Legal Assistant

1 month ago

Toronto ON, Canada Miller Thomson LLP Full time

As a recognized national business law firm, we support, grow, and impact our communities through our work. We help entrepreneurs, companies, and professionals shape and build the Canadian economy.
We provide the opportunity to influence the course of your career, community, and workplace with the support and backing of a national organization. You can expect a friendly, safe, and supportive environment where your colleagues will rally around to help you succeed.
Our Toronto office is looking for a Law Clerk to join our Corporate M&A team

The Law Clerk, Corporate M&A, is a key team member, responsible for assisting the lawyers in their assigned practice group to i) primarily deal with corporate M&A and corporate tax matters, from onset to completion, including mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations, due diligence matters, review of corporate records, preparation of r elated material, organizing record books as well as ii) assist with routine incorporations, amendments, continuances, amalgamations, dissolutions, business name and partnership registrations, extra provincial registrations of corporations and limited partnerships, and related corporate maintenance matters.

Perform a variety of legal and administrative duties in the area of Corporate law, assisting with corporate and corporate tax related matters, and will be
primarily be tasked to draft corporate resolutions, notices, agreements and other ancillary documents in connection with transactions;
Draft basic share provisions and documents pertaining to corporate and tax reorganizations (ITA ss 51, 85, 86, 97), financings and share or asset purchase transactions;
dividends, continuances, dissolutions, revivals, extra-provincial registrations across Canada, licenses, limited partnerships and business names.

Conduct straightforward corporate minute book reviews and prepare reports;
Conduct corporate searches and analyzing filings;
Maintain and review corporate records, securities ledgers and registers, including uploading executed documents to virtual minute books.

Consult and collaborate with solicitors and clients to receive and implement instructions at onset and during the course of corporate transactions and
Liaise with clients, lawyers, students and public officials and mentor junior clerks;
4+ years’ experience as a Law Clerk/Paralegal in Corporate M&A within a law firm environment;
~ A solid understanding of current legal terminology and excellent knowledge of federal and provincial corporate statutes and corporate procedures;
~ Strong computerskills including Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, EnAct/Alf and Aderant;
~ We conduct reviews and surveys regularly to ensure our salaries are competitive and we believe in enhancing the work environment through wellness initiatives. A comprehensive Benefits package that includes Health, Dental and Vision Care, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance, 3+ Weeks’ Vacation and 10 Personal Days;
Flexible working options;
A Firm matchingGroup Retirement Savings plan;
A Wellness Spending Account to foster employee well-being;
Co-op Programme
Miller Thomson recruits new graduates regularly from the Legal Assistant and Law Clerk programmes from a variety of community colleges for our co-op programmes. Our comprehensive orientation and mentoring programmes cater to the recent graduate, and provide the necessary skills and training needed to succeed in their new careers.

Miller Thomson LLP is one of Canada’s fastest-growing national business law firms, with ten offices across the country. Our consistent ability to provide practical, creative and cost-effective advice, combined with an unyielding service commitment to our clients and a strong dedication to our lawyers, staff and the communities in which we practice, gives us a unique position in the Canadian legal industry.

Miller Thomson LLP is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility.

No phone calls or agencies, please.

Miller Thomson will provide accommodation on request throughout the recruitment, selection and assessment process for applicants with disabilities.

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