Corporate law clerk Permanent

Fabulous law firm located downtown Toronto is growing! The firm is looking to add a Corporate law clerk to their team.

Responsibilities:

• Draft and review corporate documents as they relate to incorporations/organization of corporations, amalgamations, revivals, amendments, dissolutions, continuances, officer certificates, notarial certificates, officer certificates, tax reorganizations and other tax transactions, annual resolutions, etc.
• Review memos with respect to tax related corporate reorganizations, preparation of document checklist and draft documentation to effect proposed plan.
• Review of purchase agreements and preparation of closing agenda and appropriate closing documentation required to complete share and asset purchase and transactions, and corporate finance transactions.
• Review of corporate minute books, preparing a summary of deficiencies and documentation to rectify deficiencies.
• Conduct corporate searches and analyze/summarize search results.

Qualifications:

• Law Clerk Diploma from accredited institution
• 5 plus years’ experience working within the Corporate Department in a law firm
• Extensive transactional and tax experience
• Knowledge of corporate statutes and regulations
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Effective verbal and written communication skills in English
• Ability to work independently, following instructions with minimal supervision
• Experience using OnCorp, MinuteBox and Cyberbahn
• Strong technical skills using Microsoft Office 2010 (Word, Outlook and Calendar).
• Experience using a document management system and corporate database