Senior Corporate & Tax Law Clerk

Synectics Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Synectics Inc. in North York, ON seeks a Senior Corporate & Tax Law Clerk to support a sophisticated corporate and tax law practice.

The ideal candidate will handle complex private-company matters and tax-driven reorganizations, managing transactions from planning through closing with precise minute-book updates. The role requires extensive drafting, coordination with lawyers and clients, and the ability to work independently to advance transactions on schedule.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a Corporate Law Clerk with tax-driven reorganizations.
• Strong knowledge of Ontario corporate law, corporate records, and minute-book maintenance.
• Hands-on experience with Section 85 rollovers, share reorganizations, amalgamations, and corporate restructurings.

Responsibilities

• Manage corporate and tax-reorganization transactions from initial instructions through implementation, closing, reporting, and minute-book updates.
• Prepare and review corporate resolutions, agreements, share documents, rollover documents, articles, promissory notes, and closing materials.
• Support complex tax-driven transactions, including Section 85 rollovers, estate freezes, share exchanges, amalgamations, restructurings, and corporate wind-ups.
• Handle sophisticated incorporations, trust transactions, post-mortem reorganizations, and minute-book rectifications.
• Review minute books, share capital structures, and corporate histories to identify inconsistencies and missing records.
• Coordinate with lawyers, clients, accountants, and external advisors to obtain information, approvals, and signatures.
• Monitor transaction timelines, anticipate next steps, and ensure matters progress efficiently.
• Identify potential issues and recommend practical solutions throughout the transaction process.

Skills

Corporate law

Tax-driven reorganizations

Transaction coordination

Private-company transactions

Ontario corporate law

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Corporate & Tax Law Clerk to support a sophisticated corporate and tax law practice in North York, ON. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience handling complex corporate transactions, tax-driven reorganizations, and private-company matters, with the ability to manage transactions independently from initial instructions through closing and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage corporate and tax-reorganization transactions from initial instructions through implementation, closing, reporting, and minute-book updates.
• Prepare and review corporate resolutions, agreements, share documents, rollover documents, articles, promissory notes, and closing materials.
• Support complex tax-driven transactions, including Section 85 rollovers, estate freezes, share exchanges, amalgamations, restructurings, and corporate wind-ups.
• Handle sophisticated incorporations, trust transactions, post-mortem reorganizations, and minute-book rectifications.
• Review minute books, share capital structures, and corporate histories to identify inconsistencies and missing records.
• Coordinate with lawyers, clients, accountants, and external advisors to obtain information, approvals, and signatures.
• Monitor transaction timelines, anticipate next steps, and ensure matters progress efficiently.
• Identify potential issues and recommend practical solutions throughout the transaction process.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a Corporate Law Clerk, particularly with tax-driven reorganizations and complex private-company transactions.
• Strong knowledge of Ontario corporate law, corporate records, and minute-book maintenance.
• Hands-on experience with Section 85 rollovers, share reorganizations, amalgamations, and corporate restructurings.
• Strong corporate drafting, transaction coordination, and closing skills.
• Excellent organizational skills, judgment, and attention to detail.
• Ability to independently manage transactions from planning through completion.
• Confidence communicating directly with lawyers, clients, accountants, and external advisors.
• Familiarity with corporate-record and transaction-management software.
• Proactive, solutions-oriented approach with the ability to manage competing priorities.