Corporate Paralegal

Corporate Paralegal Officer - Pharmaceutical / Healthcare Group

Reporting to: General Counsel

About the Role

We're recruiting a Corporate Paralegal Officer for a global pharmaceutical/healthcare group's Legal Department. This is a senior paralegal role supporting the General Counsel directly across corporate governance, contract lifecycle management, process improvement, and KYC coordination, ideal for an experienced corporate paralegal who wants ownership over how a legal function runs, not just document processing.

What You'll Do

• Support the General Counsel and legal counsels on corporate governance matters: domestic and foreign entity registrations, maintenance, and company resolutions; handle routine filings with government bodies and third parties
• Support contract negotiations, entity management, and litigation matters, including external counsel and records management
• Drive the rollout and ongoing maintenance of a Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) tool - from initial data feed through to regular updates
• Maintain and renew business licenses; review, edit, and draft legal documents and contract summaries; manage the contract approval process
• Own the Department's records management tools and processes; recommend and implement improvements to legal team tools, processes, and policies
• Track and document operational KPIs and strategic projects alongside the General Counsel
• Act as the interface between Treasury and internal/external stakeholders for KYC documentation requests from banks

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years' experience as a corporate paralegal, including exposure to KYC processes
• Bachelor's degree in Legal Studies (or equivalent)
• Fluent spoken and written English and French; additional languages an asset
• Self-motivated with strong organizational skills, comfortable with IT tools, and proactive about improving processes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to work well under pressure and to deadline, with strong attention to detail
• Experience handling and communicating with senior/executive-level stakeholders
• Rigorous approach to document production and verification ahead of management sign-off
• Familiarity with compliance programs and their implementation at group level

Preferred

• Experience in a multinational group, including corporate matters and registrations across subsidiaries