Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary :

McMaster, McIntyre & Smyth LLP is seeking a dependable and experienced Corporate Clerk to join our team. The Corporate Clerk will be responsible for preparing, coordinating, revising, and organizing legal and administrative documents, with a focus on corporate law.

Ideally the candidate would also have experience with will drafting and estate administration.

Responsibilities :

• Prepare and file articles and documentation relating to incorporations, organizations, amendments, amalgamations, and dissolutions.
• Produce and file routine minute book documentation, including annual meeting materials, changes in directors / officers / registered office, dividends, and share provisions.
• Draft and file business name, partnership, and limited partnership registrations.
• Prepare and submit annual returns.
• Review, analyze, and summarize minute books and corporate records; recommend corrective actions and draft necessary documentation to address deficiencies.
• Conduct preliminary name availability searches, obtain NUANS reports, document lists, and corporate profile reports.
• Secure Certificates of Status / Compliance.
• Prepare and generate bills and pre-bills using PC Law.
• Manage will and estate files, including drafting wills and power of attorney and filing for certificates of estate trustees.
• Demonstrate initiative and the ability to work independently.
• Maintain organized and comprehensive file management.
• Handle additional tasks and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements :

• 2-5 years experience as a Corporate Law Clerk.
• Successful completion of a post-secondary Law Clerk program.
• Knowledge of CBCA and OBCA
• Familiarity with the Ontario Business Registry and Corporations Canada
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365, Fast Company, OnCorp, PC Law, DocuSign, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and good judgment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively.
• Highly organized and resourceful.
• Willingness to accept additional responsibilities as required.

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.

Company Description

Toronto Real Estate, Corporate, and Estate Planning Lawyers

Professionalism in the practice of law has deep roots at McMaster, McIntyre & Smyth, LLP. You could say that our dedication to excellence and our passion for the law is in our bones.

Senior partner William Alexander (Sandy) McIntyre is the grandson of our law firm's founder W.A. McMaster, who established the firm in 1902.

W.A. practiced law for nearly 58 years before his death in 1961. Learn more about our firm's history.

Today, our lawyers continue to build on the principles that have provided our firm with great longevity in the Junction Business District.

We stand by the high-quality service we provide to clients throughout the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), offering cost-effective, efficient and effective legal services.

Company Description

Toronto Real Estate, Corporate, and Estate Planning Lawyers r nProfessionalism in the practice of law has deep roots at McMaster, McIntyre & Smyth, LLP.

You could say that our dedication to excellence and our passion for the law is in our bones. Senior partner William Alexander (Sandy) McIntyre is the grandson of our law firm's founder W.

A. McMaster, who established the firm in 1902. W.A. practiced law for nearly 58 years before his death in 1961. Learn more about our firm's history.

r nToday, our lawyers continue to build on the principles that have provided our firm with great longevity in the Junction Business District.

We stand by the high-quality service we provide to clients throughout the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), offering cost-effective, efficient and effective legal services.