Counsel [Multiple Positions Available]

DESCRIPTION:

Duties: Manage portfolio of the firm's subsidiary legal entities, including significant operating entities from a corporate secretary and governance perspective.

Provide advice on corporate governance matters.

Draft legal documents including legal entity governing documents, consents, powers of attorney, and secretary's certificates.

Draft and review materials for subsidiary board meetings, including board and committee agendas, presentations, minutes, and resolutions.

Develop process-based and technology solutions to improve corporate secretary and governance support for subsidiaries.

Provide legal advice to operations teams regarding the development and implementation of proprietary technology solutions to manage and enhance workflow, task management and other functions for various legal processes relating to subsidiary management and to meet regulatory requirements.

Develop and manage processes to ensure North America subsidiaries comply with internal policies and applicable laws and regulations, among other internal and external requirements.

Conduct subsidiary board meetings as the secretary or assistant secretary of such subsidiaries.

Maintain legal entity books and records.

Facilitate the onboarding and integration of acquired subsidiaries across North America including with respect to compliance with internal policies, director and officer elections and resignations, and review of governing documents.

Support processes relating to signing authorities for legal entities, including responding to queries relating to governance and signing authority raised by various stakeholders.

Coordinate with legal and business colleagues to ensure that the appropriate individuals are authorized to execute critical business matters.

Coordinate onboarding of acquired subsidiaries across North America with cross-departmental teams, including advising on internal and external requirements for this process.

Assist with internal restructuring and capital action projects, including reorganizations and mergers, legal entity creation and dissolution, capital investments, dividends, earning remittances, and contributions.

Manage various internal policy documents and procedures, including serving as subject matter expert on their content and overseeing or conducting the annual revisions to these documents and procedures.

Oversee compliance of the firm's subsidiaries with policy requirements and maintain related procedures, guidance documents, and templates.

Perform corporate governance legal research and analysis of state and federal corporate laws, draft memoranda, and conduct research in minute books and otherwise on legal entity history.

Support and provide legal assistance to various departmental projects and collaborate with cross-functional teams of attorneys and non-legal support staff to deliver results.

Train, manage and coordinate paralegal support for North America subsidiary management team.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum education and exper...