Job Advert JD 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 - Strong Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) - 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 - Prior KYC-related work