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Law Clerk – Corporate Jobs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at Linds & Associates
Law Clerk – Corporate Oakville, Ontario
JOB-1616
Law Clerk Oakville, ON Our client a well established and highly regarded law firm, located in Oakville seeks a Corporate Law Clerk to join its team. Self-starter with a minimum of 5+ years working experience as a corporate legal assistant or law clerk, Professional demeanour and strong organizational, investigative, fact finding, and problem- solving skills,
Attention to detail
, Excellent verbal and written
communication
and inter-personal skills, Must be able to work independently, to prioritize assignments and to solve issues with minimal supervision, Ability to work collaboratively, Takes initiative and is pro-active, Available to work extended hours when required,
Experience with
Do Process – Fast Co, and Microsoft Office are required.
Experience with
OnCorp, Ghost Practice would be an asset.
Job Responsibilities:
Performs full legal clerical work of a responsible and confidential nature for one or more lawyers, Knowledge of the Ontario Business Corporations Act, Canada Business Corporations Act, Limited Partnerships Act and Business Names Act, Preparing documentation in support of corporate transactions and proceedings including but not limited to: incorporations, articles of amendments, dissolutions, revivals, amalgamations, reorganizations, continuances, director and officer changes, issuance and transfer of shares, changes to authorized capital, dividend declarations, redemption of shares, changes to authorized capital, unanimous shareholder declarations and purchase of shares for cancellation, In-depth review and maintenance of corporate minute books including but not limited to, updating corporate records , preparing general and annual corporate filings, extra-provincial and business name registrations, Drafting complex share structure and documents pertaining to corporate and tax reorganizations including Section 85 and Section 86 share transfer and exchange transactions, Conducting corporate due diligence searches including but not limited to, PPSA, bankruptcy, litigation, execution and other searches and analyzing and summarizing the findings.
Drafting of share and asset purchase agreements, preparing the related closing documents, to complete the transactions and preparing financing documents for loan transactions would be an asset to have but not a requirement, Maintain filing systems and Fast Co database including regular system and precedent updates, Open files, update client information and prepare invoices through Ghost Practice, Direct communications by email and telephone with clients, lawyers and public officials including scheduling meetings and directing inquiries, Addressing and responding to routine correspondence not requiring the supervising lawyer’s attention and initiating follow-up action as required, Interested candidates should
apply today
!
We thank all applicants for their interest in this role however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Thank you for your interest in Linds & Associates Ltd. Click to Apply
Title: Law Clerk – Corporate
Company: Linds & Associates
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Category: Law/Legal (Legal Secretary, Financial Law), Administrative/Clerical (Legal Secretary)
