At Canadian Solar, our vision is to make lives better by bringing electricity powered by the sun to millions of people worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of solar panels, inverters, and energy storage solutions, we've been an industry front-runner since our founding in 2001. Our commitment to sustainability is reflected in all parts of our organization as we navigate the complexities of a booming industry.
Throughout Canadian Solar's subsidiaries, e-Storage, Recurrent Energy, MSS and CSI Solar Co., we invest in our employees' growth. Our training programs and promotional opportunities ensure we all can continue to learn. We understand the importance of work-life balance and provide various flexible work options to support our employees' well-being. Join our team to "Make the Difference" by creating a lasting positive impact on the world and the communities where we operate.
Position Summary
Canadian Solar is seeking a corporate/commercial paralegal to fill a vacancy in its legal team at the parent company level. This position is ideal for a paralegal with experience in corporate law, compliance, contract management, and who is interested in international legal operations and renewable energy technologies. Strong interpersonal and organizational skills are a must. You will be supporting the parent company, as well as its subsidiaries in over 20 countries worldwide in the areas of manufacturing, solar and battery project development, and solar, inverter and battery sales. This is a full-time position, with hybrid work options available, located in Jeffersonville, IN.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate the review, execution, distribution, and filing of various agreements and legal documents
- Coordinate the formation, registration, and dissolution of legal entities, including communicating with registered agents
- Maintain records and document management systems
- Assist with the organization and population of virtual data rooms
- Provide day-to-day legal support to parent company and subsidiary operations globally
- Assist in implementing policies and carrying out procedures related to compliance matters, such as anti-bribery/anti-corruption, confidentiality agreements and more
- Assist in the development of legal policies, processes, and resources at the parent company level
- Ensure that all activities are performed with the highest ethical standards and that transactions comply with Canadian Solar policies and procedures
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Paralegal Certification is a plus
- Minimum of 3 years’ related experience (role will be tailored to experience level and more experienced candidates are encouraged to apply)
- Previous law firm or in-house corporate/commercial experience preferred
- Thorough knowledge and experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Adobe Acrobat
- Experience with MS Teams, Docusign, PowerPoint, SharePoint and virtual data rooms helpful
- Strong organizational, problem-solving and critical thinking skills
- Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
- Ability to uphold standards of complete discretion and confidentiality
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, handle multiple projects, prioritize conflicting demands and meet deadlines
- Creative, versatile and adaptable team-player, willing to work on shifting departmental needs with enthusiasm
Compensation & Benefits
Canadian Solar offers a competitive salary plus fully comprehensive benefits and performance bonus package based on an annual objective achievement. Our generous benefits package includes medical, dental, life and disability coverages, personal leave and sick days.
The pay range for this position is $85,000 - $105,000 annually (subject to change). This range represents annual base salary only, without regard to location, and does not include bonus or other incentives or benefits that may apply. Canadian Solar is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Minimum 3 years of related experience
- Thorough knowledge and experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills
- Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
- Ability to uphold complete discretion and confidentiality
- Ability to work independently, handle multiple projects, prioritize conflicting demands, and meet deadlines
- Creative, versatile, adaptable team-player willing to address shifting departmental needs
- Paralegal certification
- Previous law firm or in-house corporate/commercial experience
- Experience with Microsoft Teams, DocuSign, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and virtual data rooms
What We Do
Founded in 2001 in Ontario Canada, Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ) is as a global energy provider with successful business subsidiaries in 20 countries & regions on 6 continents. Canadian Solar is both a leading manufacturer of solar PV modules and a provider of solar energy solutions, with over 14,000 employees globally. With state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Canada, China, Brazil and South East Asian countries, Canadian Solar now has module manufacturing capacity and has delivered more than 55 GW of premium quality solar modules to customers in over 150 countries in the past 20 years. Canadian Solar has solar power projects globally and solar power plants that are in commercial operation, with a resale value of US$1.2 billion. In addition, Canadian Solar has a geographically diversified utility-scale solar power project pipeline around 10 GWp, with projects being developed in the U.S., Japan, Latin America,Australia, EMEA, South East Asia, India and China. Of the total project pipeline, 2.9 GWp of projects are at late-stage development and have secured energy offtake agreements. In 2018, Canadian Solar achieved a revenue of US$3.74 billion, Meanwhile, Canadian Solar was listed as the Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s Tier 1 Module Manufacturer in terms of bankability for Q4 2018, and was named as Top 3 Global Utility-scale Solar PV Project Developer for 2017 by GTM Research. Canadian Solar Founder and CEO Dr. Shawn Qu blogs as a LinkedIn Influencer at https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnqu/. Canadian Solar is making the difference by delivering more clean, safe and affordable solar energy to the world.
