Legal Assistant - Corporate Services (Ontario)

Legal Assistant - Corporate Services (Ontario)

02 Aug
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Aird and Berlis
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Ontario

02 Aug

Aird and Berlis

Ontario

Who We Are
Aird & Berlis LLP is a prominent Canadian business law firm located in the heart of Toronto’s and Vancouver’s financial districts. With over 250 lawyers, business advisors and patent agents, we serve clients across Canada and globally.

Who We Are
Aird & Berlis LLP is a prominent Canadian business law firm located in the heart of Toronto’s and Vancouver’s financial districts. With over 250 lawyers, business advisors and patent agents, we serve clients across Canada and globally.

What We Believe In
The firm is committed to ensuring that all members of the Aird & Berlis LLP community feel valued, respected and supported. We are a dedicated group of diverse individuals who care about each other, the work we produce and the client service we provide. We go to great lengths to foster a professional, supportive workplace for all firm members so you can focus on the important things: client service, your career and your life.

What We Are Looking For
Aird & Berlis LLP has a new vacancy for a Corporate Services Legal Assistant to support a team of Law Clerks and contribute to the overall excellent level of service provided to our clients. The ideal candidate should be someone who takes pride in their work, is detail oriented, reliable, highly organized and has the ability to handle multiple priorities. If you are looking for mentorship and room to grow, this might be the role for you.

Responsibilities

Working with corporate legal documents (i.e. resolutions and related minute book materials, including share certificates and corporate information sheets) using established precedents

Generating directors’, officers’ and shareholders’ ledgers and registers within a corporate database

Preparation of standard correspondence as required using established precedents

Familiar with various government forms i.e., business name registrations, partnership registrations, limited partnership registrations, extra-provincial applications, notices of change and annual returns





Input and maintenance of corporate records and information in accordance with standard procedures within a corporate database

Minute book and general filing

Handle administrative details with respect to accounting, opening and closing files, docketing and expenses

Willingness to work the occasional overtime to meet the project delivery requirements

Accountable for all work assigned

Take initiative

Confidential

Requirements

Minimum of two years’ previous legal assistant experience, preferably with corporate knowledge or successful completion of post-secondary program in a legal assistant or law clerk program

Thorough knowledge, understanding and ability to apply working knowledge of the relevant corporate statutes or willingness to learnAble to work in the office

Skills

Microsoft Office 365 suite of applications, Corplink, MinuteBox, eCore, and Adobe Acrobat

Strong verbal and written communication

Ability to problem solve

Good judgement and decision making

Strong interpersonal skills

Organized

Resourceful

Detailed

Compensation
Thesalary range for this position is $55,000 - $65,000 annually; the base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal and market equity.

Why You Should Apply

Opportunities for growth and on the job training and development

Competitive compensation and benefits package

We pride ourselves on being a mid-sized firm with a family feel

Active involvement in our community with opportunities to volunteer

Mentor program

Wellness programs

Any offer of employment will be conditional upon a criminal background check.

We will review applications as they are received and all applications will be kept on file. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Aird & Berlis LLP is committed to providing equal access to employment. If you require accommodation, please contact [email protected] and we will work with you to provide accessibility support.

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📌 Legal Assistant - Corporate Services (Ontario)
🏢 Aird and Berlis
📍 Ontario

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