Intermediate Law Clerk, Corporate Secretariat

Choose a workplace that empowers your impact.
Join a global workplace where employees thrive. One that embraces diversity of thought, expertise and experience. A place where you can personalize your employee journey to be — and deliver — your best.

We are a purpose-driven, dynamic and sustainable pension plan. An industry leading global investor with teams in Toronto to London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe. We embody the values of our 600,000+ members, placing their best interests at the heart of everything we do.

Join us to accelerate your growth & development, prioritize wellness, build connections, and support the communities where we live and work.

Don't just work anywhere — come build tomorrow together with us.

Know someone at OMERS or Oxford Properties?
Great If you're referred, have them submit your name through Workday first. Then, watch for a unique link in your email to apply.

We are looking for a highly motivated Corporate Law Clerk to join our team in Toronto. Their primary responsibility will be the support of our real estate business, Oxford Properties. As a key member of the Corporate Secretariat you will be joining a dynamic and talented team who deliver exceptional services.

As a member of the Corporate Secretariat, you will be responsible for a combination of the following:

• Performing a variety of legal and administrative duties while coordinating and assisting senior law clerks or lawyers with assigned matters
• Preparing routine minute book documentation
• Preparing and filing articles and corporate documentation relating to simple and complex incorporations, amendments, continuances, amalgamations and dissolutions and other corporate transactions, particularly under the OBCA and CBCA
• Preparing and filing annual returns, business name, partnership, and limited partnership registrations
• Establishing and maintaining a strong working relationship with the Oxford Properties ("Oxford") legal, tax and finance teams
• Developing a strong knowledge and understanding of Oxford's business
• Reviewing tax step memos and preparing related resolutions
• Conducting complex corporate reviews and other related due diligence in connection with transactions, recommending and drafting rectification materials as necessary
• Preparing corporate structure charts to accurately identify voting and participating interests
• Monitoring and communicating with senior law clerks and lawyers with respect to ongoing corporate filings and other requirements
• Consulting with senior law clerks and lawyers and assisting in identifying necessary or appropriate corporate documentation, searches, and filings in connection with transactions and other corporate requirements
• Preparing documentation related to mergers, acquisitions, financings, asset purchases, Section 85(1) rollovers under the Income Tax Act and reorganizations
• Acting as a role model and mentor to legal assistants and junior law clerks, fostering a respectful and collaborative learning environment
• Proactively identifying issues and recommending solutions

To Succeed In This Role, You Have

• Completion of law clerk program recognized by the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario
• 5-10 years of related experience gained in a law firm or in-house legal department
• A Member in good standing with the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario
• In depth knowledge and understanding of relevant corporate statutes
• Experience with commercial real estate transactions is an asset
• Superior administrative, organizational and time management skills
• Excellent computer skills, including but not limited to Word, Outlook, and corporate databases
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Competent research and problem-solving skills
• Detail oriented, hardworking, and self-motivated
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision from senior law clerks and/or lawyers
• Familiarity with extra-provincial and foreign entity record keeping is an asset

As one of Canada's largest defined benefit pension plans, our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities where we live and work — and the members we proudly serve.

From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our committee and employee recognition programs.