Corporate Law Clerk

Andary Carnevale Karry & Laba LLP; Windsor; Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Andary Carnevale Karry & Laba LLP, a Windsor-based full-service firm, is seeking an experienced corporate law clerk to lead the corporate practice. 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.

Based in our Kingsville branch, with the option of working from our Windsor branch and a hybrid arrangement available.

Qualifications

• Corporate law clerk with several years of Ontario experience (ideally 7+ years).
• Strong organization, drafting and communication skills.
• Proficient with Ontario Business Registry and online filings.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office; professional and discreet.
• Law Clerk diploma or ILCO designation preferred; real estate/estate experience a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain minute books and corporate records, keep them current.
• Prepare annual resolutions and file annual returns with Ontario and federal bodies.
• Incorporate and organize corporations (OBCA/CBCA); include professional corporations.
• Prepare share issuances, transfers, dividends, and director/officer changes.
• Assist on corporate reorganizations and rollovers with lawyers and clients’ accountants.
• Support share/asset purchases: searches, closing agendas, documents, books.
• Handle extra-provincial registrations, NUANS reports, and corporate searches.
• Liaise with clients, accountants, lenders, and registries; keep files moving.
• Help build precedents and systems as the department grows.

Skills

Organization skills

Independent work

Drafting & communication

Discretion

Microsoft Office

Client communication

Education

Law Clerk diploma or ILCO designation

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The opportunity

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 and estates, family, civil litigation, employment and criminal law for businesses, professionals, families and 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 and CBCA), including professional corporations, and preparing articles of amendment, amalgamations and dissolutions
• Preparing share issuances, transfers and dividends, and changes of directors and officers
• Preparing documents for corporate reorganizations and rollovers, working with the lawyers and clients' accountants
• Assisting on share and asset purchase and sale transactions — searches, closing agendas, closing documents and closing books
• Handling extra-provincial and business-name registrations, NUANS reports and corporate searches
• Communicating with clients, accountants, lenders and government registries, and keeping files moving
• Helping to build precedents and 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 and accurate, with strong drafting and 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 and a hybrid arrangement available. Compensation will be above market rate for the right candidate and will reflect your experience and 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.