Legal Specialist, Intellectual Property, Employee Trading and Special Projects

TMX Group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join TMX Group as a Legal Specialist focusing on Intellectual Property and compliance initiatives. This role involves managing the IP portfolio, preparing legal documentation, and ensuring adherence to trading policies. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong initiative, excellent communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Generous time-off policies

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Empathetic leadership

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years as a paralegal or legal technician in intellectual property.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong organizational skills and effective communication.

Responsibilities

• Manage TMX Group's intellectual property portfolio.
• Prepare legal documents including trademark assignments and license agreements.
• Conduct in-house trademark searches and manage compliance policies.

Skills

Attention to detail

Effective communication

Proactive thinking

Teamwork

Education

Undergraduate degree or law clerk certificate

Trademark Agent qualifications

Tools

MS Office

Adobe Acrobat

Google for Work

Job description

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Legal Specialist, Intellectual Property, Employee Trading and Special Projects

Postuler locations Toronto - 100 Adelaide St W time type Temps plein posted on Publié il y a 3 jour(s) job requisition id R-5078

Venture outside the ordinary - TMX Careers

The TMX group of companies includes leading global exchanges such as the Toronto Stock Exchange, Montreal Exchange, and numerous innovative organizations enhancing capital markets. United as a global team, we’re connecting cross-functionally, traversing industries and geographies, moving opportunity into action, advancing global economic growth, and propelling progress. Through a rich exchange of ideas, meaningful collaboration, and a nimble operating model, we're powering some of the nation's most critical systems, fueling capital formation and innovation, bringing increased opportunity to business visionaries, product ingenuity to consumers, and career exploration to our team.

Ready to be part of the action?

The Legal Specialist, Intellectual Property, Employee Trading and Special Projects will work closely with the Director, Intellectual Property and Commercial Services to support the management of TMX Group’s intellectual property portfolio. The role also works closely with the Vice President, Governance and Sustainability to support TMX Group’s trading and policy compliance framework as well as other strategic objectives of TMX Group. This role is an integral part of the Legal and Corporate Affairs (LCA) department and contributes significantly to its efficiency and success.

The ideal candidate is highly self-motivated, seeks to continually acquire new knowledge, has a proactive and positive attitude and is known for exercising good judgment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The Legal Specialist, Intellectual Property, Employee Trading and Special Projects will have the following responsibilities.

Intellectual Property

IP and Trademark specialist

• Engage with business units, Marketing and Patent Committee members to gather information and requirements, supporting new business initiatives and the broader IP program objectives.
• Act as liaison for business inquiries regarding IP matters, managing intake and coordinating stakeholders.
• Preparation of legal documents, including trademark and other IP assignments, license agreements, co-existence agreements, declarations of use, takedown requests, cease and desist correspondence.
• Performing in-house trademark searches and analyzing and reporting results from such searches regarding the use and registrability of a requested trademark.
• Drafting goods and services for trademark applications.
• Coordinating with outside legal counsel for Canadian, US, EU and other international trademark and patent applications, filings, opposition proceedings, response to office actions, expungement proceedings and infringement matters.
• Monitoring for infringing use and researching, analyzing, clarifying and presenting information on infringement matters to business units.
• Managing trademark and domain name registrations, renewals and transfers.
• Reviewing continuous disclosure documents, presentations, websites, newsletters, advertising and other marketing collateral to ensure proper use and notice of TMX trademarks, trademarks used under license and third party trademarks.
• Developing and maintaining resources, precedents, training and other materials to support the IP program.
• Managing the administration of the IP program, including; IP Budgets, trademark and other IP update lists and files; and coordinating the activities of the Patent Committee and its meetings

Policy Compliance

• Employee Trading Policy (ETP) and Timely Disclosure Policy (TDP) Administrator
• Regularly leading updates to ETP, TDP and associated documents.
• Acting as employee liaison and liaison to HR for ETP and Procedure; assisting employees with understanding their obligations under the ETP and the TDP both one-on-one and in group meetings; drafting regular employee communications.
• Daily monitoring of Employee Trading Compliance emails and queries.
• Managing TMX Group Limited TDP Trading Window process.
• Coordinating annual ETP compliance review.
• Tracking violations of the ETP and TDP and coordinating remediation efforts.
• Policy Compliance Administrator
• Drafting and coordinating revisions to and coordinating approvals and implementation of LCA corporate policies.
• Ensuring LCA's policies are current by contacting stakeholders across the organization to confirm or make revisions.
• Assisting employees with interpretation of and supporting compliance with LCA policies.
• Coordinating training for LCA policies.
• Supporting compliance reviews or audits of LCA policies.
• Tracking violations of LCA policies and supporting remediation efforts.

Special Projects

• Supporting LCA lawyers and other department professionals on key special projects, documentation, research and other departmental or operational matters.

REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum 3 years of experience as a paralegal, legal technician or clerk with an emphasis on intellectual property plus corporate, commercial or securities law.
• Undergraduate degree and/or law clerk certificate.
• Trademark Agent qualifications are a strong asset.
• Ability to think proactively with the confidence to exercise initiative responsibly.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Advanced technology and word processing skills, including MS Office and Adobe Acrobat; Knowledge of Google for Work will be considered an asset.
• Discipline and attention to details.
• Strong sense of effective organization and priority management.
• Comfortable in a demanding and at times fast paced environment.
• Strong sense of cooperation and teamwork.
• Effective communication skills and ability to rapidly establish working relationships.
• Discretion and professionalism.
  

In the market for…

Excitement - Explore emerging technology and innovation, as well as ventures and digital finance that shape the future of global markets! Experience the movement of the market while grounded in the stability of close to 200 years of success.

Connection - With site hubs in some of the world’s most multicultural cities, we leverage our size and structure to create rich connections and belonging while experiencing powerful global impact through our work.

Impact - More than a platform, we use our talents to power mission-critical systems that drive global economic advancement, innovation, and growth. As well, our employee-led Team Impact spreads social good via our giving strategy.

Wellness - From empathetic leadership to a culture of flexibility and balance, we believe wellness at work creates the maximum yield and a stronger “we”. Plus, with a cloud-first and hybrid workstyle, as well as generous time-off and leaves, we support a life well lived!

Growth - From a growth mindset in our work, to expansion in our business, TMX is home to action-takers energized by the achievement of ambitious growth.

Ready to enrich your career with impactful work, leaders who truly care, and the flexibility and programs to help you thrive as part of #TeamTMX ? Apply now.

TMX is committed to creating and sustaining a collegial work environment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect and one which reflects the diversity of the community in which we operate. We provide accommodations for applicants and employees who require it.