Corporate Law Clerk

About the Company
Forge Recruitment has partnered with our client, a boutique Law Firm specializing in the Corporate/Commercial practice, in search for a Law Clerk to join their busy team. The firm is conveniently located in North York.
**Please note this is an in-office role

The Role

• Prepare and file articles and corporate documentation relating to simple/complex incorporations, organizations, amendments, continuances to/from other jurisdictions, short and long form amalgamations, dissolutions under the governed by the Business Corporations Act (Ontario), Canada Business Corporations Act, Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act and the Corporations Act (Ontario)
• Produce routine minute book documentation and make necessary filings
• Compose and file business name, partnership and limited partnership registrations as required by provincial legislation
• Draft and file extra-provincial and territorial registrations, amendments, and annual returns on behalf of corporations, partnerships and limited partnerships as required by the various provinces and territories
• Prepare and file annual returns
• Provide assistance during and/or subsequent to completion of a transaction, as may be required
• Review, analyze and summarize basic/complex minute books and corporate records and recommend a course of action to rectify any deficiencies and draft necessary documentation
• Conduct preliminary searches for name availability, obtain NUANS, document list, corporate profile report and determine currency of information
• Obtain Certificates of Status/Compliance

Requirements:

• 3+ years' experience gained as a Corporate Law Clerk in a similar role
• Successful completion of a post-secondary Law Clerk program
• Completion of the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario Certification
• Membership in good standing with Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario
• Flexibility to work outside regular business hours when required and/or necessary
• Thorough knowledge, understanding and ability to apply working knowledge of the relevant corporate statutes
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 Suite of Applications

The Offer
The firm offers a highly congenial working environment, competitive renumeration.

Next Steps
If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please apply, in confidence. Thank you for your interest in the position and in Forge Recruitment.