Law Clerk
ID: 6602
Job Description
Law Clerk
North York
We are looking for legal real estate experts! Do you have a minimum of five years experience as a Real Estate Law Clerk and need a change? We have an amazing company with an exciting opportunity that will make that move easy! Our Client, a successful development company, is seeking a Law Clerk to join their legal team. This position offers great work-life balance, a competitive salary, benefits, perks and more! Apply now.
Key Responsibilities
- Carriage of Commercial Real Estate files from beginning to end
- Corporate and financing matters, including drafting various types of corporate documentation, contract review and drafting, privacy and compliance
- Drafting corporate documents including agreements, resolutions, complex share provisions, documents for various types of transactions including corporate and tax reorganizations, documents relating to incorporation and organization, amalgamations, complex amendments, continuances and dissolutions
- Review condominium documents
- Assisting lawyers on complex transactions
- Preparation of all related documents for purchase and sale transactions, mortgage transactions, routine loan transactions and refinancing (on behalf of borrowers from both private and institutional lenders)
- Production of Standard document in relation to larger property acquisitions, dispositions, and financings
- Reviewing title searches and prepare title memorandum, prepare off-title search letters, oversee off-title searches and draft requisition letters and responses
- Dealing directly with clients, financial institutions, municipalities, land registry offices and title insurance companies
- Conducting due diligence and minute book reviews and preparing reports outlining issues and deficiencies
Qualifications
- Minimum five (5) years’ experience as a commercial real estate law clerk
- Proven knowledge of contracts and commercial paperwork
- Experience with corporate and real estate law
- Experience supporting lawyers and other law clerks
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, used to communicating with various stakeholders including procurement and legal, business sponsors and dealing at C level
- Strong drafting skills for correspondence and contract terms
- Understanding of risk management and regulatory compliances
- Superior organizational and problem-solving skills and a professional office, client and telephone manner
- Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines, remain calm with a sense of urgency while maintaining a positive, team driven work ethic
- Experience working with different levels of a company including senior management
- Practical and proactive problem solver
- Analytical and detail oriented
- Strong computer skills required (Microsoft Office)
To apply, please forward your resume to: Zaheeda Merali -Manager Executive Search at zaheeda@cartelinc.com
