Corporate Law Clerk

Overview

Corporate Law Clerk for a mid-size law firm client in Toronto.

Job Type: Permanent Full-Time.

Existing Vacancy:
Yes.

Compensation:
From $60,000 to $75,000 per annum, according to experience + comprehensive benefits

Regular

Work Hours:

7.0 hours per day not including 1 hour lunch break, to be worked during regular business hours, Monday to Friday (35 work hours per week).

Work Location:

Hybrid - combination of 2 days remote-based and 3 days onsite at client's Toronto office. Onsite work expectations subject always to client business requirements, and may change according to client business need.

• Assist with due diligence for commercial transactions, financings, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate reorganizations. Support corporate transactions, including asset and share purchases, mergers, acquisitions, rollovers, and internal reorganizations.
• Prepare, review, and file corporate documentation, including in corporations, amalgamations, dissolutions, reorganizations, restructurings, and transactional matters.
• Prepare first drafts of short-form and long-form amalgamations, including Section 51, 85, and 86 reorganizations and related documentation.
• Draft authorized share capital, in corporations, dissolutions, organizational documents, and by-laws.
• Handle share redemptions, repurchases, transfers, dividend resolutions, and estate freezes.
• Manage corporate transactions including continuances (in and out of province), revivals, reinstatements, amendments, restructurings, and corporate reorganizations.
• Prepare extra-provincial registrations, amalgamations, partnerships, limited partnerships, and trade names.
• Draft resolutions, directors’ and shareholders’ documents, and register securities. Maintain minute books and corporate records (physical and electronic).
• Conduct corporate searches and filings (e.g., Ontario and federal registries).
• Prepare and review closing documentation, closing books, ancillary agreements, and transactional filings.
• Track key corporate deadlines and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Record and update director and officer changes.
• Assist with voluntary disclosures, notices of objection, appeals, and supporting submissions.
• Maintain and diarize correspondence with the CRA and clients.
• Support lawyers with transactional closings, document execution, and post-closing matters.
• Additional corporate law clerk responsibilities as required.

Education:

Law Clerk Diploma or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Preferred

Work Experience:

At least 4+ years of experience supporting a corporate practice.

Preferred Sector

Experience:

Law Firm experience required.

Technical and Language Skills Requirements:

• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook (may be tested).
• Fast and accurate typing skills and attention to detail (will be tested).
• Proficiency in Adobe Acrobat (may be tested).
• Sound knowledge of corporate legal terminology (may be tested).
• Competence in using document management software.
• Proficient English communication skills, both written and verbal, including strong business writing skills and excellent spelling, grammar, proofreading and syntax.

• Sound understanding of Canadian contracts law and related legal terminology, procedures and protocols.
• Punctual, responsible, and reliable. Demonstrated record of professional conduct and character.
• Focused and able to work effectively with minimal direction and supervision, to prioritize tasks effectively, and to manage volume targets and due dates.
• Pleasant and courteous. Demonstrated commitment to client service and professional representation of the organization.
• Proven ability to professionally handle confidential…