Legal Assistant - Corporate Services

Aird & Berlis LLP • Toronto, ON

2d • CA$55,000 - CA$65,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Aird & Berlis LLP is seeking a Corporate Services Legal Assistant to support a team of Law Clerks. The firm is committed to fostering a professional, supportive, and diverse environment where members feel valued, respected, and supported. This role offers mentorship and opportunities for growth for an individual who takes pride in their work, is detail-oriented, reliable, highly organized, and can manage multiple priorities.

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 learn.
• Able to work in the office.

Nice To Haves

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Assisting the Corporate Law Clerks with 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.
• Familiarity 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.
• Maintain confidentiality.

Benefits

• Opportunities for growth and on the job training and development
• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Mentor program
• Wellness programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree