Job Description: Corporate Law Clerk


Company: ivari
Location: Toronto, Ontario (Uptown)
Job Category: Corporate
Job Type: Full-Time
Salary: $ - Annual

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Corporate Law Clerk

Welcome to ivari

Let us introduce ourselves. With about 300 employees across Canada, we’re a company that’s making a difference in the world of life insurance. How? By finding and hiring people who are equally passionate about life and protecting it, then giving them the best, most supportive workplace possible. We must be doing something right because we’re growing quickly and need more great people to grow along with us. Is that you?

Here’s the job opportunity…

The Corporate Law Clerk performs an extremely important role within the legal team assisting the Corporate Secretary with a full range of corporate secretarial functions, including Board and Committee meetings, Board services, AGM organization, Company licensing and registrations, federal and provincial filings and maintenance of corporate records.

Working in a collegial legal team the Corporate Law Clerk will also support litigation functions and assist in-house counsel with litigation files, legal fee management and external audit response.

In this role of Corporate Law Clerk at ivari you will:

  • Organize meetings for the Board of Directors, Board Committees, AGM and the Pension Committee.
  • Plan for Board material submission schedules, prepare drafts of meeting notices, agendas, minutes, resolutions and other material as needed.
  • Update CEO with material submission status during preparation period.
  • Collect meeting materials, organize and upload to Diligent Boards portal and SharePoint site and distribute materials to all stakeholders
  • Facilitate all meetings, arrange for room booking, audio/visual equipment, telephone conference and catering (when required), including offsite.
  • Manage director compensation and expense reimbursement as well as prepare Board budget and monthly accruals.
  • Maintain a compliance calendar and attend to corporate insurer license renewal across Canada, annual returns and extra-provincial filings in accordance with jurisdictional requirements
  • Conduct statutory online or paper filings with OSFI RRS, AMF eService and other provincial regulators.
  • Support parent company Wilton Re and Bermuda office in performing regulatory filings in US
  • Assist litigation lawyers in managing litigation files, including monthly/quarterly reporting and document preparation for external counsel.
  • Coordinate with internal clients and outside counsel in scheduling meetings, discoveries of examination, mediations, ADR, settlement conference and court dates.
  • Manage legal fee payments, enter payment logs, track legal cost by matter, update fees in litigation reports, and provide necessary information for reinsurance reporting purpose.
  • Other legal and corporate secretarial functions.

 

What we are looking for…

  • Minimum 5 years experience in a legal office with private law firm or corporate legal department within an insurance company or financial institution
  • Member in good standing with the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario, or equivalent
  • Knowledge of financial regulators and insurance industry
  • Legal Assistant or Legal Office Management training with a recognized institution
  • Insurance industry education programs (eg. LOMA courses)
  • Proficiency in MS Office programs and SharePoint
  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral),
  • Highly organized and detail oriented able to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
  • Proactive and self-motivated
  • Superior analytical and research skills

 

Who you are…

You are a team player who not only understands our core values but lives them every day.  You know the importance of…

  • Bringing clarity and focus to your work;
  • Taking ownership and doing what you say you will;
  • Remaining flexible;
  • Collaborating with others;

 

To apply, please email your resume to: human.resources@ivari.ca

ivari strives to attract, develop, and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and the communities in which we do business.  

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible work environment where all employees and customers feel valued, respected, and supported.  

Our commitment to inclusivity is reflected in the safeguards, policies and commitments we have in place to remove barriers and provide equal opportunities to prospective and current employees, without discrimination.  

A Human Resources representative is available to consult with applicants who require accommodation in the application or recruitment process. Any information shared by the applicant about an accommodation will be treated as confidential. If you do require an accommodation, please email human.resources@ivari.ca.