Job Description
About the team
Part of Shopify’s growing Legal team, the Corporate team provides the essential infrastructure to support Shopify’s business in powering the millions of merchants on our platform Our work involves a mix of corporate and securities law, policy, and compliance and is always evolving. Working on this team will mean breaking ground on organization as the team and company scales for the future.
To be successful on our team, collaboration and engagement are key. Our team members regularly collaborate with each other and with internal stakeholders. We build trust with internal business teams, and show up for our clients both proactively, to ensure our business teams don’t run into problems, and reactively, when issues do come up.
Working at the top of your game with smart, humble, dedicated and highly-engaged colleagues and clients is incredibly fulfilling and a great catalyst for personal growth. You’ll have the opportunity to work with the broader Legal team, getting a sense of many different areas of the dynamic company.
About You
Our Corporate Legal Team is looking for a Legal Assistant who has strong organizational and interpersonal skills, and experience with a variety of administrative tasks.
Success on the Shopify Legal team requires intellect, humility and a sense of humour. You need to take the work seriously, but not take yourself too seriously. You also need to be comfortable with being uncomfortable, able to work with many different types of personalities, really connect with people, and work as a team player. Above all, you must have grit: the ability to persevere in the face of adversity, deal with being challenged, and come through the other side stronger and with your optimism intact, ready to do it all over again.
Here’s what will keep you busy:
Qualifications
Here’s what you will bring:
Bonus experience:
Additional Information
We know that applying to a new role takes a lot of work and we truly value your time. Please address your cover letter to Amanda, Senior Corporate Clerk. She’s looking forward to reading your application.
CLOSING DATE: THE DEADLINE TO APPLY IS THURSDAY, JANUARY 20TH, 2022 AT 11:59PMEST. SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES CAN EXPECT TO HEAR BACK BY JANUARY 28TH, 2022.
Our belief is that a strong commitment to diversity & inclusion enables us to truly make commerce better for everyone. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and/or people with intersectional identities. Please take a look atour Sustainability Reports to learn more about Shopify’s commitments to our communities, and our planet.
At Shopify, we understand that experience comes in many forms. We’re dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team - so if your experience is this close to what we’re looking for, please consider applying.