Legal Assistant (12 Month Contract)

at  Canada Goose Inc

Company Description
Canada Goose isn’t like anything else. We’ve built something great, something special - an iconic lifestyle brand with an inspirational and authentic story. At the heart of it is our promise to inspire and enable all people to thrive in the world outside. To Live in the Open. At Canada Goose, you’re part of a movement that belongs to something bigger. One that seeks out the restorative power of nature and is driven by a purpose to keep the planet cold and the people on it warm. We endure any condition, observe every detail, and are building a community that believes in living bravely and coming together to support game-changing people.
Here, opportunities are everywhere - to try something new, to learn, to do meaningful and impactful work, and they’re yours for the taking.
Job Description
The Legal Assistant is responsible for providing timely and effective legal and compliance administrative support on a wide range of matters in a fast-paced environment. Manage various projects and new initiatives in a quickly expanding business. This is a maternity leave contract with an end date of November 1st, 2024.
Qualifications

• Provide support to the entire legal team comprising 5 lawyers
• Assist in workflows including the approval and filing contracts
• Manage tracking, monitoring and notifications and renewals for all current contracts pursuant to cross-business needs
• Implement and manage a contract review process
• Implement contract review policies across the company
• Assist the General Counsel in fulfilling their responsibilities to the Board of Directors by organizing board meetings and related materials
• Assist the legal team with the documents and processes required as a public company
• Manage equity compensation filings and internal tracking of equity comp
• Manage compliance with personal information regulations
• Provide support to resolve complex contract and transactional matters by organizing, reviewing and preparing documents and overflows and maintaining relevant files
• Manage the invoicing requirements of the department as required by the accounting team
• Perform various ad hoc assignments related to department deliverables, i.e., follow up on requests the department receives for information and documents and administrative support as requested
• Interact with internal and external clients to resolve routine legal issues
• Ensure that internal and external customers adhere to related policies and procedures and all applicable laws and regulations as required.
• General administrative duties including drafting letters and other correspondence, answering phones, printing and scanning documents, reviewing and processing legal invoices and other administrative duties