The Civil Law Division, Ministry of the Attorney General has an exciting and challenging opportunity for an experienced counsel to provide legal advice and services to Invest Ontario, an agency of MEDJCT.
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What can I expect to do in this role?
In this fast-paced and collegial work environment, the successful candidate will be:
• Supporting the Chair and Board, along with the CEO, of Invest Ontario by:
- Developing agendas, drafting of resolutions and attending and preparing minutes of Board meetings for
approximately 30 meetings of the Board and its three committees each year
- Developing and reviewing policies, workplans and terms of reference for the Board and its Committees
- Generally advising the Board and Chair on corporate governance matters
• Providing general commercial advice in connection with the operationalization of Invest Ontario including procurements, transfer payment agreements, service level agreements and employment agreements
• Developing, with the assistance of external commercial counsel, precedent documents and processes for the provision of financial support from the Invest Ontario Fund by way of grants and loans
• Supporting the provision of financial support from the Invest Ontario Fund through the drafting, negotiation and settlement of terms sheets, letters of intent and definitive agreements for loans and grants
• Instructing external counsel on labour and commercial matters, where required
How do I qualify?
Mandatory
• Membership in good standing as a lawyer with the Law Society of Ontario
Knowledge and Skills
• Demonstrated experience in negotiating, drafting and reviewing corporate and commercial documents including secured lending documents, procurement documents, grant agreements, and other commercial legal documents with varying levels of complexity
• Familiarity and experience with corporate law, lending, and bankruptcy and insolvency.
• Experience with agency establishment and governance
• Ability to recognize and assess legal implications in proposed and existing programs and initiatives and able to provide innovative, strategic, risk-based and solutions-oriented legal advice on complex, time-sensitive and high-profile issues that arise
• Ability to handle a high-volume practice with short turnaround times while working proactively, professionally and cooperatively with sophisticated clients and with colleagues
• Conversant with the law, government policies and practices relating to government grants, procurements, lending and corporate and commercial law
• A proven record of valuing and contributing to a diverse and inclusive workplace
• Demonstrated political acuity and issues management skills
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills, as well as demonstrated research and opinion writing skills
• A proven track record of client service orientation, and a demonstrated ability to be proactive on files, responsive to client requests and inspire client confidence
