Bilingual Law Clerk(Business Law Services)

McCarthy Tétrault LLP•Montreal, QC

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

McCarthy Tétrault is a leading Canadian law firm offering a full suite of legal and business solutions to clients in Canada and around the world. With offices in Toronto, Montréal, Québec City, Calgary and Vancouver, we provide challenging and rewarding career opportunities across the country. Recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for eleven consecutive years and one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for fourteen consecutive years, our culture is guided by The McCarthy Way—our shared approach to working with clients and with each other. The McCarthy Way is built on four core elements: Excellence, through attracting and developing top talent committed to delivering on our Client Commitment; Collaboration, through seamless, integrated teamwork; Inclusion, through eliminating barriers to belonging and success; and Innovation, through delivering maximum value by embracing leading-edge technologies and approaches. Together, these principles shape how we work, lead, and grow—every day. The employee who fills this position will need to interact with clients and third parties who understand and communicate only in English. This position also requires the candidate to be able to interact fluently with colleagues in our offices across Canada, where English is the predominant language. Since we estimate that more than 60% of the work required for this position must be performed in English, the language requirements for this position are a high level of written and reading comprehension, as well as a beginner level of spoken communication. We are recruiting for a Law Clerk/Paralegal to join our team in our Montreal office. The successful candidate must have a minimum of 1–2 years of experience in corporate law and will be responsible for preparing and filing corporate documents, conducting corporate searches and minute book reviews, maintaining corporate records and databases, assisting with corporate filings, and ensuring compliance with legislative and government requirements. McCarthy Tétrault employees benefit from a hybrid work environment.

Requirements

College Degree/Certificate in Paralegal studies
Minimum 1-2 years of experience in corporate law
Bilingualism (French and English)
High level of written and reading comprehension in English
Beginner level of spoken communication in English

Responsibilities

Preparing and drafting annual returns and updating declarations
Preparing and drafting annual resolutions/minutes
Preparing and drafting incorporations and organizations
Preparing and drafting extra-provincial registrations
Preparing and drafting business name registrations
Preparing and drafting amendment documents pertaining to name change, change of number of directors and change of registered head office
Preparing and drafting short-form amalgamations and simple continuances
Preparing and drafting standardized share conditions
Requesting and interpreting corporate searches, then reviewing and summarizing the information gathered
Conducting basic minute book reviews, with supervision and direction
Ongoing training in corporate law
Maintaining and updating databases
Assisting with the preparation or filing of other documents
Keeping current on changes in legislation and government policy and informing others as appropriate
Ensuring quality and accuracy of work, and ensuring work is completed within reasonable time frames

Benefits

Outstanding benefits from day one
Insurance premiums paid by the Firm
Wellness and technology reimbursements
Competitive compensation
Paid overtime
Generous time off
A day off to volunteer
A day off for your birthday
A commitment to professional development and growth opportunities for our people at all levels
Strong community involvement
A commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
A collaborative, cohesive culture that connects lawyers and business teams through collective purpose