Paralegal

• Draft legal documents, contracts, agreements, and correspondence related to various aspects of the Project both bespoke or using standard form templates.
• Assist and support the review and negotiation of simple or standard form agreements such as non-disclosure agreements and service provider contracts, working in conjunction with a lawyer and using internal templates and playbooks.
• Have the ability to act as a first point of contact for requests/inquiries from various stakeholders; answer questions, including with respect to executed agreements, or direct to responsible lawyer, as necessary.
• Assist or prepare resolutions, agreements and other corporate documents as required
• Assist with litigation, pre-litigation, and regulatory matters, partnering with in-house counsel.
• Assist in the implementation of strategic initiatives to streamline legal operations and increase workflow efficiency in the areas of document management, knowledge management and workflow allocation.
• Manage and maintain precedent documents and a legal advice library, including assistance with the preparation of standard operating procedures as well as template agreements and playbooks.
• Manage project-related data and documentation within the company’s Document Management System.
• Assist with preparation of document control and preparation of records of engagement.
• Assist in conducting research on laws, regulations, and legal precedents related to Energy contracts, environmental regulations, and more.
• Review, analyze, and manage contracts to ensure compliance with legal requirements.
• Assist in due diligence of the internal processes to identify legal risks and liabilities.
• Create and maintain systems of document control for identifying, tracking, and organizing agreement or document collections.
• Certain clerical duties required by the Legal department.
• Other duties as required.

• Completion of a recognized paralegal program with 5+ years of related experience. Those with BCPA Registered Paralegal designation is a plus.
• Previous experience working as a paralegal for a legal department strongly preferred.
• Proven experience in:

• Handling sensitive information.
• Drafting, editing, and finalizing correspondence, agreements, documents, policies, and reports.
• Ability to work well under pressure, handle multiple tasks, and change priorities within tight time frames.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to lead, manage and complete complex and dynamic tasks involving various internal and external teams, processes, and technologies
• Organizing high volume of information / documents
• Exceptional inter-personal and communication skills, both oral and written, including the ability to effectively communicate legal and technical information to both technical and non-technical personnel.

• Accepts responsibility and demonstrates a commitment to the delivery of tasks and targets.
• Experience with capital EPC project, Energy project experience is a plus.
• Self-motivated and self-directed with strong communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
• Must be proficient in Office 365, MS Teams, Adobe Acrobat and SharePoint.
• Motivated and willing to take ownership of tasks.

Woodfibre LNG