Corporate Paralegal (Juridisch Medewerker)

Corbion

  • Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
  • Vast
  • Voltijds
  • 1 maand geleden
At Corbion, we exist to champion preservation in all its forms, preserving food and food production, health, and our planet.Corbion’s Legal and Compliance Department acts as one team supporting Corbion regarding all types of legal and compliance matters. Corbion's Legal and Compliance Department currently consists of 10 professionals, located in the Netherlands, USA and Brazil.You will be based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands (with the possibility to work from home). You will report to the Company Secretary & VP Legal and Compliance (based in Amsterdam).About the jobAs a Corporate Paralegal, you perform a variety of tasks ranging from correspondence and filings with the regulators to corporate housekeeping and corporate governance. You will be working closely with the Company Secretary on supporting the Supervisory Board and on activities related to Corbion's listing at Euronext.More specifically, you will perform the following tasks and responsibilities:
  • Taking care of the corporate housekeeping of all Corbion legal entities worldwide (e.g. drafting board and shareholders resolutions, keeping (shareholders) registers up to date, filings with the Chamber of Commerce, contacts with external lawyers)
  • Assisting the Company Secretary in communication with the global Supervisory Board (e.g. preparing annual meeting schedule, uploading meeting materials)
  • Organizing, preparing, and keeping minutes of meetings of two committees of the global Supervisory Board (Audit Committee and Sustainability & Safety Committee)
  • Assisting the Company Secretary in organizing, preparing, and keeping minutes of annual shareholders meetings (e.g. selecting venue, preparing agenda and convocation notice, publishing documents on website, contacts with external lawyers and bank)
  • Making required filings to the AFM (e.g. trades in Corbion shares by Board of Management members)
  • Being responsible for the Corbion Insider Trading Policy (e.g. maintaining register of insiders, sending letters to new insiders, communicating closed periods)
  • Organizing, preparing, and keeping minutes of meetings of the Dutch Supervisory Board
  • Supporting the Corbion Business Conduct Committee who investigates whistleblower reports (e.g. organizing, preparing, and keeping minutes of meetings, performing certain tasks in the whistleblower reports IT system)
  • Being responsible for Corbion's authorized signatories worldwide (e.g. drafting powers of attorney, maintaining internal overview)
  • Organizing and obtaining legalization of signatures/documents by civil law notaries
  • Supporting Corbion colleagues worldwide with questions about the legal structure/companies
About you
  • 7 years or more of working experience as a paralegal or other type of support role for lawyers / legal teams, preferably in a corporate (inhouse) legal department
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent level through experience
  • Knowledge of Dutch corporate law is an advantage
  • Ability to connect and maintain good relations with various stakeholders at all levels
  • Well-organized with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks
  • Team player and self-starter
  • Apply high standards of accuracy
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and in Dutch
  • Available for 32 – 40 hours per week (flexibility to work partly from home)
About CorbionCorbion is the global market leader in lactic acid and its derivatives, and a leading supplier of emulsifiers, functional enzyme blends, minerals, vitamins, and algae ingredients. We use our unique expertise in fermentation and other processes to deliver sustainable solutions for the preservation of food and food production, health, and our planet. For over 100 years, we have been uncompromising in our commitment to safety, quality, innovation and performance. Drawing on our deep application and product knowledge, we work side-by-side with customers to make our cutting-edge technologies work for them. Our solutions help differentiate products in markets such as food, home & personal care, animal nutrition, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and bioplastics. In 2023, Corbion generated annual sales of €1,443.8 million and had a workforce of 2,727 FTE. Corbion is listed on Euronext Amsterdam. For more information: www.corbion.comCorbion does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. All candidates must be submitted by approved Corbion vendors who have been expressly requested to make a submission by our Talent Acquisition team for a specific job opening. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless such a request has been made by the Corbion Talent Acquisition team and such candidate was submitted to the Corbion Talent Acquisition Team.

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