Corporate Secretary/Senior Paralegal (In-House) – #5135

Job No. 5135 / Vancouver / Paralegal

Corporate Secretary/Senior Paralegal role 

Corporate financings

End-to-end drafting of and completion of IPOs, qualifying transactions, public and private financings

Liaise with clients’ in house or external legal counsel to foster streamlined process for transactions

Corporate

Incorporation of provincial and federal corporations

Attend to reorganizations, amalgamations, continuances, restorations and dissolutions

Board Meetings/Management

Preparation of notices, agendas and board books

Attendance (in person or remotely) at board and committee meetings as requested

Preparation of meeting minutes and follow up/tracking of any action items (this assists with preparation of agendas for future meetings)

Preparation of consent resolutions

Maintenance (and storing if required) of minute books and other corporate records (physical books and/or transition to and maintenance of digital minute books)

Regulatory and Filings

Filing annual reports with the registrar

Filing annual business licenses as required

Monitoring and ensuring compliance with regulatory deadlines

Completion and submission of stock exchange forms

Preparation of regulatory filings: Registration Statements, Form 1s (TSX); Form 4G (CSE); quarterly filings and annual filings

Preparation and filing of CEO/CFO quarterly and annual certifications

Preparation and filing of material change reports

Preparation, dissemination and filing of news releases

Preparation and filing of Annual Information Forms

SEDI filings for insiders as required/requested

SEDAR+ filings

Shareholder Meetings

Manage annual and/or special meeting processes and documentation (in coordination with transfer agent and legal counsel) including:

Setting meeting (and related) dates

Drafting of management information circulars and proxy materials

Booking the venue, managing logistics

Drafting the chairman’s script for meeting

Attendance at the meeting

Preparing minutes

Securities Management

Maintenance of share issuance registers

Maintenance of stock option and/or warrant registers

Management and coordination of warrant re-registrations and exercise of warrants and stock options

Preparation of treasury orders/submission of treasury directions as necessary

Coordination with/of transfer agent as required

While we thank all those who apply for their time, only those who are short-listed will be contacted due to the high volume of resumes received.