Law Clerk

**Essential Functions**:

- Assist in the areas of securities, contract and corporate law. Litigation support may also be required from time to time.
- Draft correspondence, agreements, and corporate resolutions and other business filings.
- Compile and review all materials for Board Meetings of various corporate entities.
- Obtain and maintain extra-provincial registration across Canada for corporate entities including Canadian limited partnerships, Securities and/or Investment Dealer registrations and Insurance Agency registrations for Canadian affiliates and all individual registrations of directors, officers and all registrant agents of Canadian affiliates.
- Liase with other departments to ensure proper registration/approval in any jurisdiction where business may be conducted.
- Assist with Due Diligence Committee meetings for new agent recruits for Canadian affiliates.
- Maintain corporate and individual registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and U.S. states for Canadian affiliates and agents.
- Renew Simplified Prospectus and Fund Facts, obtain comments from applicable departments and coordinate with outside counsel for filing on SEDAR as well as annual financial statements.
- Prepare or update Personal Information Forms as required.
- File interim financial statements, press releases and other applicable compliance requirements on SEDAR.
- Obtain and maintain IRS and Legal Entity Identification numbers for investment funds.
- Maintain minute books and share registers for Canadian affiliates.
- Liaise with Corporate Accounting Department on corporate insurance policy documentation and corporate audit inquiries.
- Prepare and maintain documentation for agent relationships within the Canadian affiliates.
- Prepare responses to questionnaires for multiple jurisdictions and regulators and fund auditors.
- Prepare reports and files related to complaint reporting in various provinces.
- Prepare continuous disclosure filings with securities regulators in Canada and the U.S.
- Prepare constating documents for new and existing Canadian companies and Limited Partnerships.

**Competencies**:

- **Achievement Orientation** - A concern for working well or for surpassing a standard of excellence
- **Analytical Thinking** - Understanding a situation, issue, problem, etc. by breaking it into smaller pieces
- **Commitment to Continuous Learning - **Taking action to continuously learn in order to improve individual professionalism and effectiveness within the organisation
- **Conceptual Thinking** - The ability to identify patterns or connections between situations that are not obviously related
- **Expertise -** The ability and motivation to expand and use technical knowledge or to distribute work-related knowledge to others
- **Flexibility** - The ability to adapt to and work effectively within a variety of situations, and with various individuals or groups
- **Information Seeking -** Driven by an underlying curiosity and desire to know more about things, people, or issues
- **Teamwork and Cooperation -**Works cooperatively with others, to be part of a team, to work together, as opposed to working separately or competitively

**Education**
- Bachelor’s degree/college diploma (law clerk/legal assistant)

**Work Experience**
- 2-4 years of related experience
- Experience in a law firm or in-house legal/compliance department
- Experience with SEDAR/SEDI/NRD/TSX SecureFile, IARD and EDGAR filings
- Experience with Extra-Provincial Corporate Registrations
- Experience with various investment funds and cross border experience would be an asset.

**We thank all applicants in advance, however, only those individuals selected for** **an interview will be contacted.**
- We support diversity and equity. We strive to provide a workplace that is recognized as inclusive for all, regardless of ethnic origin, nationality, language, religious beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family situation, physical or mental disability._

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care
- Wellness program

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus pay