Legal assistant

3 weeks ago

Vaughan, Ontario, 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.

We are seeking a Law Clerk, Commercial Real Estate to join our Vaughan office and provide support to the Commercial Real Estate practice group. This is a hybrid position with in office work required on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

The successful candidate will be dealing with: (i) commercial real estate transactions, from onset to completion, including acquisitions, dispositions, financings, leasing, municipal applications and agreements, due diligence and title matters, reporting and accounting; and (ii) land development, from onset to completion, including acquisition of land, municipal applications and agreements, subdivision formations, land severances and variances, financing, and due diligence and title matters, including reporting and accounting.

Compiling information and drafting written report(s), opinions and accounting to client, as well as monitoring and following up on undertakings and escrow conditions.

Review and analyze agreements of purchase and sale, credit facility and loan commitments, contracts, agreements, leases, opinions, municipal applications, requisitions on title and responses to requisitions;
Conduct, document, review, analyze, verify, monitor, summarize and report on due diligence for transactions including title searching, corporate and ancillary searches and off-title enquiries;
Calculate, draft and analyze statements of adjustments and other financial documentation and data, and handle the receipt and disbursal of funds for transactions and all financial reporting requirements;
Flagging and anticipating potential issues and communicating these issues to the attention of the solicitor in charge;
Research and interpret legal and technical procedures, statutes, and regulations applicable to area of practice.

Law Clerk Diploma; potentially also an Undergraduate degree and/or higher (preferred);
~Varied real estate experience handling complex commercial real estate transactions with a minimum of supervision in a fast-paced, high-volume environment, which requires excellent written and verbal communication as well as excellent organizational and analytical skills. Solid title-searching ability, and good drafting and mathematical skills are also required;
~ Expert in word processing using Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook;
~ Proficient in legal-related accounting programs (Aderant preferred);
~ We believe in the importance of a Total Compensation package, ensuring our mix of salary, benefits and perks is competitive within the market. 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 matching Group 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. By submitting your personal information on this platform, you freely consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of that information in connection with our application process. You may decide to withdraw your consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information at any time by notifying us at talentacquisition@millerthomson.

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