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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.

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive. We are looking for an impactful Legal Operations Specialist to join our expanding Legal Operations Team! The ideal candidate is tech-savvy, detail oriented, proactive, and able to juggle competing priorities with a collaborative and transparent approach. This is a generalist role focusing on all Legal Team functional groups with a wide range of responsibilities. Some key areas include: Process improvement and creation, cross-functional engagement, Litigation, ediscovery, outside counsel and vendor management, project management, identifying and implementing departmental initiatives focused on managing costs and maximizing efficiencies. This position reports to the Head of Legal Operations. Responsibilities: Collaborate with legal and cross-functional teams to improve operational processes Assist with implementing supporting programs, processes, and tools to improve workflows, and codifying processes though playbooks and intake templates Develop, implement, and iterate on appropriate metrics and benchmarking through data analytics to measure the Legal team's performance and efficiency Assist with managing outside counsel and vendor relationships, including engagement agreements, associated budgets, timekeeper management, compliance with billing guidelines, and related internal and external communications Partner closely with our Legal Operations e-Billing Lead to provide support on e-Billing and matter management, including platform efficiencies and optimizations Assist with responding to and managing e-billing inquiries Manage and improve personnel management processes, such as new hire onboarding process, materials, and associated training to realize organizational efficiencies Experience: A bachelor's degree or higher, preferred At least 2+ years legal operations experience in an in-house legal department, law firm, or both Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to build relationships across the business at all levels Understanding of financial management principles Excellent problem-solving skills and an analytical mindset with process improvement experience Litigation experience Strong business partnering skills with a commitment to professionalism, collegiality, and transparency Proactive entrepreneurial approach to recognizing needs, solving problems, anticipating issues and developing solutions Sense of ownership and exceptional follow through skills are absolutely essential Strong attention to detail and organizational skills with the ability to manage several projects simultaneously Comfortable facing new challenges and changes in direction; flexibility in embracing frequent change Experience and proficiency with Onit, Legal Tracker, Ironclad, Evisort, Tonkean, or equivalent tools, and Google Suite, a plus Benefits: Extended health and dental coverage options, along with life insurance and disability benefits Mental health benefits Family building benefits Child care and pet benefits Access to a Lyft funded Health Care Savings Account RRSP plan to help save for your future In addition to provincial observed holidays, salaried team members are covered under Lyft's flexible paid time off policy. The policy allows team members to take off as much time as they need (with manager approval). Hourly team members get 15 days paid time off, with an additional day for each year of service Lyft is proud to support new parents with 18 weeks of paid time off, designed as a top-up plan to complement provincial programs. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible. Subsidized commuter benefits Lyft is committed to creating an inclusive workforce that fosters belonging. Lyft believes that every person has a right to equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, pardoned record of offences, or any other basis protected by applicable law or by Company policy. Lyft also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind. Accommodation for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request in accordance with applicable law during the application and hiring process. Please contact your recruiter if you wish to make such a request. Lyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office at least 3 days per week, including on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Lyft considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role. Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Lyft offers. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid The expected base pay range for this position in the Toronto area is CAD $64,000 - $80,000. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Range is not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.