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Position Title: Corporate Law ClerkPosition Type: Regular - Full-TimePosition Location: Florenceville MainRequisition ID: 20758We know the importance that food plays in peoples lives – the power it has to bring people, families and communities together. Our purpose is to celebrate real connections through delicious, planet-friendly food, in a way that reflects our values.We are looking for an experienced Corporate Law Clerk to join our Legal team. This full-time position will be based in our office located in Florenceville-Bristol, New Brunswick, or our downtown Toronto office. The ideal candidate will have at least 7-10 years of corporate experience, with plenty of experience and a strong understanding of corporate record management, and with excellent interpersonal skills and plenty of energy and motivation to make a big impact.Key AccountabilitiesCorporate Records

• Update and maintain the global legal entity records, including physical and electronic minute books, corporate entity database, organizational structure charts and entity lists for the McCain group of companies
  • Coordinate annual compliance for the McCain group of companies, including annual resolutions and executive risk renewal
  • Coordinate business name, extra-jurisdictional and other registrations, annual return filings and searches, locally and abroad
  • Coordinate charts and summaries in support of varying information requests
• Assist with additional ad hoc or annual corporate notices, agendas, resolutions, minutes or other materials, as required
• Assist Legal and other corporate teams with “know your customer” requests and requirements
• Assist with updating bank account information for certain local and global subsidiaries

Reorganizations and Strategic Projects

• Assist with corporate reorganizations and flow of funds work, including incorporations, amendments, continuances, year-end amalgamations or dissolutions, capital contributions, dividends, returns of capital and transfers of interests
• Assist with transactions, including responding to information requests, arranging documents for due diligence reviews, post-closing matters, and record book management

Team Resources

• Prepare and review simple corporate certificates (e.g. notarial), agreements (e.g. NDAs) and other materials based on templates or precedent materials
• Revise and develop standard contract materials and other legal templates, as required
• Organize and manage template and precedent resources for the Legal team
• Participate in special projects, initiatives and other duties, as assigned

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7-10 years of comparable law clerk experience in a mid/large law firm or in-house legal department, including experience organizing and working with corporate books and records and working in commercial transactions
• Successful completion of an accredited Law Clerk program
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and problem solving skills, with an ability to prioritize workload and manage multiple priorities
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent drafting and proofreading skills
• Reliable, dependable and comfortable working in a team as well as independently
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) and Adobe, and experience with a dedicated corporate database software (e.g. hCue, Corplink, Diligent, OneWorld, etc.)

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with the Global Privacy PolicyJob Family: General & AdministrationDivision: Global Legal and GovernanceDepartment: Legal AmericasLocation(s): CA - Canada : Ontario : Toronto || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Bathurst || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Centreville || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Edmundston || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Florenceville-Bristol || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Fredericton || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Grand Falls || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Hartland || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Moncton || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Saint John || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Somerville || CA - Canada : Ontario : Bolton || CA - Canada : Ontario : Borden || CA - Canada : Ontario : Brampton || CA - Canada : Ontario : Dedicated Mississauga || CA - Canada : Ontario : Etobicoke || CA - Canada : Ontario : Forest || CA - Canada : Ontario : Guelph || CA - Canada : Ontario : Kingston || CA - Canada : Ontario : Kitchener || CA - Canada : Ontario : Lansdowne || CA - Canada : Ontario : London || CA - Canada : Ontario : Maidstone || CA - Canada : Ontario : Markham || CA - Canada : Ontario : Mississauga || CA - Canada : Ontario : Ottawa || CA - Canada : Ontario : Thunder Bay || CA - Canada : Ontario : Waterloo || CA - Canada : Ontario : Windsor || CA - Canada : Ontario : WoodstockCompany: McCain Foods (Canada)Quick Apply

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