Corporate Commercial Law Clerk

**Job Description**:
**Corporate Commercial Law Clerk**

**Corporate Services - Legal Services**

**Status: Regular Full Time**

**Salary Range: $73,482 to $91,853 per annum (plus comprehensive benefits)**

**Work Mode**:Hybrid *
_see below for more details about this work mode._

**Location**:10 Peel Center Drive, Brampton

**Hours of Work**:35 hours per week

Legal Services provides high quality responsive legal services to the Regional Corporation including Regional Council, its executives and officers and program managers and to related boards and agencies including Peel Living and The Peel Police Services Board.

This role will assist the Legal Services Division in all aspects of its work predominantly related to corporate/commercial matters.

**What you will do in this role**:

- Independently draft and prepare routine legal documents and agreements.
- Assist with the coordination and completion of complex municipal contracts.
- Provide corporate legal support to the Regional Corporation and to related boards and agencies.
- Conduct, review and interpret online corporate searches.
- Conduct, review and interpret Personal Property Security Act (PPSA) searches related to commercial transactions.
- Prepare financing statements and perform PPSA registrations related to commercial transactions.
- Perform business name searches and registrations.
- Review, analyze, and advise clients on contract assignments and other external corporate restructuring issues impacting corporate contracts, and any required contractual consent processes.
- Prepare all documentation required for commercial transaction closings.
- Liaise with internal and external parties and their legal counsel on legal matters and contract negotiation issues.
- Remain current with any changes in corporate law.
- Provide other support requirements of Senior Legal Counsel - Manager, Senior Legal Counsel, and Legal Counsel, as required.

**What the role requires**:

- Associate Member of the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario (ILCO) or have been granted a law clerk certificate/diploma or the equivalent thereof by an Ontario educational institution approved by ILCO.
- Minimum of 5 years experience as a law clerk in a corporate/commercial environment. Combination of education and experience may be considered
- Thorough knowledge and understanding of corporate law principles and governing statutes.
- Independently manages, coordinates, organizes, and maintain control of voluminous and complex legal documentation.

**Skills/Abilities**:

- Ability to locate and cite legislation and use legal reference books and online materials.
- Ability to prepare and analyze all relevant legal documents and materials.
- Demonstrates ability to identify and analyze problems and develop effective solutions.
- Ability to produce accurate, dependable results in a deadline-oriented, multitasking environment.
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with internal and external parties and their legal counsel.
- Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.
- Comprehensive Health, Dental, Vision benefit plan (effective start date)
- Automatic enrolment into OMERS pension plan
- Accrue Vacation on a monthly basis up to 3 weeks per annum
- 3 Paid personal days and floating holidays
- Flexible hours supporting your wellness and wellbeing
- Annual performance review and merit increases based on performance
- Supportive leadership and a culture of respect and inclusion
- Access to tuition reimbursement and learning and development resources

**Work Mode & Job Location**:In this role you will have the ability to work remotely and attend on-site when required based on operational requirements at the
**10 Peel Center Drive, Brampton**:

- _worksite. The frequency of on-site activities may vary on a weekly basis and based on operational requirements. Your remote work location must be located within the province of Ontario.

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The Region of Peel offers job based flexible hours of work that allows employees to manage personal and professional responsibilities while at the same time ensures business operational needs and customer service expectations are achieved._**

**Interview**: Our recruitment process will be completed with video conference technology.

**As part of the Region’s ongoing commitment to health and safety, there are enhanced COVID-19 specific safety protocols and/or personal protective equipment requirements (e.g. masks, eye protection, etc.) in place to help protect health and safety. The additional requirements are determined based on the nature of the work being carried out.**

**New employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Being fully vaccinated is determined as the status of having received the full series of approved vaccines (both doses of a two dose vaccine series, on