CLOSING DATE: July 7, 2024
This 24-month fixed-term role offers a unique opportunity to kick-start your career in the growing legal operations industry with a top global institutional investor! This position includes extended benefits and a performance-based incentive plan.
BCI's Legal Affairs department is a growing team with over 50 employees, offering legal and compliance services for transactional, investment, and operational activities worldwide. The department handles legal and regulatory matters, ensures compliance, manages corporate governance, and oversees entities and records.
Within Legal Affairs, the Legal Operations Team focuses on improving efficiency, implementing new technology, managing budgets, and analyzing data. As a driving force for excellence, the team promotes innovation and helps the department reach its full potential.
At least 1 year of relevant experience in corporate legal, law firm environment, or related field
Strong problem-solving and organizational skills
Meticulous accuracy and organization without losing sight of the big picture
Customer-oriented mindset, proactively addressing concerns and delivering exceptional experiences
Clear and tactful communication skills, both verbal and written
Ability to build effective relationships with internal and external parties
Solid technical skills and understanding of basic technology terms
High proficiency in MS 365, Adobe, SharePoint Online, and intermediate Excel skills
Capability to manage heavy workload, competing priorities, and deliver goals accurately
Independent work ethic, strong teamwork, and process improvement mindset
Financial industry experience and/or knowledge of legal practices
The Technician, Legal Operations, reports to the Manager, Department Operations and plays a vital role in supporting daily operations and providing technical assistance for Legal Affairs technology.
Your responsibilities will include:
Provide first-line technical support for Legal Affairs software and systems, and drive user acceptance and adoption of new and existing technologies
Coordinate ongoing training for staff on technology platforms and create/update training material
Oversee the management of physical/electronic records as the Legal Affairs Records Coordinator, adhering to company policies
Continuously review and improve department processes to increase efficiency, streamline, and automate
Maintain a comprehensive records inventory and assist in developing/managing a classification system
Manage relationships with third-party vendors, including technology providers
Review, test, and document system owner/administrator functions and serve in this role when needed
Assess, validate, and organize data, transforming it into easily digestible visuals for business needs
Ensure compliance with BCI Directives, policies, and confidentiality/data protection practices
Participate in department business continuity planning and track progress on deliverables/initiatives
Work from our downtown Victoria office; relocation support is available if needed. We are an in-person collaborative organization with the flexibility to work remotely one day a week
BCI offers a competitive total rewards package which includes a performance-based incentive plan, comprehensive health & dental benefits, a defined benefit pension plan and paid time off.
The annualized base salary range for this Victoria-based role is CAD $64,000 to $75,000.
The base salary offered to the successful candidate will consider a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill set, level of experience applicable to the role they are being offered and consideration to internal equity.
We pay our people competitively in the markets in which we compete for talent and with consideration to internal equity and job structure. We aim for actual pay to be around the median of the market for target or expected levels of performance, and around the upper quartile of the market for excellent performance.
Actual salaries may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors, including, but not limited to, experience and expertise.
With our values as our anchor, it’s our people that help shape employee-focused initiatives and who create the environment we work in each day – all of which further strengthens our culture. BCI has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers – for the fifth consecutive year - and has built programs and benefits to support all our employees, including;
Extended health and dental coverage start on your first day of work. We have you covered!
Time off includes: 20 days vacation, 6 paid sick days, 6 paid personal days, and 2 paid days for volunteering – to support physical, mental, and community health
Four days in office, with the option to work from home once a week, promoting both a collaborative work culture and a healthy work-life balance
Annual wellness allowance to support an active lifestyle well as physical well-being when working at home
Our telehealth provider Dialogue connects you and your family to virtual healthcare appointments
Eligibility to the defined benefit BC Public Service Pension Plan providing you with a secure retirement income
On-going learning through our in-house mentoring program, professional dues support, and online and in-house learning
Invested in your learning: BCI investment professionals lead a monthly Investment Club to share industry knowledge with employees who work in other departments
At BCI, we value diversity and believe in fostering an inclusive culture where all employees can be successful.
We are performance and client focused, and we value integrity; if you share these values, we want to know you.
We recognize that some skills can be learned on the job and encourage all to apply.
If you require an accommodation for the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations), contact us at hr@bci.ca.
We would like to hear from you!
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