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Law Clerk – Corporate & Governance

Toronto, ON

Our outstanding corporate client, with its head office located in downtown Toronto, close to Union Station, is looking to hire a Senior Corporate Law Clerk to join its in-house legal team. This is a full-time permanent role.

This company offers a couple of days a week work from home!

In this role you will be an integral member of the small legal team. The work will be varied and interesting.

Duties and Responsibilities will include:

Corporate Secretarial:

Maintaining corporate records of corporation and its subsidiaries and ensuring all are registered to do business and in good standing in all jurisdictions in which it/they operate and that the corporate records are complete and up to date;

Drafting and obtaining signatures on corporate resolutions for specific transactions/projects (internal or external) and support (e.g. Drafting, reviewing, obtaining signatures, etc.) of other corporate documentation relating to such transactions;

Maintaining, with input of corporate Board Chair, rolling calendar/work plans for its Board of Directors;

Preparing and circulating Board of Directors’ consent resolutions as required, and drafting proposed resolutions for Board meetings;

Providing support on all internal legal entity re-organizations;

Managing legal aspects of grants of stock options and share subscription rights, respectively, including preparing and circulating for signature related documentation;

Manage legal aspects of share issuances in respect of vested options/subscription rights;

Manage legal aspects of buy-backs of corporate shares; charts and shareholder / option holder / subscription right holder database;

Assisting in the preparation of Board materials such as agendas and minutes and circulating materials to the Board members using agreed means and methods, as requested by the Executive Chairman, CEO and CFO;

Attending Board and shareholder meetings and act as recording secretary;

Assisting in the preparation of board materials such as agendas and minutes for non-wholly owned subsidiaries and circulating materials to the subsidiary board members using agreed means and methods, as requested by the Executive Chairman, CEO and CFO;

Attending board and shareholder meetings of non-wholly owned subsidiaries and act as recording secretary:

Assisting in the preparation of board materials such as agendas and minutes for non-wholly owned subsidiaries and circulating materials to the subsidiary board members using agreed means and methods, as requested by the Executive Chairman, CEO and CFO

Work with General Counsel to develop/maintain Company corporate governance materials, including rolling calendar, mandates/policies, etc., and maintain records of same;

Respond to general inquiries from the business relating to legal entities and provide any information requested/required;

Support audits (financial, tax, internal, MDP) by providing corporate information required in connection with audit related activities;

Oversee external legal resources in connection with the furtherance of the above, as required.

Regulatory:

Interface with, and provide support to, resources within subsidiaries in connection with internal reorganizations with regulatory impacts and in connection licensing activities more generally, including, by providing relevant informational support and more generally.

Develop and maintain regulatory portal / database and associated materials for use by subsidiary resources on regulatory related matters.

Oversee external legal resources in connection with the furtherance of the above, as required.

Mergers & Acquisitions:

In addition to transaction related corporate secretarial related work (see above):

Oversee and support integration of acquired companies into corporate secretarial model.

Oversee and support the obtaining of requisite internal approvals

Corporate Finance

Support corporate finance initiative due diligence and other related matters, including, on corporate entity related aspects

Support external counsel on the joinder of acquired companies to all secured lending facilities.

Experience required:

>7 years of related work experience with experience providing comprehensive oversight of private company corporate secretarial functions required;

Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills;

Ability to work independently, as well as in team situations, while multi-tasking in diverse legal areas;

Ability to work within tight deadlines, interface effectively with a broad array of internal client groups, functional support resources, external counsel, regulators and suppliers;

Strong organizational, and drafting skills, including a rapid, problem-solving mindset.

We thank all applicants for their interest in this role. We will only reach out to those candidates selected for an interview. Thank you for your interest in Linds & Associates Ltd.