Corporate Law Clerk for mid-size law firm client, Toronto.
Marberg Job Number: 2804.
Job Type: Permanent Full-Time.
Existing Vacancy: Yes.
Compensation: From $60,000 to $75,000 per annum, according to experience + benefits
Regular Work Hours: 7.0 hours per day not including 1 hour lunch break, to be worked during regular business hours, Monday to Friday (35 work hours per week).
Work Location: Hybrid - combination of 2 days remote-based and 3 days onsite at client's Toronto office. Onsite work expectations subject always to client business requirements, and may change according to client business need.
Responsibilities:
Assist with due diligence for commercial transactions, financings, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate reorganizations. Support corporate transactions, including asset and share purchases, mergers, acquisitions, rollovers, and internal reorganizations.
- Prepare, review, and file corporate documentation, including incorporations, amalgamations, dissolutions, reorganizations, restructurings, and transactional matters.
- Prepare first drafts of short-form and long-form amalgamations, including Section 51, 85, and 86 reorganizations and related documentation.
- Draft authorized share capital, incorporations, dissolutions, organizational documents, and by-laws.
- Handle share redemptions, repurchases, transfers, dividend resolutions, and estate freezes.
- Manage corporate transactions including continuances (in and out of province), revivals, reinstatements, amendments, restructurings, and corporate reorganizations.
- Prepare extra-provincial registrations, amalgamations, partnerships, limited partnerships, and trade names.
- Draft resolutions, directors’ and shareholders’ documents, and register securities. Maintain minute books and corporate records (physical and electronic).
- Conduct corporate searches and filings (e.g., Ontario and federal registries).
- Prepare and review closing documentation, closing books, ancillary agreements, and transactional filings.
- Track key corporate deadlines and ensure regulatory compliance.
- Record and update director and officer changes.
- Assist with voluntary disclosures, notices of objection, appeals, and supporting submissions.
- Maintain and diarize correspondence with the CRA and clients.
- Support lawyers with transactional closings, document execution, and post-closing matters.
- Additional corporate law clerk responsibilities as required.
Qualifications:
Education: Law Clerk Diploma or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
Preferred Work Experience: At least 4+ years of experience supporting a corporate practice.
Preferred Sector Experience: Law Firm experience required.
Technical and Language Skills Requirements:
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook (may be tested).
- Fast and accurate typing skills and attention to detail (will be tested).
- Proficiency in Adobe Acrobat (may be tested).
- Sound knowledge of corporate legal terminology (may be tested).
- Competence in using document management software.
- Proficient English communication skills, both written and verbal, including strong business writing skills and excellent spelling, grammar, proofreading and syntax.
Task -Based Qualifications and Additional Attributes:
- Sound understanding of Canadian contracts law and related legal terminology, procedures and protocols.
- Corporate tax experience preferred.
- Punctual, responsible, and reliable. Demonstrated record of professional conduct and character.
- Focused and able to work effectively with minimal direction and supervision, to prioritize tasks effectively, and to manage volume targets and due dates.
- Pleasant and courteous. Demonstrated commitment to client service and professional representation of the organization.
- Proven ability to professionally handle confidential information and exercise good judgement in the interpretation and application of instructions and organization policy.
- Superior attention to detail, and organized, methodical approach to completion of tasks.
- Demonstrated ability to work well both independently and collaboratively, and in an advisory capacity, and liaise effectively with a wide and diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.
Additional Requirements:
- Must be legally entitled to work in Canada, providing satisfactory documentation upon request.
- Ability to work both remotely and onsite, abiding by organization health and safety policies.
- Ability to promptly provide minimum of 2 recent, qualified employment references at point of client interview who are available to speak with either Marberg or Marberg's client.
- Ability to declare personal Non-Conflict of Interest in execution of position responsibilities.
- Satisfactory Background Checks, Technical Skills Evaluations, Interpersonal Skills Assessment, and Employment References as required.
Application Notes:
We thank all applicants for their interest but wish to advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Qualified applications may be contacted same day as date of application.
Please note that Marberg Staffing updates job posts regularly, and external job boards may not reflect these changes in a timely fashion. Please refer to https://marberg.com/career-portal for the most current information including salary range.
Please note that for this position, Marberg Staffing only accepts applications through Indeed.ca, LinkedIn and marberg.com.
Candidates are only contacted via official phone call, email, or LinkedIn message from Marberg Staffing. Please disregard any initial contact through other mediums such as text message.
No AI tools are used to screen, assess or select employment applications. All candidate selection processes are performed by qualified recruiters.
Marberg is committed to supporting workplace diversity and inclusivity, to reflect the demographic profile of all Ontarians. Applications are encouraged from equity seeking groups including people of colour, Indigenous people, individuals with disabilities, and people from the LGBTQ2S community.
