Law Clerk, Investments
Top Benefits
About the role
Why you’ll love working here:
- high-performance, people-focused culture
- our commitment that equity, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental to our work environment and business success, which helps employees feel valued and empowered to be their authentic selves
- learning and development initiatives, including workshops, Speaker Series events and access to LinkedIn Learning, that support employees’ career growth
- membership in HOOPP’s world class defined benefit pension plan, which can serve as an important part of your retirement security
- competitive, 100% company-paid extended health and dental benefits for permanent employees, including coverage supporting our team's diversity and mental health (e.g., gender affirmation, fertility and drug treatment, psychological support benefits of $2,500 per year, parental leave top-up, and a health spending account).
- optional post-retirement health and dental benefits subsidized at 50%
- yoga classes, meditation workshops, nutritional consultations, and wellness seminars
- the opportunity to make a difference and help take care of those who care for us, by providing a financially secure retirement for Ontario healthcare workers
Job Summary:
Reporting to the Senior Law Clerk, Investments, the Law Clerk, Investments will provide corporate governance and investment operational support to Investment Management, Investment Finance, Tax, Risk, Compliance and the Investments Legal Team with respect to HOOPP’s global Capital Markets and Private Markets investments.
The Law Clerk, Investments will be responsible for supporting the management and maintenance of information about HOOPP’s investment entities and subsidiaries (including relevant information for reports to HOOPP’s Board of Trustees), with a particular focus on HOOPP’s real estate investments. The Law Clerk, Investments will also review and complete global investment-related documents and maintain relevant regulatory filings while working with a dynamic group of individuals who foster an inclusive and collaborative culture while delivering exceptional legal services.
What you will do:
- Conducting complex corporate reviews and documenting transactions/investments related to HOOPP’s Real Estate portfolio
- Maintaining, reading, and reviewing complex corporate structure charts and communicating with relevant teams regarding investment structures to support compliance with legal requirements
- Contributing to cross-functional initiatives requiring complex, independent decision-making around governance practices and liaising with senior leadership within Investment Management
- Proactively supporting investment entity and subsidiary governance, including identifying and rectifying deficiencies
- Managing and maintaining corporate database and corporate records of information about HOOPP’s investment entities and subsidiaries (including assisting with the collection of relevant information for reports to HOOPP’s Board of Trustees)
- Reviewing and completing global investment-related documents
- Preparing routine minute book documentation
- Preparing and filing relevant regulatory filings
- Regularly collaborate directly with members of Investment Management, Investment Finance, Tax, Risk, Compliance, the Investments Legal Team, and external investment counsel on various matters related to HOOPP’s global investments
- Taking initiative to solve issues and challenges, identifying opportunities to enhance corporate governance practices, and assisting in developing and delivering related training and education to business partners
- Providing mentorship and training to more junior team members
- Other duties as assigned or deemed requisite
What you bring:
- University degree or college diploma in a legal, paralegal or law clerk program
- 8+ years of experience as a Corporate Law Clerk with emphasis on corporate governance and investment transactions. Real estate experience is an asset
- Experience using Visio is a strong asset
- Strong knowledge of corporate and real estate legislation. Knowledge of pension investment legislation would be an asset
- Great analytical and organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple simultaneous and competing demands, priorities, and tight deadlines
- Demonstrated abilities in providing strategic insight and judgment in supporting complex investment transactions
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal), including the ability to develop strong relationships with key business partners including senior leaders
- A keen and practical problem solver with strong attention to detail and solid judgment and decision-making skills
- Active team player and a strong individual contributor who is driven and takes initiative
About HOOPP (Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan)
Established in 1960, the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) is a multi-employer defined benefit pension plan for Ontario's hospital and community-based healthcare sector. We serve more than 460,000 members who provide valued healthcare services at more than 670 employers across the province. At HOOPP, we exist to provide a stable and reliable pension for our members that starts in retirement and is paid for life. As one of Canada's largest and most respected pension plans, HOOPP's net assets reached $112.6 billion at the end of 2023 and our funded status remained strong at 115%. HOOPP's core values - professional, accountable, collaborative, compassionate and trustworthy - guide our every interaction with our members, employers and employees.
We've become one of Canada's leading pension plans by consistently challenging ourselves and embracing innovation. From our unique investment management approach to our innovative technology and thought-provoking research, we constantly seek to push the boundaries, and we do this by hiring passionate, forward-thinking people. Our high-performance culture, which spans our head office in Toronto and our office in London (UK), is founded on collaboration, respect and belonging. HOOPP is an equal opportunity employer and we're proud of our diversity. We select applicants for employment solely on the basis of their qualifications. Should you require accommodation because of a disability during the recruitment and selection process, please contact our Human Resources team. We will be happy to consult with you so that arrangements can be made for reasonable accommodation.
