Law Clerk

Education: Bachelor's degree
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:

- Non-smoking
- Air conditioned
**Tasks**:

- Advise clients on intellectual property matters and represent clients before the Registrar of Trade-Marks
- Assist lawyers by interviewing clients, witnesses and other related parties, assembling documentary evidence, preparing trial briefs, and arranging for trials
- Draft contracts, prepare promissory notes and draw up wills, mortgages and other legal documents
- Advise clients and take legal action on landlord and tenant matters, traffic violations, name changes and other issues within their jurisdictions
- Prepare wills, real estate transactions and other legal documents, court reports and affidavits
- Represent clients in small claims court and in other lower court proceedings, at tribunals and before administrative bodies
- Advise on the registrability of trademarks, trademark licensing requirements, transfer of intellectual property and protection of existing trademark rights
- Arrange probates and administer the estates of deceased persons
- Research records, court files and other legal documents
- Represent clients internationally in consultation with foreign associates and attorneys
- Schedule court trials
- Explain rights and obligations to defendants
- Establish work priorities for court staff
- Collect and record administrative and service fees
- Co-ordinate administrative services
- Hear evidence at trials on summary conviction offences and may preside over trials of criminal offences
**Computer and technology knowledge**:

- Spreadsheet
- MS Excel
- MS Office
- MS Outlook
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
**Other benefits**:

- Parking available
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week