Ford Credit Company Canada (FCCC) is seeking a Law Clerk to join its Legal team located at our corporate headquarters in Oakville, ON.
The successful candidate for this role will be a highly organized individual with a strong desire to learn. You will play a crucial role in providing proactive and essential support to FCCC's Legal team.
Basic Qualifications:
- Education: Law Clerk Diploma or equivalent.
- 3+ years' Corporate or Litigation Law Clerk experience (in a private practice or in-house)
- A solid understanding of corporate governance principles, corporate finance, and commercial lending documentation.
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook), legal practice management software, and legal research platforms.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Proven ability to efficiently navigate legal databases and critically assess legal issues.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and maintain meticulous records.
- Familiarity with federal and provincial corporate statutes and procedures.
- Familiarity with corporate secretarial practices and minute book management. Experience with financial services legal documentation is a significant asset.
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(Successful candidates will be required to provide proof of degree completion for the highest level of education attained. If the degree was obtained from a school outside of Canada, an Education Credential Assessment report showing Canadian equivalency is also required.)
We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Ford Credit Company Canada is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a culturally diverse workforce. Accommodations for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment, selection and / or assessment processes, where needed, are available upon request. Please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require.
Candidates for this position must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Ford Credit Company Canada does not sponsor work permit applications.
Key Responsibilities of the Law Clerk include:
- Corporate Secretarial Support:
- Manage and update corporate minute books, annual corporate/business name filings, and license renewals for FCCC and its related entities.
- Maintain accurate officer and director information.
- Assist the VP-Legal with the organization of FCCC's annual Board of Directors and Audit Committee meetings, including sending notices, coordinating financial statements from Dearborn, and distributing meeting materials to Board members and guests.
- Prepare routine corporate resolutions and consents.
- Dealer Loan Documentation:
- Coordinate with external counsel to prepare documentation for capital loans and revolving lines of credit to dealers.
- Support Dearborn with mortgage and construction loan documentation for dealers.
- Corporate, Borrowing, and Tax Project Assistance:
- Provide support to FMCC Legal, Treasury, and the Canadian Tax Manager on various corporate, borrowing, and tax initiatives.
- Serve as a key contact for external counsel and FMCC regarding miscellaneous Canadian corporate matters.
- Canadian Funding Transaction Support:
- Assist the VP-Legal with Canadian funding transactions, including reviewing documents.
- Prepare and obtain necessary signatures for certificates, resolutions, and other pre-closing/closing documents.
- Support FMCC Legal and Treasury in reviewing documents for quarterly and annual corporate filings of existing Trusts.
- Marketing Material Review:
- Act as the primary contact for the Marketing team to conduct initial legal review of various materials (e.g., website content, dealer bulletins, operations & marketing letters, contracts, forms, customer communications).
- Procedure Review (Customer Service Centre):
- Serve as the main contact for the Customer Service Centre (Edmonton) to conduct initial legal review of process-related procedures.
- Dealer Credit & Field Support Review:
- Act as the primary contact for the Dealer Credit and Field Support group to review dealer covenant violation letters, alternate financing requirement letters, commitment letters for dealer financing, and other financing-related correspondence requiring legal review.
- Originations Support:
- Serve as the main contact for the Originations team, providing answers to general questions regarding contract versions in use and other origination-related inquiries.
- Legal Department Administration & Project Support:
- Provide general administrative support to the VP-Legal for day-to-day legal department matters.
- Assist with various Enterprise Project Management (EPM) projects as required.
