Senior Legal Assistant

Inspirational, innovative and entrepreneurial - this is how we describe our empowered teams. Combine your passion with purpose and join a culture that is thriving in the face of change.

Make an impact with our Legal & Risk Management team as a Senior Legal Assistant. This diverse team of professionals provides legal expertise to support the success of our operations across a broad range of practice areas. As a trusted advisor, you’ll apply your understanding of the legislative landscape to proactively explore and mitigate risk and ensure firmwide compliance.

MNP is proudly Canadian. Providing business strategies and solutions, we are a leading national accounting, tax and business advisory firm in Canada. Entrepreneurial to our core, our talented team members transcend obstacles into opportunities and are successfully transforming mid-market business practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal assistance support to in-house counsel across a broad range of practice areas, such as corporate/commercial, M&A, litigation, employment, regulatory, and privacy
• Assist in the preparation, editing and proofing of legal presentations and documents including agreements, legal memoranda, correspondence and legal forms
• Coordinate document production in response to regulatory or court-ordered requests
• Provide matter management support, including intake, assignment coordination, filing, reporting, and follow ups
• Maintain and organize calendars, emails, correspondence, notes, meetings and documents
• Contribute to the development of new ideas and approaches to improve work processes

Skills and Experience

• At least 5 years of corporate legal assistant experience, gained in a mid to large size firm or in-house corporate legal department
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written
• Excellent document and technology skills (for example formatting, redlining, version control) as well as strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Experience with corporate records and minute books would be considered an asset
• Ability to speak and write French would be considered an asset