Law Clerk, Investments
Top Benefits
About the role
Why you’ll love working here:
- high-performance, people-focused culture
- our commitment that equity, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental to our work environment and business success, which helps employees feel valued and empowered to be their authentic selves
- learning and development initiatives, including workshops, Speaker Series events and access to LinkedIn Learning, that support employees’ career growth
- membership in HOOPP’s world class defined benefit pension plan, which can serve as an important part of your retirement security
- competitive, 100% company-paid extended health and dental benefits for permanent employees, including coverage supporting our team's diversity and mental health (e.g., gender affirmation, fertility and drug treatment, psychological support benefits of $2,500 per year, parental leave top-up, and a health spending account).
- optional post-retirement health and dental benefits subsidized at 50%
- yoga classes, meditation workshops, nutritional consultations, and wellness seminars
- the opportunity to make a difference and help take care of those who care for us, by providing a financially secure retirement for Ontario healthcare workers
Job Summary:
Reporting to the Senior Law Clerk, Investments, the Law Clerk, Investments will provide corporate governance and investment operational support to Investment Management, Investment Finance, Tax, Risk, Compliance and the Investments Legal Team with respect to HOOPP’s global Capital Markets and Private Markets investments.
The Law Clerk, Investments will be responsible for supporting the management and maintenance of information about HOOPP’s investment entities and subsidiaries (including relevant information for reports to HOOPP’s Board of Trustees), with a particular focus on HOOPP’s real estate investments. The Law Clerk, Investments will also review and complete global investment-related documents and maintain relevant regulatory filings while working with a dynamic group of individuals who foster an inclusive and collaborative culture while delivering exceptional legal services.
What you will do:
- Conducting complex corporate reviews and documenting transactions/investments related to HOOPP’s Real Estate portfolio
- Maintaining, reading, and reviewing complex corporate structure charts and communicating with relevant teams regarding investment structures to support compliance with legal requirements
- Contributing to cross-functional initiatives requiring complex, independent decision-making around governance practices and liaising with senior leadership within Investment Management
- Proactively supporting investment entity and subsidiary governance, including identifying and rectifying deficiencies
- Managing and maintaining corporate database and corporate records of information about HOOPP’s investment entities and subsidiaries (including assisting with the collection of relevant information for reports to HOOPP’s Board of Trustees)
- Reviewing and completing global investment-related documents
- Preparing routine minute book documentation
- Preparing and filing relevant regulatory filings
- Regularly collaborate directly with members of Investment Management, Investment Finance, Tax, Risk, Compliance, the Investments Legal Team, and external investment counsel on various matters related to HOOPP’s global investments
- Taking initiative to solve issues and challenges, identifying opportunities to enhance corporate governance practices, and assisting in developing and delivering related training and education to business partners
- Providing mentorship and training to more junior team members
- Other duties as assigned or deemed requisite
What you bring:
- University degree or college diploma in a legal, paralegal or law clerk program
- 8+ years of experience as a Corporate Law Clerk with emphasis on corporate governance and investment transactions. Real estate experience is an asset
- Experience using Visio is a strong asset
- Strong knowledge of corporate and real estate legislation. Knowledge of pension investment legislation would be an asset
- Great analytical and organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple simultaneous and competing demands, priorities, and tight deadlines
- Demonstrated abilities in providing strategic insight and judgment in supporting complex investment transactions
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal), including the ability to develop strong relationships with key business partners including senior leaders
- A keen and practical problem solver with strong attention to detail and solid judgment and decision-making skills
- Active team player and a strong individual contributor who is driven and takes initiative
About HOOPP (Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan)
Established in 1960, the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) is a multi-employer defined benefit pension plan for Ontario's hospital and community-based healthcare sector. We serve more than 460,000 members who provide valued healthcare services at more than 670 employers across the province. At HOOPP, we exist to provide a stable and reliable pension for our members that starts in retirement and is paid for life. As one of Canada's largest and most respected pension plans, HOOPP's net assets reached $112.6 billion at the end of 2023 and our funded status remained strong at 115%. HOOPP's core values - professional, accountable, collaborative, compassionate and trustworthy - guide our every interaction with our members, employers and employees.
We've become one of Canada's leading pension plans by consistently challenging ourselves and embracing innovation. From our unique investment management approach to our innovative technology and thought-provoking research, we constantly seek to push the boundaries, and we do this by hiring passionate, forward-thinking people. Our high-performance culture, which spans our head office in Toronto and our office in London (UK), is founded on collaboration, respect and belonging. HOOPP is an equal opportunity employer and we're proud of our diversity. We select applicants for employment solely on the basis of their qualifications. Should you require accommodation because of a disability during the recruitment and selection process, please contact our Human Resources team. We will be happy to consult with you so that arrangements can be made for reasonable accommodation.