Sr. Law Clerk

Ready to Make an Impact   Reporting to the Vice President, Associate General Counsel, and supporting three internal lawyers, the Corporate Law Clerk plays a key role on the Legal team as well as provides compliance and legal support across the business as well as to the Board of Directors.   Here is where you will be focusing to ensure your success.   Board of Directors Responsible for board and shareholders meeting preparation and scheduling and other corporate governance matters to ensure board materials are compiled and made available to the Board of Directors in a timely manner.  Collaborate within the Legal team to draft governance documents (minutes, resolutions, meeting material) as well as manage Diligent Board Books. General Corporate Work Maintain the minutes books for all corporate entities. Facilitates legal’s response to both internal and external audit requests providing the supporting documentation and ensuring all questions, comments, and findings are addressed. Maintenance of external system (Venue) to ensure all contracts, polices and minutes are available online for external review and due diligence exercises. Maintain a repository of corporate policies and committee mandates ensuring documents are circulated for review by key stakeholders as necessary and version control is maintained. Responsible for drafting all new lenders’ onboarding materials in collaboration with Sales (NDAs, master policies, ECEs, etc.) and updating existing material agreements. Responsible for vendor management of legal suppliers including contract management and processing of related payments. Responsible for posting quarterly regulatory filings to the sagen.ca investor website and coordinating with the wire services the issuing of news releases.   Regulatory  Responsible for ensuring accurate and timely completion of Sagen regulatory filings (e.g. OSFI, AMF, FCAC, TSX, SEDI, IIROC, and all provincial filings). Responsible for the Regulatory Compliance Management System, ensuring ongoing maintenance to keep system up to date. Provide general assistance to the Legal team. Involved in a variety of compliance related activities, including but not limited to creating the quarterly compliance report.   What we are looking for. Post secondary education as a Paralegal and or Legal Assistant or related work experience. Minimum of 3 years of applicable corporate experience in a law firm or in-house legal department. Knowledge of the Corporate and Insurance regulatory requirements an asset. Experience administering Board Portal platform (Diligent) is considered an asset. A dedicated team player with the ability to excel in a dynamic, team-oriented work environment. Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to develop and maintain strong professional relationships with all levels of the organization. Results driven and detail oriented.  A self-starter with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities. Strong working knowledge of MS Office Suite. #LI-Hybrid