Corporate Governance Specialist

4 weeks ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada OMERS Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Law Clerk to join our Corporate Governance team at OMERS. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for providing support to our corporate secretariat function, including the preparation of documents, filings, and other corporate governance activities.

Key Responsibilities

  • Prepare and file articles, by-laws, minutes, and resolutions, registers, and ledgers, share certificates
  • Draft forms of resolutions and consents supporting corporate actions and flow of funds memoranda
  • Stay current on legislative changes and revise precedents and technical procedures checklists to ensure compliance with new legislation and changes to internal processes
  • Be responsible for the completion and ongoing maintenance of extra-provincial licenses, annual returns, updating and/or renewing business name registrations, required government filings
  • Update and maintain information regarding entities in corporate secretariat databases
  • Provide support to transaction teams by responding to KYC requests in a timely way
  • Assist with project-based tasks – e.g. dissolutions, amalgamations
  • Assist internal clients including members of Finance and Tax, with respect to general corporate matters
  • Maintain relationships with external corporate secretariat functions associated with various Infrastructure investments
  • Oversee completeness and accuracy of execution documents

Requirements

  • Post-secondary education (Law Clerk diploma, Legal diploma or equivalent - will consider equivalent international designations)
  • 4-6 years of related experience in a law firm or in-house legal department, preferably at a large multinational company
  • Corporate governance experience related to corporations, limited partnerships, and trusts as well as other forms of business associations in Canada
  • Demonstrated knowledge of laws/legislation, legal terminology, forms, and documents related to Corporate practice area
  • Demonstrated experience handling legal/regulatory filings
  • Demonstrated accountability, holding self and others to high standards
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently
  • Demonstrated organizational and time management skills
  • Sound judgement, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills with ability to assess situations, interpret, and apply legislation and adopt an effective course of action
  • Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and to work with minimal supervision
  • High proficiency in MS Word and Excel
  • Broad and in-depth knowledge of relevant legal references and their content

About OMERS

OMERS is a jointly-sponsored pension plan, with more than 1,000 participating employers ranging from large cities to local agencies, and over half a million active, deferred, and retired members. OMERS teams work in Toronto, London, New York, Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Singapore, Sydney, and other major cities across North America and Europe – serving members and employers and originating and managing a diversified portfolio of high-quality investments in public markets, private equity, infrastructure, and real estate.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

OMERS is committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities in which we live and work. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to a barrier-free recruitment and selection process. At OMERS, inclusion and diversity mean belonging. How we create a sense of belonging is through our employees and our vast network of Employee Resource Groups. Whether you are passionate about gender, pride, or visible minorities, we have groups that are focused on making a difference in all of our lives.

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