Corporate Law Clerk (Ontario)

Caravel Law is doing law differently. With a team of highly experienced and skilled legal professionals across the country, we offer first-class business legal services either on-site or off-site on a flexible, as-needed basis. If you’re looking to have control over your schedule without sacrificing interesting work and professional fulfillment, consider joining our team!

We are currently seeking a Corporate Law Clerk to join our team as an independent contractor.

What the role entails

• Assisting Caravel lawyers in delivering corporate legal services to clients across Ontario and/or Alberta and/or British Columbia
• Supporting Caravel lawyers with drafting transaction documents and completing financings, mergers and acquisitions
• Performing Corporate Law Clerk duties, including incorporations, minute book maintenance, resolution preparation, searches and registrations, transaction and financing assistance, and public company filings
• Occasional fractional in-house corporate law clerk opportunities
• The flexibility to set your own schedule and take on other legal work as desired

• Minimum of 7 years of related experience
• If based in Ontario: Law Clerk Diploma or Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario Certificate (or equivalent)
• If based in Alberta or British Columbia: Paralegal Diploma (or equivalent)
• Previous experience with managing corporate records, minute books, drafting resolutions and related corporate documents
• Contract management or in-house experience is an asset
• Entrepreneurial, proactive and self-starting team player, driven by the opportunities associated with a non-rigid job structure
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
• Proficiency with MS Office and corporate law and entity management software
• Ability to work independently with appropriate judgment and discretion
• Professional demeanour and excellent communication