Housing Litigation Legal Assistant supporting solicitors in high - impact Housing Litigation work. Delivering high - quality service to social housing clients through casework exposure across disrepair and possession matters.
About the role
- Senior Corporate Law Clerk at Dentons handling corporate paraprofessional work in Toronto. Managing corporate documentation and mentoring junior team members in a fast-paced legal environment.
Responsibilities
- Completes all levels of corporate paraprofessional work assignments and legal duties under the supervision of lawyers
- Prepares corporate documentation relating to incorporations, organizations, amendments, continuances, amalgamations, extra-provincial registrations, dissolutions, share and asset purchases, corporate reorganizations, etc.
- Manages and maintains updated corporate database and corporate records
- Works with lawyers in all Dentons Canada offices to attend to OBCA and CBCA transactions, filings, and registration equivalents
- Reviews and analyzes corporate minute book records and recommends the appropriate actions to update records and rectify deficiencies, including drafting the required documentation
- Uses relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards
- Handles general corporate work, including government filings, and responds to inquiries from within and outside the firm
- Provides mentorship and training to more junior team members
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience as a corporate paraprofessional in a corporate services department of a law firm
- In-depth knowledge of legal procedures, statutes, and regulations applicable to commercial and corporate law
- Ability to manage files from start to finish
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to deal with all stakeholders professionally
- Ability to multitask and meet multiple deadlines under pressure
- Demonstrates initiative and able to work with minimal supervision
- Excellent organizational skills, accuracy, and attention to detail
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Flexible team player
- Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario Certification and membership an asset
- Proficiency with Athennian, Ecore, and DocuSign is an asset
Benefits
- extended health and mental health benefits
- paid time off
- retirement savings plans
- a fitness subsidy
- parental leave top-up
- mentorship opportunities
- employee networks
- leadership development initiatives
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