The successful candidate will provide legal support and work in close collaboration with the Corporate Practice Group lawyers on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters. The scope of work will include preparing and maintaining corporate records and minute books; drafting and filing corporate documents; coordinating corporate filings, searches, registrations, and renewals across multiple jurisdictions; supporting mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, financings, and other transactions; conducting due diligence and minute book reviews; liaising with clients, regulatory bodies, and other stakeholders; maintaining entity management platforms and corporate organizational charts; ensuring compliance with applicable corporate laws and filing requirements; and providing guidance and support to lawyers, legal assistants, and law clerks as required.
Required Qualifications & Education
- Post-secondary education with a Law Clerk designation
- At least 8 to 10 years of relevant experience
- Some experience supporting securities law matters and related transactions
- Knowledge of legal terminology and procedures
- Strong computer related skills including legal software and Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Knowledge and experience with MinuteBox would be an asset
Skills
- Excellent time management, organizational and prioritization skills
- Ability to work independently and within tight timelines
- Ability to multi-task and balance the priorities assigned
- Eagerness to learn and further develop skills as a Law Clerk
- Strong interpersonal skills and an excellent team player
- Strong communication skills (both verbal and written) including the ability to deal with clients
- Excellent attention to detail and diligent proofreading skills
- Able to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion
- Passionate about providing quality service and work product to clients
Responsibilities
- Prepare, file, and maintain corporate documents including articles, amendments, resolutions, minutes, bylaws and other documents.
- Maintain and organize minute books, registers and other corporate records.
- Conduct and coordinate corporate filings, searches, registrations and renewals, including across multiple jurisdictions.
- Maintain and update corporate organizational charts and entity management platforms.
- Support mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, financings and other transactions with due diligence, minute book reviews, regulatory filings, document preparation and other transaction support.
- Conduct legal research on corporate law statutes, regulations and case law to support lawyers in their work.
- Act as a liaison with clients, accountants, counsel, regulatory bodies and other stakeholders on corporate matters.
- Ensure compliance with applicable corporate laws.
- Mentor and support lawyers, legal assistants and law clerks on corporate clerk matters as required.
- Develop and implement best practices for document management, compliance tracking and process improvement.
- Collaborate with Business Services teams (Finance, IT, Operations) as required.
Please submit your application online, including a cover letter and resume.
This role is a new position.
The target salary range for this position is $105,000 to $125,000, commensurate with the successful candidate's skills, experience, and qualifications.
