Corporate Law Clerk

Gowling WLG; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global law firm in Ottawa is seeking Corporate Clerks with eight to ten years of law clerk experience to support a national project. Candidates should have strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and be technology proficient. The role offers flexible working hours with a focus on delivering excellent client service.

Qualifications

• Minimum eight to ten years’ legal experience as a Corporate Law Clerk/Paralegal in Ontario.
• Initiative and capacity to work proactively and independently.
• Ability to analyze legal documents for accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Complete minute book review of various entity types.
• Identify corporate data issues for electronic records.
• Organize documents and materials within iManage and Athennian.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Technology proficiency

Effective communication

Education

Legal experience as Corporate Law Clerk/Paralegal

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

iManage

Nuance PDF/Adobe Acrobat

Athennian or similar corporate database

Job description

ABOUT GOWLING WLG

At Gowling WLG, our dedication to excellence and quality service begins with our people. As a global law firm with offices across Canada, the U.K., Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we pride ourselves on sourcing and retaining top talent who bring energy, passion and commitment to the delivery of outstanding client service.

Employee satisfaction is important to us. We work hard to ensure that our people are motivated, engaged and empowered. We are guided by our firm’s Core Values - The Power of Teamwork, Always Striving to be Better, We all Bring Something Different - in all that we do.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are an integral part of our firm’s core values. We are always striving to build a more equitable, engaging and rewarding workplace by attracting and retaining talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. Our aim is to help everyone reach their full potential and achieve their personal and professional goals.

Our diverse group of legal professionals, law students, law clerks, paralegals, legal administrative assistants and business services team members work together, and are respected and valued for their individual contributions.

PROFILE

Gowling WLG’s Ottawa office is currently seeking Corporate Clerks for our Business Law Corporate Services group with eight to ten years of law clerk experience.

The successful candidate(s) will be supporting a key national project with the digitization of our corporate services process. The corporate clerk will help with data integrity for the corporate records for various clients. This individual will have an exciting opportunity to work alongside a great team of corporate clerks and lawyers in a challenging professional services environment.

We can be flexible with hours and days in the office. Overtime and work outside of the standard hours will not be necessary.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Independently complete a minute book review of various entity types (corporation, not-for-profit, LLPs) in electronic format.
• Identify corporate data issues to ensure that the minute book and other corporate records are complete in the electronic database.
• Exercising discretion and judgement when reviewing and organizing documents and materials within iManage and Athennian.
• Ensuring the currency and integrity of the corporate materials saved in iManage, Closing Folders and Athennian.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A minimum of eight to ten years’ legal experience as a Corporate Law Clerk/Paralegal in the Province of Ontario.
• Demonstrated initiative and capacity to work proactively and independently, as well as in a team environment, including training junior clerks and new team members.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to redefine priorities when necessary.
• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to analyze legal documents for accuracy.
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively with technology.
• Willingness to continuously learn and develop new skills.
• Strong time management skills, ability to meet deadlines, proven effectiveness in delivering fast and accurate client service.
• Ability to communicate effectively with Firm members, verbally and in writing, in a professional and courteous manner.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, iManage and Nuance PDF or Adobe Acrobat.
• Experience with Athennian or similar corporate database, such as EnAct, GlobalEnact or Alf, is an asset.

Not sure if you meet all the requirements? If you are excited about this opportunity but your experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Gowling WLG is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please let us know.

While we appreciate all applications received, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.