in working with clients to resolve issues and providing guidance and support for implementing solutions, drafting and preparing legal documents and contracts and liaising with various external counsel and legal Tribunals and Regulators. Do you have experience in various areas of law and legal procedures? Experience with attention to detail and drafting moderately complex legal documents with general supervision? If so, this may be the role for you! Apply now.What you will be doing!

• Accurately prepares moderately complex and diverse documents such as nondisclosure agreements, procurement and commercial contracts/amendments and other legal agreements and status updates with minimal guidance from Senior Paralegal and Legal Counsel.
• Compiling and analyzing moderately complex and diverse documents for filing with various tribunals and regulators. With oversight from Senior Paralegal and Legal Counsel, drafts and prepares various forms and documents for filing with a variety of arbitrators, regulators and tribunals.
• Assisting in developing and presenting training, maintain training material and be able to assist with presenting training materials to CNL staff.
• Reviewing and maintaining a suite of documentation and author new documents as directed.
• Working closely with CNL client groups to identify issues; provides advice and guidance to team and management on legal best practices, legal contracts and documents.
• Performing assessments on processes to identify gaps or inefficiencies. Propose solutions and assist with implementation of new or revised processes.
• Working with clients to resolve identified issues by suggesting solutions, provide guidance/support for implementing solutions, if required, and perform follow-up activities to ensure solution is effective and the issue has been resolved.
• Working with the Legal Services Administrative Assistant, to perform and oversee the front line contact for Legal, including reviewing incoming correspondence (Legal inbox) and take appropriate action to review, redirect, or respond if within own area of knowledge base
• Assisting with the management of procurement business of the Legal department including assignment of work and organization of assignments and responses; providing guidance to procurement staff on appropriate paths forward with oversight from Senior Paralegal and Legal Counsel.
• Assisting with the management of legal department processes to ensure efficient service; assisting with indemnity consent request process including review of contracts for indemnity language, drafting of consent requests and providing justification for approval of language, tracking submissions and approval of requests and corresponding directly with AECL; assisting with the management of process for amendments of CNL contracts including review and drafting of contract amendment requests and coordinating with appropriate legal counsel.
• Assisting to develop and present training for CNL client groups in legal best practices including preparation of training materials, scheduling of training sessions and presentation of training materials.
• Interacting with external counsel to liaise, schedule arbitrations, mediations and hearings and assist with the drafting and preparation of various legal submissions, forms and documents.
• Interacting with tribunals, regulators and arbitrators in order to liaise, schedule hearings and arbitrations and provide filing of legal forms and documents. Interaction is by phone and by email.
• Maintaining working rapport with a variety of external contact such as AECL, CNSC and other external clients

What we are looking for:

• Post-secondary education in legal or technical related field
• Paralegal/Law Clerk Certificate or degree program, or related experience
• 7+ years of directly related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Must have experience in areas of corporate commercial law with a good understanding of contracting principles in commercial and procurement environment.
• Experience in areas of labour & employment law with a good understanding of federal sectoremployment law and arbitration landscape is an asset.
• Requires experience and capability of working in a highly regulated area, including familiarity withreading and applying legislative instruments.
• Must have demonstrated interpersonal skills, along with the ability to work smoothly and effectively with customers, technical staff, colleagues and management.
• Initiative to resolve problems and expedite resources, work plans or other appropriate actions
• Ability to work in a team environment, maintain a clear focus on team goals, and establish a goodrapport with groups and individuals of many diverse professions is required
• Must be self-motivated, possess excellent oral and written communication skills and be able to interactwith peers, other departments, regulators and senior management.
• Demonstrated analytical skills – the ability to analyze information, draw conclusions and make recommendations quickly and effectively with the assistance of Senior Paralegal or Legal Counsel.
• Ability to handle multiple assignments and manage work schedule to meeting shifting priorities
• Must be proficient in Microsoft suite programs, including: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote for the purposes of creating reports, entering and mining data, producing spreadsheets and presentations and creating training programs and presentations related but not limited to office functions and legal processes and areas of law.
• Ability to self-manage, flexible and willing to work extra hours, as required
• Must have broad knowledge of corporate policies and procedures, systems and organizational structure in order to understand how Legal Services functional support area activities impact on and integrate with other functional areas.

Security clearance eligibility required: Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC), which has a minimum requirement of 3 years of verifiable history in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United States and/or the United Kingdom.Why CNL?Does working with a team across Canada to advance nuclear science and technology for a clean and secure world speak to you? We’re reinventing ourselves to be the pace setters so we can lead the charge in solving the problems that matter, like building the next generation of clean nuclear and hydrogen energy solutions, developing new and better-targeted cancer treatments, and continuing to lead the world in environmental remediation.

• Work-life balance is an integral part of our overall health and well-being; at CNL, we value this.

We offer a complete total rewards package :

• paid time off (vacation, sick, floater & personal);
• benefits effective day one, that’s right, no waiting period;
• tuition support
• and a pension!

Do Our Priorities Resonate with You?

• Clean energy for today and tomorrow.
• Restore and protect the Environment.
• Contribute to the health of Canadians.

Location of Work – Remote

• This role is based out of CNL’s Chalk River site, however the primary work location will be remote. Although this role is considered to be fully remote, presence at the Chalk River site may be needed on occasion and will be determined by the manager, based on internal client and project needs. CNL may require travel from time to time, as necessary.

CNL also supports a workplace environment and a corporate culture built on our Core Values: Respect, Teamwork, Accountability, Safety, Integrity and Excellence, which encourage equitable employment practices and career prospects inclusive of accommodations for all employees.CNL is committed to being an equal-opportunity employer. If you require accommodation measures during any phase of the hiring process, please inform the Talent Acquisition Specialist with whom you are in contact. All information received in relation to accommodation requests will be kept confidential.The Chalk River Laboratories site is located on the unceded and unsurrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe people. As an organization, CNL recognizes and appreciates their historic connection to this place. CNL also recognizes the contributions that First Nations, Métis, Inuit and other Indigenous Peoples have made, both in shaping and strengthening this community in particular, and this province and country as a whole.#LI-REMOTE

Expected salary

Location

Chalk River, ON

Job date

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 23:44:52 GMT

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