Corporate Law Clerk

McMillan LLP; Old Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading progressive Business Law firm as a Senior Corporate Law Clerk in Toronto! This exciting opportunity involves collaborating with lawyers and clients on a variety of legal tasks, including incorporations, corporate transactions, and compliance. You'll be a key resource in a supportive environment that values mentorship and professional growth. Embrace your legal expertise and contribute to a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion. If you're ready for a new challenge in a collegial setting, this role is perfect for you!

Benefits

Mentorship and Training

Commensurate Compensation

Benefits Package

Positive Work Environment

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of Law Clerk experience at intermediate level or higher.
• Extensive experience with complex corporate transactions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct incorporations, amendments, and dissolutions for corporations.
• Assist with complex corporate transactions and maintain compliance.

Skills

Verbal Communication

Written Communication

Organizational Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Attention to Detail

Client Service

Adaptability to Technology

Education

Law Clerk Certification

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

iManage

Intapp Time

Corporate Database Software

Job description

Toronto
181 Bay Street
Suite 4400
Toronto, ON M5J2T3, CAN

Would you like to be a part of Canada’s leading progressive Business Law firm?

McMillan has an opportunity for a full-time Senior Corporate Law Clerk in our Toronto office. This is an excellent opportunity for a Law Clerk with experience at the senior level, who is looking for a new and exciting challenge at a national law firm.

What You’ll Do

You will be working closely with our lawyers, clients, Paralegals, Law Clerks and legal administrative assistants across Canada to deliver quality legal services to our clients and will be involved in a wide variety of legal tasks including:

• Ontario and Federal incorporations, amendments, amalgamations, continuances and dissolutions.
• Conducting minute book reviews and drafting required updating documents.
• Assisting with complex corporate transactions and corporate and tax reorganizations including drafting, organizing and finalizing transaction documents and closing agendas, assisting with closings and preparation of closing books.
• Regular maintenance of corporations including preparation of documents relating to annual meetings/proceedings and associated filings.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant statutory requirements and providing input on corporate compliance matters.
• Providing input on checklists and precedents.
• Updating and maintaining information in our corporate database.
• Assisting with mentoring and training of junior department members.

What You Bring

You have established yourself as a key resource in your successful legal career and have excellent verbal and written communication skills. Your history includes a minimum of seven to ten years of Law Clerk experience at the intermediate level or higher and extensive experience with complex corporate transactions and reorganizations. Knowledge of legal and technical procedures, statutes, regulations and applicable governmental practices is mandatory. You have strong organizational and interpersonal skills, are detail-oriented, able to effectively meet deadlines, work well in a team setting and provide an exceptional level of client service. You embrace evolving technology and have strong skills in Microsoft Word and Excel. Prior experience with a corporate database product (preferably cloud based) and iManage, Intapp Time or similar document management and timekeeping software is required.

Growth and Support

Mentorship and support will be provided as you grow in your role, with training as software evolves. We offer a commensurate compensation and benefits package.

At the heart of our commitment to being a first-mover on important issues, McMillan believes that equity, diversity and inclusion are catalysts for success. By embracing our differences, we create an inclusive culture that enriches our collective knowledge, broadens our perspectives, and propels us forward. We are dedicated to fostering an environment where everyone feels empowered to bring their whole selves to work, knowing it is through our individual experiences that we can all come together to truly make a positive impact in our firm, for our clients, within our communities, and beyond.

We are a law firm that prides itself in sustained quality and excellence in service while fostering a positive and collegial work environment which nurtures mentoring, inspires enthusiasm, and professional excellence. We commit to putting our best efforts forward in achieving our goals, and the goals of our clients. You can help us in that journey!

If this position is you, and you reside in or around the Toronto area, we look forward to hearing from you. Click on the Apply Now button.

McMillan is committed to providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities in its recruitment processes. If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please email us or contact us at 1.888.622.4624 to submit your accommodation request.

McMillan LLP is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and diversity. We respect and embrace the unique backgrounds, perspectives and experiences of individuals at all levels of the firm. This enables us to provide innovative client service, contribute fully to our communities and advance our firm’s values.