About the Company
Our client, a highly regarded international law firm, is seeking a Corporate & Securities Law Clerk to join their growing team. This role is working in the office three days a week and has flexibility with working hours.
Responsibilities
- Handle annual corporate maintenance including business name registrations, extra-provincial renewals, and routine matters such as director/officer changes, redemptions, and dividend distributions.
- Draft and issue filings related to incorporations, amendments, amalgamations, continuances (import/export), dissolutions, revivals, and partnership agreements (both general and limited).
- Prepare and file Securities Early Warning Reports, Securities Exempt Trade filings, and other securities exemption filings and registrations.
- Perform minute book reviews and rectify any deficiencies in corporate records.
- Assist with complex, multi-jurisdictional corporate transactions, including tax-driven reorganizations.
- Maintain and update the corporate records database.
Requirements
- Corporate Law Clerk or Paralegal qualification, or equivalent degree/diploma.
- 5+ years of experience in a busy corporate transactional law firm environment, with exposure to corporate and securities law.
- Proficiency in SEDAR and SEDI filings, Microsoft Word and Excel, CorpLink , and iManage.
- Strong understanding of Canadian securities law and corporate law in various Canadian jurisdictions.
Compensation
This role offers a competitive salary, commensurate with experience, excellent benefits, and RRSP matching.