Paralegal

Overview

We are currently seeking a Paralegal/Legal Assistant to join the Legal & Compliance team for Hexagon's Autonomous Solutions division.  Are you enthusiastic, motivated, and keen to apply your paralegal experience and have a yearning to expand your knowledge and skills? If so, we want to hear from you! Reporting to our VP, Division General Counsel and Compliance Officer, you will provide support for our division’s legal and compliance operations, commercial transactions, corporate governance, and intellectual property matters.

The Location: Hexagon is a global company with locations around the world. This position may be based in Calgary, AB or Peoria, IL.

Responsibilities

As our Paralegal/Legal Assistant, you will be responsible for providing authoritative and comprehensive paralegal services meeting the commercial and strategic needs of the business.  Specifically, you will:

• Prepare, draft and send standard form documents and templates


• Coordinate execution of contracts and corporate resolutions


• Maintain the Legal & Compliance department's document filing system, and be responsible for document and form management


• Oversee the Intellectual Property files and registers


• Assist with special projects and training as assigned, including but not limited to acting as a compliance lead for internal compliance initiatives, risk assessment reviews, and assistance with external customer requests;


• Maintain current knowledge of internal policies and procedures relative to legal and regulatory requirements


• Conduct research as assigned


• Perform such other tasks which the VP, Division General Counsel and Compliance Officer may require you to undertake from time to time

Qualifications

Must Have:

• 3-7 years of relevant experience in business, IP and/or regulatory law acquired at a large firm or multinational company


• Graduate of a post-secondary, accredited Paralegal program or equivalent paralegal work experience will be considered in lieu


• Capacity to manage many files simultaneously, work well under pressure and exercise initiative


• Excellent written and oral communication skills


• Capacity to occasionally accommodate a flexible schedule


• Exceptional time management skills, with the ability to meet deadlines and direct competing priorities, whilst working in a fast-paced environment


• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Key Success Factors:

• Excellent analytical skills, good judgment, organizational skills and high attention to detail


• Client-service oriented, including strong interpersonal and relationship building skills


• Proactive and positive team player

Nice to Have:

• Experience with Canadian, UK and EU privacy laws


• Working knowledge of intellectual property global filing requirements


• Contract management experience

Not sure if you meet all the qualifications for this role? Let us decide! At Hexagon, we are committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you’re excited about the opportunities this role could bring, we encourage you to apply. Applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at [email protected]  

The Company: Hexagon's Autonomous Solutions division's comprehensive Reality Technologies — from planning to activation to management — are helping the world’s vital industries reach operational excellence to benefit people, the planet and profitability. From the deepest mines to outer space, Hexagon’s Autonomous Solutions division delivers a level of autonomy, navigational precision and safety once barely imaginable, leading industries into their most efficient and sustainable era yet. Hexagon is the global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies. We are putting data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, quality and safety across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, public sector, and mobility applications. Our technologies are shaping production and people related ecosystems to become increasingly connected and autonomous – ensuring a scalable, sustainable future.

We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans.

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Applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources for assistance at 309-291-0966.

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If you have any questions about the role or our company, please email our team at [email protected] and we will be pleased to follow up with you. Please do not send cover letters or resumes to this address.