Law Clerk

Overview

Supports corporate governance, SEC filings, board matters for a public utility.

Key Responsibilities

• board support
• records management
• sec filings
• governance compliance
• proxy filing
• stakeholder liaison

Tasks

-Board of Directors Support: Support the Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary in preparing and distributing materials for board and committee meetings, drafting resolutions, managing board/committee communications and recording meeting minutes. -Corporate Secretarys Office Management: Support the Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary in the day-to-day operation of the Corporate Secretarys office, ensuring efficient and accurate management of corporate records, documents and filings. -Securities and Corporate Legal Advice: Provide expert legal advice and guidance on a wide range of matters including but not limited to SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q and 8-K) and other securities law disclosures, stockholder proposals, stakeholder engagement, executive compensation disclosures, Section 16 filings, Section 13 filings and other securities regulatory compliance matters. -Corporate Governance: Support the Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary in the development and implementation of best practices in corporate governance, ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations and listing requirements of NASDAQ. -Proxy Statement: Participate in the process for preparing and filing the proxy statement, including the assembly of data and disclosures from the Legal/Risk/Corporate Secretary Department and the Board of Directors and Board Committees. -Collaboration with Internal and External Stakeholders: Collaborate and communicate with Middlesex Water internal teams including but not limited to Accounting, Investor Relations and Treasury, Human Resources, and with outside SEC and governance counsel to manage legal risks effectively. -These responsibilities will include the following support for the Legal Department and the Office of the Corporate Secretary: maintaining of the Companys corporate records, maintaining of the Companys real estate and property rights records, assist with the preparation of all Board of Directors meetings, all Board of Directors Committee meetings and the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, recording of the minutes of Board of Directors meetings and Board of Directors Committee meetings in the absence of the Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, maintaining all employee, Director and officer compliance reporting to the Legal Department, and advising the Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary on corporate governance policies and best practices.

Requirements

• initiative
• ownership
• versatile
• communication
• efficiency
• creativity

What You Bring

-The successful candidate will bring a strong sense of initiative/ownership/ accountability to the tasks for which they are assigned. The ability to be versatile and manage a varied range of communications and duties efficiently and creatively onsite is necessary.

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Security Clearance

-must pass a drug screen, pre-employment physical, background check, and have a valid driver’s license.