Board and Legal Affairs Assistant
About The Position
CPAB's Legal Department is looking for a Board & Legal Affairs Assistant to support CPAB’s legal department, work with the board of directors and provide support on other legal and governance matters. In this role, you will partner with the CEO and Corporate Secretary & Senior Legal Counsel to ensure the effective and efficient running of all board and board committee matters. You will manage board and committee annual workplans and agendas, coordinate and schedule all board and committee meetings (including director travel and expenses). You will assist with the set up and running of each board and committee meeting and assist with minute taking. You will support the General Counsel in a variety of legal department tasks such as contract management, invoice tracking, corporate filings and other general legal administrative duties as assigned. You will support the CPAB leadership team in board material preparation, and support the Board chairs in preparing for meetings, and other board-related matters. You will learn and deepen your governance practice by attending all CPAB board meetings.
Requirements
- Experience supporting a board of directors and legal and corporate executives.
- Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills are a must.
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to balance competing demands while maintaining your professionalism are a must.
- Well-versed in all Microsoft Office Suite applications (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with a General Counsel or Corporate Secretary is a strong asset.
- Experience in supporting multi-site operations and sound knowledge of Diligent Boards or equivalent software would be a strong asset.
- Bilingual in English and French an asset.
Responsibilities
- Partner with the CEO and Corporate Secretary & Senior Legal Counsel to ensure the effective and efficient running of all board and board committee matters.
- Manage board and committee annual workplans and agendas, coordinate and schedule all board and committee meetings (including director travel and expenses).
- Assist with the set up and running of each board and committee meeting and assist with minute taking.
- Support the General Counsel in a variety of legal department tasks such as contract management, invoice tracking, corporate filings and other general legal administrative duties as assigned.
- Support the CPAB leadership team in board material preparation, and support the Board chairs in preparing for meetings, and other board-related matters.
- Learn and deepen your governance practice by attending all CPAB board meetings.
Benefits
- We invest in our people. We encourage team members to develop their careers by marrying their interests with the continuous improvement of our organization and the profession.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
