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Commercial Real Estate Law Clerk

Bennett Jones
Toronto
$90K-$120K a year (estimated)
Full-time

Ranked a Best Employer in Canada for 23 years, Bennett Jones is one of Canada’s premier business law firms and home to lawyers and business advisors.

With deep experience in complex transactions and litigation matters, and offices in Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and New York, the firm is well equipped to advise businesses and investors with Canadian ventures and connect Canadian businesses and investors with opportunities around the world.

Serving clients since , we are proud to be the firm that businesses trust with their most complex legal matters.

We are currently recruiting for the following role in our Toronto office :

Commercial Real Estate Law Clerk

Essential Functions :

  • Responsible for all aspects of commercial real estate transactions
  • Conducting and reviewing title search and off-title enquiries and preparing search summaries
  • Preparing transaction documents including closing and registration documents
  • Preparing reporting letters and closing books
  • Preparing title requisition letters and responses to title requisition letters
  • Ordering and negotiating owner and lender policies of title insurance
  • Preparing title opinions and detailed title memorandum
  • Attending to closings and Teraview registration
  • Ability to correspond with clients and government and quasi-governmental officials in a professional manner
  • Working knowledge of procedures, statutes, rules and regulations applicable to real property law

Qualifications :

  • A minimum of 10 years of commercial real estate law clerk experience in Ontario law firms
  • Law clerk certification from a recognized program
  • Significant experience in the preparation of transaction documents including closing documents and real property documents for electronic registration in the Teraview system
  • Ability to prioritize, multi-task and handle a fast-paced work environment
  • Ability to exercise independent judgment and be a strong team player
  • Excellent organizational, verbal and written communication skills
  • Superior knowledge of commercial real estate software (Teraview, TitlePlus, etc.) and proficiency in the MS Office environment
  • 30+ days ago
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