Description:
Joining Mimecast’s global Legal and Assurance, Risk and Control team, reporting to the Assistant General Counsel for Employment, Product & Corporate Governance, this Associate Corporate Counsel role is fundamental in providing support with corporate governance and business critical projects within the legal function.
What You'll Do
- Supporting the Assistant General Counsel with all aspects of the Mimecast’s global corporate matters, including company registrations and records, scheduling and recording of board meetings, preparation of board materials and statutory filings;
- Set up and maintain systems to monitor and report on corporate compliance matters;
- Collaborate with corporate and regional finance teams to ensure maintenance of accurate and complete company records;
- Communicate with, and assist the business to ensure key stakeholders are updated on any changes to Mimecast’s legal entities;
- Research, monitor and analyze changes in applicable corporate and company law regulations, statutes, and guidance, as well as industry developments, best practices, and trends;
- Co-ordinating with outside legal advisors on transactional and corporate governance;
- Assist the legal leadership team with deliverables associated with mergers and acquisitions;
- Assisting with new entity formation in relation to global expansion projects;
- Working with the finance, treasury, accounting and human resource teams on private company employee equity management, capitalization management, debt management, insurance and risk matters;
- Assisting other members of the legal team with contract template updates and policy reviews;
- Assisting with ad-hoc legal matters;
- Collaborating with colleagues within the Legal and Assurance Risk and Control (ARC) teams;
- Exercising sound, practical business judgement across legal and compliance issues.
What You'll Bring
- Be able to work independently and often in ambiguous, fast-paced environments while being able to contribute successfully to cross-functional teams;
- Excellent organizational and time management skills, attention to detail, with the ability to support cross functional teams;
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
- Hold the highest standards of ethics and professional integrity;
- Ability to conduct research and communicate analysis;
- Ability to support a number of projects that have a significant impact to the team and business under tight deadlines;
- A strong willingness to learn and develop as your career progresses;
- Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters and with a positive attitude;
- Experience in cybersecurity and SAAS/cloud technology preferable.
- Our ideal candidate is a qualified solicitor with 2-3 years experience in a law firm or similar in-house experience.