
Law Clerk – Corporate Commercial | Toronto ON
In this position of Corporate Law Clerk you will contribute to the overall excellent level of service provided to clients by performing a variety of legal duties. The successful candidate will possess excellent organizational talent along with strong time management skills.
Summary of Responsibilities:
- Prepare and file articles and corporate documentation relating to simple/complex incorporations, organizations, amendments, continuances to/from other jurisdictions, short and long form amalgamations, dissolutions under the governed by the Business Corporations Act (Ontario), Canada
- Business Corporations Act, Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act and the Corporations Act (Ontario)
- Produce routine minute book documentation (i.e. annual meeting materials, changes in directors/officers/registered office, dividends, share provisions, etc.) and make necessary filings
- Compose and file business name, partnership and limited partnership registrations as required by provincial legislation
- Draft and file extra-provincial and territorial registrations, amendments and annual returns on behalf of corporations, partnerships and limited partnerships as required by the various provinces and territories
- Prepare and file annual returns, Forms 1 and 2 as required by the Corporations Information Act (Ontario)
- Provide assistance during and/or subsequent to completion of a transaction, as may be required
- Review, analyze and summarize basic/complex minute books and corporate records and recommend a course of action to rectify any deficiencies and draft necessary documentation
- Conduct preliminary searches for name availability, obtain NUANS, document list, corporate profile report and determine currency of information
- Obtain Certificates of Status/Compliance
- Accountable for all work assigned
- Take initiative
- Confidential
Core Skills & Requirements:
- Minimum of five (5) years’ experience gained as a Corporate Law Clerk
- Successful completion of a post-secondary Law Clerk program
- Completion of the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario Certification
- Membership in good standing with Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario
- Flexibility to work outside regular business hours when required and/or necessary
- Thorough knowledge, understanding and ability to apply working knowledge of the relevant corporate statutes
- Microsoft 365 Suite of Applications, CorpLink, Cyberbahn and Adobe Acrobat
- Willingness to accept additional responsibilities as required
- Strong verbal and written communication
- Ability to problem solve
- Good judgment and decision making skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Organized, resourceful, and detailed