Legal Summer Intern

4 weeks ago


Toronto, Canada OPTrust Full time

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

About the Role

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

, 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.


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