Corporate Law Clerk

Andary Carnevale Karry & Laba LLP; Windsor; Hybrid; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above market rate compensation

Accommodations available on request

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Andary Carnevale Karry & Laba LLP is seeking an experienced corporate law clerk to lead the corporate practice, handling minute books, filings, incorporations, reorganizations and closings with the lawyers' support.

Based in our Windsor or Kingsville offices, a hybrid arrangement is available and compensation will be above market rate for the right candidate, reflecting experience and capabilities in other areas of law.

Qualifications

• Ontario law firm corporate law clerk with seven+ years experience and ability to work independently.
• Excellent organizational skills are essential.
• Familiar with Ontario Business Registry and Corporations Canada filings.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Strong drafting and communication abilities; careful and accurate.
• Discretion and professional, client-friendly demeanor.
• Law Clerk diploma or ILCO designation; real estate or estates experience is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain minute books and corporate records and keep them current.
• Prepare annual resolutions and file annual returns/notices on the Ontario Business Registry and with Corporations Canada.
• Incorporate and organize corporations (OBCA/CBCA), including professional corporations, and prepare articles of amendment, amalgamations and dissolutions.
• Prepare share issuances, transfers & dividends, and changes of directors & officers.
• Prepare documents for corporate reorganizations & rollovers, coordinating with lawyers and clients' accountants.
• Assist on share & asset purchase & sale transactions — searches, closing agendas, closing documents & closing books.
• Handle extra-provincial & business-name registrations, NUANS reports & corporate searches.
• Communicate with clients, accountants, lenders & government registries, keeping files moving.
• Help build precedents & systems as the department grows.

Skills

Corporate law clerk experience

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Drafting

Discretion and client-facing

Microsoft Office

Education

Law Clerk diploma

ILCO designation

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Our corporate practice is growing, and we are looking for an experienced corporate law clerk to take the lead on it. You will work directly with the partners on the corporate side of the practice — minute books, filings, incorporations, reorganizations and closings — with the lawyers' support and the trust to run your files your way.

We are prepared to pay above market rate for the right person.

Who we are

Andary Carnevale Karry & Laba LLP is a full-service firm with offices in Kingsville and Windsor, formed from two long-standing Essex County practices: Karry & Laba, serving Kingsville and the county for more than 40 years, and Carnevale Law Office, founded in 1985. Our lawyers practise corporate/commercial, real estate, wills & estates, family, civil litigation, employment & criminal law for businesses, professionals, families & individuals across Windsor–Essex. We are a small firm by design — close to our clients, close to each other, and practical about how we get things done.

What you'll be doing

• Maintaining minute books and corporate records and keeping them current
• Preparing annual resolutions, and filing annual returns and notices of change on the Ontario Business Registry and with Corporations Canada
• Incorporating and organizing corporations (OBCA & CBCA), including professional corporations, and preparing articles of amendment, amalgamations & dissolutions
• Preparing share issuances, transfers & dividends, and changes of directors & officers
• Preparing documents for corporate reorganizations & rollovers, working with the lawyers & clients' accountants
• Assisting on share & asset purchase & sale transactions — searches, closing agendas, closing documents & closing books
• Handling extra‑provincial & business‑name registrations, NUANS reports & corporate searches
• Communicating with clients, accountants, lenders & government registries, and keeping files moving
• Helping to build precedents & systems as the department grows

What we're looking for

• Several years' experience as a corporate law clerk in an Ontario law firm — ideally seven or more — and comfortable working independently
• Exceptional organization skills are a must.
• Working knowledge of the Ontario Business Registry and Corporations Canada online filings
• Experience with Microsoft Office
• Careful, organized & accurate, with strong drafting & communication skills
• Discretion and a professional, friendly manner with clients
• Law Clerk diploma or ILCO designation an asset; real estate or estates experience a bonus

Location, schedule and pay

Based in our Kingsville branch, with the option of working from our Windsor branch & a hybrid arrangement available. Compensation will be above market rate for the right candidate & will reflect your experience & capabilities in other areas of law — we are happy to discuss it openly from the first conversation.

Andary Carnevale Karry & Laba LLP is an equal opportunity employer.

Accommodations are available on request throughout the recruitment process.