Corporate Law Clerk/legal Administrator

3 weeks ago

Waterloo, Canada Descartes Full time

**Descartes Unites the People and Technology that Move the World**
The need for efficient, secure, and agile supply chains and logistics operations has become ever more critical and complex. By combining innovative technology, powerful trade intelligence and the reach of our network, Descartes helps get goods, information, transportation assets, and people where they’re needed, when they’re needed.

**We’re growing fast and invite you to join our amazing team.**

The Descartes Systems Group Inc. is an established and rapidly growing software company in the Kitchener-Waterloo tech community seeking to add a Corporate Law Clerk/Legal Administrator to its growing legal team. This role will provide broad exposure to a variety of matters related to the management and operations of an international publicly traded technology company.

**Under the Supervision of the Senior Corporate Counsel, Your Responsibilities Will Include**:

- In conjunction with the Senior Corporate Counsel, maintain, update and file corporate documents and resolutions.
- In conjunction with the Senior Corporate Counsel, review and prepare standard documentation for various global business units (e.g. Finance, HR, Tax).
- Proofread and prepare legal documentation, including extensive editing and quality assurance.
- Facilitate the meeting of deadlines by keeping multiple agendas and providing timely reminders.
- Provide some administrative support, including file management and document signing, preparing agendas, meeting minutes, spreadsheets, etc.
- Assist with other projects and support other departments as required.

**Experience Required**
- Legal diploma, Community College Secretarial Degree or completion of the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario certification.
- Strong experience as a law clerk/legal assistant working in the legal department of a large corporation or law firm.
- Experience managing and preparing corporate records and regulatory filings (minutes, resolutions, certificates, filings, etc.) is an asset.
- Advanced computer skills and strong working knowledge of DocuSign and Microsoft Office.

**Skills and Aptitudes Required**
- Demonstrated time management, organization and prioritization skills, with the ability to handle multiple and changing priorities and projects, and meet deadlines in a dynamic tech environment.
- Ability to work independently with mínimal supervision and as part of a team.
- Strong attention to detail required.
- Strong work ethic and high level of professionalism.
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to adopt a flexible work schedule from time to time to accommodate international time zones and/or peak work periods.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Highly organized, with a focus on time management.

**LOCATION**
This is a fully remote position with an option to work from our headquarters in Waterloo. Strong preference will be given to applicants in the Eastern Time Zone.

**Join Us**
As we scale, we’re looking for new doers, collaborators and innovators to join Descartes in uniting the people and technology that move the world as the Global Leader in Logistics and Supply Chain Technology. We’re entrepreneurial, hardworking, geeky-in-a-good way problem solvers. Guided by our values, we nurture a TEAM focused culture that invests in people and creates opportunities for advancement across a broad spectrum of career paths. We prioritize work-life balance and foster an environment with the space to take ownership, to be heard, and to carve a path for your individual accomplishments to help drive our success. At Descartes, everyone has a voice and the best argument wins, regardless of who makes it. We offer competitive compensation, great benefits, remote and flexible work hours, and the opportunity to join a company on an awesome mission with a great existing team and trajectory.

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