Corporate Law Clerk

What You’ll Do

You will be working closely with our lawyers, clients, Paralegals, Law Clerks and legal administrative assistants across Canada to deliver quality legal services to our clients and will be involved in a wide variety of legal tasks including:

• Ontario and Federal incorporations, amendments, amalgamations, continuances and dissolutions.
• Conducting minute book reviews and drafting required updating documents.
• Assisting with complex corporate transactions and corporate and tax reorganizations including drafting, organizing and finalizing transaction documents and closing agendas, assisting with closings and preparation of closing books.
• Regular maintenance of corporations including preparation of documents relating to annual meetings/proceedings and associated filings.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant statutory requirements and providing input on corporate compliance matters.
• Providing input on checklists and precedents.
• Updating and maintaining information in our corporate database.
• Assisting with mentoring and training of junior department members.

What You Bring

• Minimum of seven to ten years of Law Clerk experience at the intermediate level or higher
• Extensive experience with complex corporate transactions and reorganizations
• Mandatory knowledge of legal and technical procedures, statutes, regulations, and applicable governmental practices
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
• Detail-oriented and able to effectively meet deadlines
• Works well in a team setting and provides exceptional client service
• Embraces evolving technology
• Strong skills in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Prior experience with a corporate database product (preferably cloud-based)
• Experience with iManage, Intapp Time, or similar document management and timekeeping software

McMillan Offers You

Growth

Mentorship and Support

Training as Software Evolves

Commensurate Compensation and Benefits Package

Fun Work Environment

Continuous Learning & Development

Salary range: $130,000- $140,000 annually

McMillan = You

At the heart of our commitment to being a first-mover on important issues, McMillan believes that equity, diversity and inclusion are catalysts for success. By embracing our differences, we create an inclusive culture that enriches our collective knowledge, broadens our perspectives, and propels us forward. We are dedicated to fostering an environment where everyone feels empowered to bring their whole selves to work, knowing it is through our individual experiences that we can all come together to truly make a positive impact in our firm, for our clients, within our communities, and beyond.

At McMillan, we know we will achieve the most success by attracting and retaining the best talent, and by representing and supporting communities from which we draw our members, the communities in which we live and work and the communities to which we provide legal services.

We are a law firm that prides itself in sustained quality and excellence in service while fostering a positive and collegial work environment which nurtures mentoring inspires enthusiasm and professional excellence. We commit to putting our best efforts forward in achieving our goals, and the goals of our clients. You can help us in that journey!

Need another reason to consider McMillan? Let’s work together to help you achieve your professional goals and career development.

Let’s get started

If this position is you, and you reside in or around the Toronto area, we look forward to hearing from you. Click on the Apply Now button.

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