Senior Law Clerk, Securities

2423 Senior Law Clerk, Securities

Our client is the leading global law firm in downtown Toronto. We are currently seeking a Senior / Intermediate Securities Law Clerk to join the Business Law team in the downtown Toronto office.

We are considering Senior (10+years) and Intermediate level Law Clerks for this opportunity, with the Securities experience being mandatory.

Summary

As the ideal candidate you will have 5+ years experience assisting Firm clients by handling legal and administrative matters related to securities regulatory filings and approvals.

The position involves extensive direct dealings with the Firm’s clients and legal professionals and regulators and requires a strong working knowledge of corporate finance transactions (including prospectus and private placement offerings), continuous disclosure requirements and registration and compliance related matters.

ABBREVIATED RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drafting materials for prospectus offerings and brokered and non-brokered private placement financings (together with post-closing filings) as required under NI 41-101, NI 44-101, NI 45-106 and TSX, TSXV and CSE policies etc.
• Conducting searches of public company information on SEDAR+ and EDGAR.
• Drafting continuous disclosure documents (i.e., news releases, material change reports).
• Drafting annual and special meeting materials including proxy materials, scripts, minutes, etc.
• Updating minute book information and maintaining minute book filings for reporting issuers and their subsidiaries.
• Preparing and attending to stock exchange, SEDAR+, SEDI and NRD dealer, advisor, investment fund manager and exempted registrant filings.
• Providing assistance in support of all aspects of clients’ securities registrations and NRD filings, including preparing / reviewing and filing new individual and firm applications (and monitoring / managing the regulatory review of same), notices of change and terminations of individual registrations, outside activities and managing annual filings.
• Preparing and annually maintaining all securities commission filings required to support our clients who rely on an international or other exemption from the dealer, adviser or investment fund manager registration requirements under securities and commodities futures rules.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A minimum of 5-10 years’ experience as a Securities law clerk / paralegal.
• Advanced knowledge of Canadian securities laws (including instruments, rules, forms and related policies) and stock exchanges rules and policies.
• Strong working relationships with the Ontario Securities Commission and stock exchanges.
• Experience working with emerging and growth companies in a variety of sectors, such as mining, tech / fintech and cannabis.
• Demonstrated commitment to privacy and ethical conduct.

If you have the required Securities Law Clerk experience, please respond with resume to [email protected]