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Law Clerk

  • Whitby, ON, Canada

$35 to $40 CAD / hour · Contract

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Pay
$35 to $40 CAD / hour
Job type
Contract
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5+ years relevant experience as a corporate law clerk, preferably in a law firm or corporate legal department.
Posting language
English
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Original job description

Kelly is hiring!

We're looking for enthusiastic, motivated individuals to join our client’s team as a Corporate Law Clerk in Whitby, ON!

In this full-time, temporary to permanent role, you’ll help our client with their clerical needs.

What You’ll Be Responsible For:

  • Maintain corporate minute books, registers, and statutory records.
  • Prepare and file annual returns, notices, and other corporate documents with applicable government registries.
  • Draft and organize routine corporate documents, including resolutions, minutes, consents, share certificates, and officer and director changes.
  • Assist with incorporations, amalgamations, continuances, dissolutions, reorganizations, and extra-provincial registrations.
  • Support corporate transactions by preparing closing checklists, coordinating signatures, organizing closing documents, and updating minute books.
  • Conduct corporate searches and review registry records.
  • Track filing deadlines and maintain accurate matter and entity records.
  • Communicate with clients, colleagues, government offices, and external service providers.
  • Assist with billing, file opening, document management, and other administrative tasks as needed.
  • Other duties as required

What We’re Looking For:

  • A diploma, certificate, or equivalent training in law clerk studies or a related field.
  • 5+ years relevant experience as a corporate law clerk, preferably in a law firm or corporate legal department.
  • Knowledge of corporate records, filings, and transaction support.
  • Familiarity with applicable corporate legislation and online filing systems.
  • Strong drafting, proofreading, organization, and time-management skills.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and document-management systems.
  • Ability to handle confidential information and work independently as well as collaboratively.

Details:

  • Pay rate: $35/hour
  • Schedule: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (fully in-office)

If you're looking for an opportunity where you can be your best self and join a fantastic team, look no further, and apply today!

This is for a current vacancy

Why Kelly®?

As a worker today, it’s up to you to take charge of your career and look for opportunities to learn, grow and achieve your potential. Helping you find what’s next is what we’re all about. We know what’s going on in the evolving world of work - just ask the nearly 500,000 people we employ each year. Connecting with us means getting the support, guidance and opportunities needed to take your career where you may have never imagined.

About Kelly®

At Kelly, we’re always thinking about what’s next and advising job seekers on new ways of working to reach their full potential. In fact, we’re a leading advocate for temporary/non-traditional workstyles, because we believe they allow flexibility and tremendous growth opportunities that enable a better way to work and live. Connecting great people with great companies is what we do best and our employment opportunities span a wide variety of workstyles, skill levels and industries around the world.

Kelly is an equal opportunity employer committed to employing a diverse workforce and providing accommodations for people with disabilities in all parts of the hiring process as required under its Employment Accommodation Policy. Kelly will work with applicants to meet accommodation needs that are made known.

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Responsibilities

Maintain corporate minute books, registers, and statutory records; prepare and file corporate documents; and support incorporations, reorganizations, and other corporate transactions. Conduct corporate searches, track filing deadlines, coordinate communications, and assist with billing, file opening, and document management.

Requirements

A diploma, certificate, or equivalent training in law clerk studies or a related field is required, along with at least five years of relevant corporate law clerk experience. Candidates should know corporate records, filings, transaction support, applicable legislation, and online filing systems, and have strong drafting, proofreading, organizational, and time-management skills.

Skills

  • Corporate Records Management
  • Corporate Filings
  • Corporate Document Drafting
  • Minute Book Maintenance
  • Corporate Transactions
  • Corporate Searches
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Online Filing Systems
  • Proofreading
  • Organization
  • Time Management
  • Microsoft Office
  • Document Management
  • Client Communication
  • Confidentiality

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Categories

  • Legal
  • Administrative

Keywords

  • Corporate Law
  • Law Clerk
  • Corporate Minute Books
  • Corporate Registers
  • Statutory Records
  • Annual Returns
  • Government Registries
  • Corporate Resolutions
  • Meeting Minutes
  • Consents
  • Share Certificates
  • Incorporations
  • Amalgamations
  • Continuances
  • Dissolutions
  • Reorganizations
  • Extra-Provincial Registrations
  • Closing Checklists
  • Corporate Searches
  • Filing Deadlines
  • Corporate Legislation
  • Online Filing Systems
  • Microsoft Office
  • Document Management
  • Billing
  • Client Communication

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