Senior Legal Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary

Job summary

The role involves providing legal advice on securities law, corporate governance, and public company compliance while supporting the Corporate Secretariat team. Responsibilities include preparing public disclosures, managing subsidiary governance, and drafting documentation for Board of Directors activities and corporate transactions.

Job details

The role involves providing legal advice on securities law, corporate governance, and public company compliance while supporting the Corporate Secretariat team. Responsibilities include preparing public disclosures, managing subsidiary governance, and drafting documentation for Board of Directors activities and corporate transactions. Candidates must be a member of the Barreau du Québec with 5 to 7 years of in-house or law firm experience in a Canadian public company context. Proficiency in both French and English is required, along with strong knowledge of corporate and securities law.

What you’ll do

The role involves providing legal advice on securities law, corporate governance, and public company compliance while supporting the Corporate Secretariat team. Responsibilities include preparing public disclosures, managing subsidiary governance, and drafting documentation for Board of Directors activities and corporate transactions.

Requirements

Candidates must be a member of the Barreau du Québec with 5 to 7 years of in-house or law firm experience in a Canadian public company context. Proficiency in both French and English is required, along with strong knowledge of corporate and securities law.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Employee recognition
• Flexible benefits
• Training and professional development
• Hybrid working culture
• Generous time-off policies

Listed skills

• Risk Management · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Leadership · Preferred
• interdisciplinary collaboration · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Securities law
• Corporate governance
• Public company compliance
• Legal entity management
• Drafting resolutions
• Regulatory framework
• Executive compensation
• Share-based compensation
• Corporate law
• Legal research
• Risk management
• Attention to detail
• Communication
• Leadership
• Confidentiality
• Interdisciplinary collaboration

Job areas

• Legal
• Finance & Accounting
• Management & Leadership
• Energy
• Engineering

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