Toronto | 3 + Years
Our client, one of Canada’s leading transactional business law firms, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, with over 50 professionals focused on corporate finance and securities, M&A, structured finance, corporate governance, debt, corporate commercial, commercial real estate and tax. They foster a fun, respectful and productive work environment for all of their people while embracing diversity as an essential component in the way they operate. They are a team of passionate service-oriented individuals who thrive in a fast paced and collegial work environment.
Scope of Position
They are seeking a Commercial Real Estate Law Clerk to join their busy commercial real estate practice.
Summary of Key Responsibilities:
- Provide commercial real estate law clerk services and support
- Prepare necessary documentation to complete a commercial real estate transaction
- Draft all such other legal documentation, as required, ensuring applicable legislation, internal policies and procedures, and by-laws are adhered to
- Conduct and review title and off-title searches
- Carry out special assignments as required
- Ensure that efficient administration of office automation systems and workflow processes are carried out
Qualifications Required:
- College diploma, with Law Clerk Accreditation
- Minimum three (3) years’ legal experience in a law firm or an in-house real estate legal department, with particular emphasis on commercial real estate transactions
- Demonstrated ability to handle all aspects of commercial purchase and sale transactions and financing transactions, including reviewing and drafting agreements, noting critical dates, submitting off-title search requests, conducting and reviewing all searches, preparing requisition letters and closing documents
- Experience drafting routine correspondence and preparing drafts of easements, licenses and other documents
- Experience searching titles electronically and reviewing surveys and plans for issues
- Assessing and resolving title issues including analyzing and summarizing registered encumbrances
- Ability to deal directly with surveyors, land registry offices, and third party counsel as needed
- Superior written, verbal and interpersonal skills combined with the ability to work both independently and in a team environment, as well as with other departments and outside parties
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, with an eye for detail
- Ability to draft various documents from scratch for registration in Teraview
- Ability to draft statement of adjustments on a commercial transaction
- Strong priority-setting skills and effective organization skills to complete tasks and meetdeadlines
- Ability to use good judgement and discretion when responding to issues or requests, in aprofessional and customer-service oriented manner
- Proficiency in MS Word, Outlook, iManage and Teraview
Salary and Benefits:
Our client offers competitive salaries commensurate with experience as well as a conventional benefit plan. They provide opportunities for professional development and networking in a friendly yet professional atmosphere.
For more information or to submit your CV to kgauthier@zsa.ca reference #32243