Legal Assistant, Corporate Secretariat

We are looking for a Legal Assistant to join our Corporate Secretariat

**As a member of this team, you will be responsible for**:
Working with a team of Legal Assistants to provide administrative support to the team of Corporate Secretariat Law Clerks

Providing a full range of word processing and document production support in editing, formatting, proofreading and printing materials using Word, Excel, PowerPoint and DocuSign

Proactively drafting routine correspondence and corporate documentation using legal precedents

Providing clerical support such as Minute Book filings, in addition to updating or maintaining information and/or documentation in corporate databases according to internal records management policies for both paper and electronic formats

Generating routine database reports and charts

Preparing expense accounts, including allocating pre-determined cost codes to accounts and invoices

Maintaining a tickler or reminder system and following up on assigned tasks, as well as a team calendar

Generating routine database reports and editing organizational charts

Assisting other Corporate Secretariat, Corporate Counsel and Legal Division staff members, as necessary

Handling confidential material with discretion

Working independently with a minimum of supervision

Working with the team to expedite workflow, including prioritizing and coordinating competing tasks and deliverables

Contributing to the Corporate Secretariat group by scheduling meetings and appointments or events and/or presentation materials as necessary

**To succeed in this role, you must have**:
A minimum of 3 years of experience working in a law firm or office

A degree from a college legal secretarial or legal assistant program

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Advanced word processing skills such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio

Advanced working knowledge of EnGlobe and iManage or equivalent database or document maintenance systems

Demonstrated ability to work as a team player, in a professional and courteous manner

Demonstrated organizational skills and attention to detail

The ability to co-ordinate multiple tasks with a high level of initiative and minimum direction or supervision

The ability to recognize issues and resolve or escalate them

The ability to work under pressure, while maintaining professionalism

Experience working as a member of a Corporate Secretarial team is an asset

**Our story**:
Founded in 1962, OMERS is one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, with $121 billion in net assets as at December 31, 2021. OMERS is a jointly-sponsored pension plan, with 1,000 participating employers ranging from large cities to local agencies, and over half a million active, deferred and retired members. OMERS members include union and non-union employees of municipalities, school boards, local boards, transit systems, electrical utilities, emergency services and children’s aid societies across Ontario. Contributions to the Plan are funded equally by members and employers. 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.

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 means 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.

Vaccination Policy

At OMERS and Oxford the office or worksite is our primary place of work. We are committed to providing work environments which promote the health, safety and well-being of all employees in accordance with public health regulation and guidance. Accordingly, employees are required to provide evidence of full vaccination or have an approved exemption.