Description:
They are looking for a dedicated and experienced Corporate Law Clerk to join their team on a full-time, permanent basis.
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Minute Book administration, including preparation of Minute Book review reports and rectifications, updating registers and ledgers, and maintaining and updating records with Ontario Ministry, Companies Branch and Corporations Canada
- Frequently communicate with clients, lawyers, and other professionals
- Prepare the requisite documents for incorporations, amendments, amalgamations, dissolutions, corporate reorganizations, extra-provincial registrations, notifications of new business, and Ontario business name registrations and withdrawals
- Assist on share or asset sale and purchase transactions, including the preparation of closing agendas and documents and assisting with completion and closing transactions
- General file administration
- File, diarize deadlines, and maintain a solid reminder system
- Open and close client files, prepare reports to clients, and organize closing documents
- Prepare various accounting documents, including but not limited to, client accounts
- Assist with debt and equity finance transactions
- Conduct corporate searches (PPSA, Writs of Execution, Bankruptcy, Bank Act and Litigation) and prepare reports to clients
- Prepare and file annual returns
- Obtain certificates of compliance/status
- Conduct preliminary name and NUANS searches and prepare draft communication with Corporations Canada when the corporate name is denied
- Docket time on substantive corporate matters, prepare accounts, and assist with accounts receivable
- Any other duties, as assigned
About You
The successful candidate will have the following:
- Minimum of three years of experience as a corporate/commercial law clerk
- Law Clerk diploma or equivalent combination of work experience and education
- Solid knowledge of legal procedures and statutes, including Ontario and Canada Business Corporations Acts
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, both as a team and as an individual
- Ability to multi-task and flexibility in working with changing priorities
- Experience using Athennian, OnCorp and M365
- Professional, tactful, and highly dependable
- Exceptional attention to detail, including the ability to proofread and format documents
- Superb time management and organizational skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively