About the Company
Our client, a large national firm with a location in downtown Toronto , is looking for a Corporate Law Clerk with corporate law experience. The successful candidate should be organized, proactive and familiar with billing and docketing systems. Corporate services experience, including annual filings, is required. This is a great opportunity for a clerk looking to expand their knowledge and gain exposure in a transactional practice.
DUTIES

• Assist with articles of incorporation, amendments, amalgamations, dissolutions, continuance, arrangements, etc.
• Prepare and draft correspondence and resolutions
• Assist with corporate reorganizations, restructuring and mergers & acquisitions
• Prepare document books
• File documents with various securities commissions, stock exchanges and news wires
• Assist with public company filings (prepare for annual meetings and initial and secondary offerings)
• Work on multiple transactions and matters simultaneously
• Organize and maintain lawyer files
• More likely to be working directly with clients and other advisors
• Delegating work to junior clerks; mentoring junior clerks

REQUIREMENTS

• 8+ years of Corporate experience
• More significant experience with long-form amalgamation, complex share terms, reorganizations and tax driven transactions (share exchanges (income tax act s. 51 or 86), rollover transactions (income tax act s. 85), butterfly transactions and, in the context of a private client practice, estate freezes), including preparing closing agendas from accountant memos, complex minute book reviews, arrangements
• Law Clerk diploma
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Detail oriented
• Ability to manage practice of multiple lawyers
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision

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.