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OPTrust

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Job description

Legal Summer Intern

Department: Legal

Type: BU (Bargaining Unit) Summer Internship (Approx. 6-weeks)

Location: Toronto, ON (On-site), 1 Adelaide Street East, Toronto, ON

Posting Date: June 1st, 2023

At OPTrust, paying pensions today, preserving pensions for tomorrow is our mission and business.

When you choose OPTrust, you join a team of smart, talented people who fuel our success and have a passion for pensions. Everyone at OPTrust – from London, Toronto, and Sydney – makes a meaningful impact, our environment is fast paced, but we find time to have fun and give back to the community as well. Our strength resides in our team members with different backgrounds and perspectives creating an inclusive and fulfilling place to work for everyone.

What OPTrust Offers Students

Unique culture rooted in our core values – collaboration and teamwork, integrity, respect, flexibility, and excellence and continuous improvement – reflected across the team.
Dedicated business strategy for inclusion, diversity and equity with multiple, meaningful opportunities to participate.
Professional development opportunities, social and networking events and learning initiatives including access to LinkedIn Learning and speaker series.
Ongoing coaching and feedback to help you succeed, learn and much more!

If you strive for excellence and continuous improvement, value a collaborative and flexible team culture, and approach everything with integrity and respect, then we invite you to apply to our summer internship

About the Role

The Legal Services team at OPTrust is led by Stephen Solursh, General Counsel and Senior Vice President. The team is responsible for the provision of legal advice and related operational support to the organization and the Board of Trustees. The team has 3 subgroups: Corporate Secretary, Legal Operations, and Investment Counsel. Training will be provided on OPTrust procedures, systems and work processes. The student intern will also participate in OPTrust’s virtual orientation program for new employees. To learn more about OPSEU Pension Plan Trust Fund, please visit our web site: www.optrust.com.

What You’ll Do

Assist the legal team at our downtown Toronto office location with physical file management of highly confidential legal documents, including photocopying and ensuring consistency of naming conventions
Utilize iManage file management system to digitize physical files for the team to easily access
Support the legal team in preparing for its move to a new office space in the fall
Job shadow various legal meetings and proceedings such as arbitrations
Other tasks as assigned

What You Bring

6-week Internship, July - August
Ability to work in-office 5 days’ per week, some flexibility to work remote occasionally
Working towards high school diploma
Strong oral and written communication skills
Strong time management and organizational skills
Sound judgment and initiative, including ability to work with confidential information
Interest in learning about the legal field

Competencies:

Results oriented
Service oriented
Teamwork and cooperation
Listening, understanding and responding

Serving a membership as diverse as ours and investing in a global market means cultivating an environment that embraces inclusion, diversity and equity in everything we do. We know a diversity of backgrounds, cultures and perspectives are critical to creating long-term value. OPTrust is an organization engaged in building on our unique and diverse strengths. If you require an accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, or have preferred pronouns, please send a message to

[email protected]

, or discuss your needs with the Recruitment Consultant during the telephone screen. We will do our best to work with you and provide appropriate accommodation.

We thank all interested applicants, however only those under consideration will be contacted.