Document Specialist/Legal Assistant
Join the Ontario Capital Growth Corporation where you will provide appropriate
administrative and legal assistance to the Corporate Secretary/General Counsel and the Senior
Investment Manager with respect to investments in private companies and draft and review
legal documents, interpret relevant statues, regulations and by-laws.
What can I expect to do in this role?
In this role, you will:
 provide legal document support for investments in private companies
 conduct inventory of files on a regular basis for audit purposes
 prepare, review and edit complex legal documents
 assist in the closing of financial transactions by coordinating, organizing and preparing all
closing documentation related to corporate/commercial transactions
 prepare and coordinate legal documents for execution
 assist with basic contract administration/management of external service providers
 provide corporate secretarial support to Board/committee meetings
 perform a variety of administrative and clerical duties
Location: 375 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
How do I qualify?
Technical Knowledge and Skills:
 you have knowledge of legal procedures, terminology and formats to produce, prepare
and compile a wide variety of complex legal documents (e.g. closing binders,
memoranda, summaries, resolutions) and related material
 you are familiar with legal and financial terminology to compose from oral or written
instruction, understand and provide information correctly and to assist with basic contract
administration/management of external service providers
 you have knowledge of basic accounting practices to calculate, check, process and track
Board/committee member claims and invoices
 you have experience with document management to ensure the proper filing and
archiving of complex legal documents
Communication and Interpersonal Skills:
 you have excellent verbal communication skills to appropriately interact with members of
the legal profession, senior staff of private sector based portfolio companies and all levels
of government
 you are able to prepare a wide variety of complex legal documents (e.g. closing binders,
memoranda, summaries, resolutions) and related material
 you can draft minutes that involve discussion of complex legal and financial matters and
can prepare routine correspondence, memoranda and reports
 you have excellent interpersonal skills, tact, diplomacy and discretion to deal directly with
members of the legal profession both in the public and private sector and with ministry
staff
Judgment, Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills:
 you have sound judgment, acuity, analytical and problem-solving skills
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you can prioritize work load and ensure deadlines and timeframes are met
you can coordinate and carry out multiple tasks simultaneously
you are able to work well under pressure within tight deadlines and at times with
conflicting priorities
you are able to handle confidential material and exercise discretion when dealing with
commercially sensitive and confidential matters
Computer Skills:
 you are proficient with office equipment, PC and related fully programmable software
(e.g. for word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, presentation, scheduling and tracking)
 you are able to create and edit complex legal documents as directed, manipulate text to
produce letters, memoranda and legal documents according to established procedures
Salary range: $23.46 – $27.35 per hour
Please apply online, by November 17, 2014, by visiting www.ontario.ca/careers and entering
Job ID 70203 in the Job ID search field. Please follow the instructions to submit your application
online. Faxes are not being accepted at this time. If you need employment accommodation,
please contact us at www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/ContactUs.aspx to provide your contact information.
Recruitment Services staff will contact you within 48 hours. Only those applicants selected for
an interview will be contacted.
The Ontario Public Service is an equal opportunity employer. Accommodation will be provided in
accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code.
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