Corporate Law Clerk, Legal
CPP Investments
- Toronto, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
- Stimulating work in a fast-paced, intellectually challenging environment
- Accelerated exposure and responsibility
- Global career development opportunities
- Being motivated every day by CPP Investments’ important social purpose and unshakable principles
- A flexible/hybrid work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working
- A deeply rooted culture of Integrity, Partnership and High Performance
- Build a strong understanding of CPP Investments’ global subsidiaries, including their structure, appointments, and governance structures to support completion of, and responses to, inbound ‘know your client’ or ‘KYC’ requests from transaction and banking counterparties.
- Review and maintain minute books for all CPP Investments’ subsidiaries to ensure that records are complete and kept updated
- Ensure CPP Investments’ virtual minute book system remains consistent with physical minute books, including through direct engagement with global service providers that assist with corporate secretarial matters for certain non-CBCA subsidiaries
- Oversight and maintenance of CPP Investments’ internal compliance calendar (currently in Excel format but expected to transition to alternate legal entity management software) to ensure CPP Investments maintains a comprehensive understanding of, and complies with, all corporate law requirements applicable to CPP Investments’ subsidiaries
- Active engagement with global service providers to ensure subsidiary management standards and expectations are met for non-Canadian subsidiaries
- Complete annual and periodic filings, including annual returns (and coordinate with service providers where required)
- Provide guidance to internal CPP Investments teams regarding CBCA and OBCA documentation requirements for various matters (e.g., dividends / returns of capital)
- Draft corporate documentation and resolutions and work with external service providers for documentation requirements for non-CBCA entities
- Active involvement with the entity creation process for new companies, which involves collaboration with external counsel and internal teams on entity creation documentation
- Active involvement with entity dissolution process for companies that are no longer required
- Paralegal, Law Clerk accreditation or other substantive legal training that supports an ability to independently manage legal entities and advise on compliance obligations.
- 6 + years of experience at a law firm or corporate clerk function in-house at a large corporation with significant subsidiary management experience
- Familiarity with entity management software and systems and Excel would be an asset
- Experience establishing, maintaining and winding-up various entities; a plus if that experience includes jurisdictions outside Canada
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to work cooperatively with many different stakeholders and ability to manage outside counsel
- Strong organizational skills
- Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
- Embraces accountability and ownership of team development at the group and individual levels
- Professional conduct reflecting the quality of work, demeanor, ethical values, and high standards of CPP Investments