Corporate Paralegal (fixed-term)

Overview

Corporate paralegal supporting legal entity management and corporate governance.

Key Responsibilities

• entity formation
• entity dissolution
• record reconciliation
• legal drafting
• governance docs
• entity management

Tasks

-Coordinate the dissolution of legal entities. -Manage the formation of new legal entities, coordinating with multiple internal and external departments to ensure smooth and compliant setup. (Corporations, Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies, Not-for-profit Corporations, Trusts, Unlimited Liability Companies) -Conduct biannual reconciliations between the legal entity management system, internal accounting records, and physical or digital minute books to ensure consistency and resolve discrepancies. -Work with the Corporate Secretary and General Counsel to draft and manage various corporate transactions and legal agreements, work together with internal and external counsel as needed, ensuring complete and accurate legal documentation. This includes, but is not limited to; loan agreements, service agreements, share transfer agreements, option agreements, and subscription agreements. -Prepare and maintain governance and organizational documents of the corporate minute books in conjunction with legal counsel, i.e. articles and certificate of incorporation, by-laws, operating agreements, various resolutions, meeting minutes, share certificates, share/stock registers. -Provide support for annual general meetings. -Work with the Corporate Secretary and General Counsel to maintain and monitor legal entities across all jurisdictions to ensure they remain in good standing. This includes regular communication with registered agents to confirm the timely filing of annual returns and other regulatory requirements, while also preparing and submitting certain filings in-house as needed. -Work with the Corporate Secretary and General Counsel to maintain accurate and up-to-date corporate records for a large portfolio of entities, and ensure all information is properly recorded and managed within the company’s legal entity management system (e.g., Diligent). -Support responses to due diligence, regulatory, and audit inquiries. -Coordinate corporate reorganizations.

Requirements

• legal drafting
• notary
• paralegal
• corporate law
• m&a
• entity management

What You Bring

-Proficient in drafting resolutions, minutes, and standard legal agreements -Excellent organizational and recordkeeping abilities -Law clerk designation will be a benefit -Background supporting mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, entity formations, dissolutions -Excellent verbal and written communications skills -Valid Ontario Notary License -Strong understanding of corporate law and compliance requirements -Bachelor’s degree -Experience working as a paralegal in a large corporate legal setting or law firm -Experience with global entity management and corporate governance

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About Iko North America

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