Overview

Corporate Law Clerk for a mid-size law firm client in Toronto.

Job Type: Permanent Full-Time.

Existing Vacancy: Yes.

Compensation: From $60,000 to $75,000 per annum, according to experience + comprehensive benefits

Regular Work Hours: 7.0 hours per day not including 1 hour lunch break, to be worked during regular business hours, Monday to Friday (35 work hours per week).

Work Location: Hybrid - combination of 2 days remote-based and 3 days onsite at client's Toronto office. Onsite work expectations subject always to client business requirements, and may change according to client business need.

Responsibilities

- Assist with due diligence for commercial transactions, financings, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate reorganizations. Support corporate transactions, including asset and share purchases, mergers, acquisitions, rollovers, and internal reorganizations.
- Prepare, review, and file corporate documentation, including incorporations, amalgamations, dissolutions, reorganizations, restructurings, and transactional matters.
- Prepare first drafts of short-form and long-form amalgamations, including Section 51, 85, and 86 reorganizations and related documentation.
- Draft authorized share capital, incorporations, dissolutions, organizational documents, and by-laws.
- Handle share redemptions, repurchases, transfers, dividend resolutions, and estate freezes.
- Manage corporate transactions including continuances (in and out of province), revivals, reinstatements, amendments, restructurings, and corporate reorganizations.
- Prepare extra-provincial registrations, amalgamations, partnerships, limited partnerships, and trade names.
- Draft resolutions,



directors’ and shareholders’ documents, and register securities. Maintain minute books and corporate records (physical and electronic).
- Conduct corporate searches and filings (e.g., Ontario and federal registries).
- Prepare and review closing documentation, closing books, ancillary agreements, and transactional filings.
- Track key corporate deadlines and ensure regulatory compliance.
- Record and update director and officer changes.
- Assist with voluntary disclosures, notices of objection, appeals, and supporting submissions.
- Maintain and diarize correspondence with the CRA and clients.
- Support lawyers with transactional closings, document execution, and post-closing matters.
- Additional corporate law clerk responsibilities as required.

Qualifications

Education: Law Clerk Diploma or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Preferred Work Experience: At least 4+ years of experience supporting a corporate practice.

Preferred Sector Experience: Law Firm experience required.

Technical and Language Skills Requirements:

- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook (may be tested).
- Fast and accurate typing skills and attention to detail (will be tested).
- Proficiency in Adobe Acrobat (may be tested).




- Sound knowledge of corporate legal terminology (may be tested).
- Competence in using document management software.
- Proficient English communication skills, both written and verbal, including robust business writing skills and excellent spelling, grammar, proofreading and syntax.

Task-Based Qualifications and Additional Attributes

- Sound understanding of Canadian contracts law and related legal terminology, procedures and protocols.
- Punctual, responsible, and reliable. Demonstrated record of professional conduct and character.
- Focused and able to work effectively with minimal direction and supervision, to prioritize tasks effectively, and to manage volume targets and due dates.
- Pleasant and courteous. Demonstrated commitment to client service and professional representation of the organization.
- Proven ability to professionally handle confidential information and exercise good judgement in the interpretation and application of instructions and organization policy.
- Superior attention to detail, and organized, methodical approach to completion of tasks.
- Demonstrated ability to work well both independently and collaboratively, and in an advisory capacity, and liaise effectively with a wide and diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.

Additional Requirements

- Must be legally entitled to work in Canada, providing satisfactory documentation upon request.
- Ability to work both remotely and onsite, abiding by organization health and safety policies.
- Ability to promptly provide minimum of 2 recent, qualified employment references at point of client interview who are available to speak with either Marberg or

📌 Corporate Law Clerk (Toronto)
🏢 Marberg Staffing
📍 Toronto