• Licensed paralegal in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 1–3 years of experience as a corporate clerk, paralegal, or in a corporate governance/legal support role, ideally within a multi-entity environment (M&A integration, private equity, venture capital, or holding company experience preferred).
• Strong knowledge of corporate governance practices, minute book management, and entity lifecycle administration, including a strong working understanding of Canadian and U.S. corporate entity law (federal and provincial/state) and how it applies to multi-entity structures.
• Familiarity with U.S. state and Canadian provincial corporate filing requirements, including annual reports, foreign qualifications, and DBA registrations.
• Experience managing cross-jurisdictional compliance obligations and coordinating with registered agents and external counsel.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with high attention to detail.
• Highly Proficient with AI tools for legal work (e.g., AI-assisted contract review, document drafting, legal research). A genuine enthusiasm and need for integrating AI into day-to-day legal practice is essential.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office / Google Suite and project management tools (Asana, Zendesk or similar)
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-volume deal environment with multiple concurrent transactions and shifting priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex legal concepts into clear, actionable guidance for non-legal business partners.
• Self-directed operator who can own the corporate governance function end-to-end with minimal supervision – setting priorities, driving deadlines, managing advisors, and leading cross-functional projects independently. Comfortable making judgment calls, escalating only what truly needs escalation, and running this workstream as the internal expert.