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- Legal support for financial, timely, and ESG-related public disclosure matters, including providing advice regarding Manulife's disclosure obligations, reviewing disclosure material, and drafting disclosure material
- Supervising emerging legal and regulatory developments in securities laws, proactively assessing their impact and recommending changes to disclosure and to disclosure policies, practices and controls
- Supervising the filing of financial disclosure documents with various securities regulators and stock exchanges
- Legal research and memorandum drafting
- Structure and negotiate private fixed income investment acquisitions (., private placements, project finance, and P3 transactions) for Manulife's global on-balance sheet portfolios; support the management of these assets through their life cycle
- Acting as a liaison with other Manulife groups (Finance, Sustainability, Risk) on disclosure matters
- Law degree and admission to the Bar required.
- 4-7 years of proven track record in securities and/or corporate transactions, ideally gained in a large or mid-sized law firm and/or large public company.
- Understanding of the Canadian and U.S. public company regulatory environments and familiarity with Canadian securities laws and regulations, and applicable rules of the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange would be an asset.
- Experienced with public disclosure work
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong drafting skills
- Very well organized, with strong attention to detail
- Ability to identify legal problems
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate and establish relationships
- Proven track record of working under pressure, in collaboration with others.
- Thoughtful and ability to operate with discretion
- A competitive salary and benefits packages
- A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.
- A focus on growing your career path with us.
- Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.
- Professional development and leadership opportunities.
- Values-first culture
- We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.
- Boundless opportunity
- We build opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career
- Continuous innovation
- We invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.
- Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- We foster an inclusive environment where everyone thrives.
- Championing Corporate Citizenship
- We build a business that benefits all partners and has a positive social and environmental impact.
Senior Corporate Counsel, Public Disclosures - Toronto, Canada - Company 1 - The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
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Reporting to the VP & Chief Counsel, Corporate Law, this role of Senior Counsel, Global Corporate Legal Affairs will support a broad range of legal matters related to Manulife's financial, timely ,and ESG-related public disclosure, as well as support Manulife's proprietary investment, acquisition and divestiture activity.
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