Job description
CORPORATE LAW CLERK Reference No. 28609
At SeneLaw LLP, our dedication to excellence and quality service begins with our people. As an international law firm with offices across Canada, the U.K., Europe, and the Middle East, we pride ourselves on sourcing and retaining top talent who bring passion to the delivery of outstanding client service.
To create an engaging and rewarding place to work, we seek to attract talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. Our objective is to assist everyone in reaching their full potential and achieving their personal and professional goals.
Employee satisfaction is important to us. We work hard to ensure that our people are motivated, engaged, and empowered. Our diverse group of legal professionals, law students, law clerks, legal assistants, and business support staff work together. This large team is respected and valued for everyone’s individual contributions to the firm’s overall success.
Job Posting We currently have an opening for an entry level Corporate Law Clerk to join our team at the Toronto office. Reporting to a senior partner, you will support the Corporate Department by completing substantive and administrative projects. You will be responsible for a variety of law clerk and administrative duties including, but not limited to: assisting with corporate record maintenance and compliance, public company compliance filings, assisting in preparing disclosure documents, responding to requests for information and documentation, and performing administrative support services, when needed.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain corporate minutes books
- Assist with preparation of resolutions and filings with regulators in multiple jurisdictions\
- Maintain corporate entity database and corporate organizational charts
- Assist with support of our Board of Directors, as necessary
- Respond to inquiries and requests from business units for information and documentation
- Assist with preparation of corporate disclosure documents for public issuers
- Compose general correspondence and work on contracts and other documentation
- Maintain department files, records, and closing books
- Manage, input, file, and track all legal documentation into a legal records management database
- Conduct legal research and analysis
- Perform administrative support functions including preparing and editing presentations, meeting materials, general correspondences, reports, spreadsheets and special task documentation
- Act as a liaison, provide information, and maintain good working relationships with third parties and external law firms
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications & Experience
Education
- Law Clerk Diploma or Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario (ILCO) certification, or equivalent.
- Member in good standing with the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario an asset.
Experience:
- Knowledge of Corporate law - roles of directors, officers and shareholders, minute book maintenance, articles of incorporation, and the Corporations Information Act
- Experience working with Corporate Board Committees would be an asset.
- Ability to work independently
- Incumbent is self-motivated, proactive and possesses excellent problem-solving skills
- Strong administrative, organizational and time management skills
- Bilingual in French is an asset
- Advanced proficiency with legal software and Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to draft emails, letters, memoranda, etc. with exceptional grammar and proofreading skills
- Outstanding attention to detail and accuracy with the ability to complete a variety of tasks on very tight deadlines
We offer a competitive base salary and health care benefits package. You must be eligible to work in Canada and must be able to meet security clearance requirements. SeneLaw LLP supports the principles and practices of diversity and is committed to providing a respectful, accessible, and inclusive environment for all persons with disabilities in a way that is respectful of the dignity and independence of people with disabilities and in a manner which takes into account the person’s disability and embodies the principles of integration and equal opportunity. SeneLaw LLP will provide accommodation to applicants with disabilities.