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Your New Company My client is a leading full-service business-first law firm with a rich history with several offices in Ontario, they are driven by a progressive partnership and a shared set of core values that emphasize personal and professional respect, community consciousness, and delivering unparalleled value to their clients. They offer a comprehensive range of legal services, including Corporate/Commercial, Real Estate and Land Development, Intellectual Property, Franchising, Wills & Estates, Civil and Commercial Litigation, Labour and Employment Law, Family Law, and Mediation. Your New Role As a Corporate Law Clerk, you will perform a variety of substantive, complex, and routine legal and administrative duties while coordinating and assisting lawyers with assigned matters. Your responsibilities will include conducting complex corporate reviews and due diligence, preparing corporate structure charts, drafting and filing various corporate documents, and assisting with mergers, acquisitions, financings, and tax reorganizations. You will also prepare routine minute book documentation, file business name and partnership registrations, and support large closing documents and transactions. Additionally, you will act as a mentor to junior clerks and participate in the education of articling and summer students. This is a full-time, in-office role based at the Mississauga location, working five days a week. What You'll Need to Succeed To be successful in this role, you will need:
- A minimum of 5 years of experience as a corporate law clerk in a law firm.
- Completion of the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario Certification.
- Membership in good standing with the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario.
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of corporate statutes.
- Detail-oriented, hard-working, and self-motivated.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and possess a team player attitude.
- Professional demeanor and the ability to interact and communicate effectively with individuals at all levels.
- Flexibility to work outside regular business hours when required.
- Superior administrative, organizational, and time management skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Superior computer skills.
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