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About the Role
This new position will provide legal support and collaborate with the Corporate Practice Group on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters, ensuring compliance and supporting various transactions.
Responsibilities
- Prepare, file, and maintain corporate documents including articles, amendments, resolutions, minutes, bylaws and other documents.
- Maintain and organize minute books, registers and other corporate records.
- Conduct and coordinate corporate filings, searches, registrations and renewals, including across multiple jurisdictions.
- Maintain and update corporate organizational charts and entity management platforms.
- Support mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, financings and other transactions with due diligence, minute book reviews, regulatory filings, document preparation and other transaction support.
- Conduct legal research on corporate law statutes, regulations and case law to support lawyers in their work.
- Act as a liaison with clients, accountants, counsel, regulatory bodies and other stakeholders on corporate matters.
- Ensure compliance with applicable corporate laws.
- Mentor and support lawyers, legal assistants and law clerks on corporate clerk matters as required.
- Develop and implement best practices for document management, compliance tracking and process improvement.
- Collaborate with Business Services teams (Finance, IT, Operations) as required.
Requirements
- Post-secondary education with a Law Clerk designation
- At least 8 to 10 years of relevant experience
- Some experience supporting securities law matters and related transactions
- Knowledge of legal terminology and procedures
- Strong computer related skills including legal software and Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Knowledge and experience with MinuteBox would be an asset
Skills
- Excellent time management, organizational and prioritization skills
- Ability to work independently and within tight timelines
- Ability to multi-task and balance the priorities assigned
- Eagerness to learn and further develop skills as a Law Clerk
- Strong interpersonal skills and an excellent team player
- Strong communication skills (both verbal and written) including the ability to deal with clients
- Excellent attention to detail and diligent proofreading skills
- Able to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion
- Passionate about providing quality service and work product to clients
- Self-starters, dedicated to entrepreneurialism including client service, client development and the building and strengthening of client relationships
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 8-10 years
Education Level
- Post-secondary education with a Law Clerk designation
Salary/Compensations
- $105,000 to $125,000
About the Company
- At WeirFoulds, we pride ourselves on providing the highest level of service to our clients.
- If you would like to be part of this dynamic team, and enjoy working in a collegial environment, this is an excellent opportunity for you.
Equal Opportunity
- WeirFoulds welcomes applications from all qualified candidates.
- We recognize the need to demonstrate equity, diversity and inclusion in everything we do, and are committed to providing an inclusive work environment composed of people with diverse perspectives, backgrounds, identities and cultures.
- Accommodations in accordance with applicable laws are available for applicants with disabilities. If you require an accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please contact our Human Resources Team at accommodations@weirfoulds.com.