Aker SolutionsContracts Paralegal, Legal Services
Apr. 2007 - Sep. 2009Vancouver, BC• Assist with drafting and negotiating engineering and project contracts;
• Corporate records filings and registrations for the active private companies in the Aker Kvaerner Group within Canada including filings with Industry Canada and various Provinces;
• Prepare confidentiality agreements, powers of attorney and other agreements and documents from precedents, liaising directly with project personnel;
• Managing claims, dispute resolution and litigation files under counsel’s supervision, including direct liaison with external counsel;
• Assist with general commercial/business law advice, including banking, intellectual property, technology protection and licensing, real property, leases, employment and labour issues;
• Maintain filing and document archiving systems for legal and commercial department as well as for project contracts;
• Develop and maintain corporate precedents and assist with preparing general legal precedents;