Senior Corporate & Tax Law Clerk

Job summary

Manage complex corporate and tax-reorganization transactions from initial instructions through implementation, closing, reporting, and minute-book updates. Prepare and review corporate and transaction documents, coordinate with lawyers, clients, accountants, and external advisors, and identify issues and practical solutions.

Job details

We are seeking a Senior Corporate & Tax Law Clerk to support a sophisticated corporate and tax law practice in North York, ON. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience handling complex corporate transactions, tax-driven reorganizations, and private-company matters, with the ability to manage transactions independently from initial instructions through closing and reporting. Responsibilities Manage corporate and tax-reorganization transactions from initial instructions through implementation, closing, reporting, and minute-book updates. Prepare and review corporate resolutions, agreements, share documents, rollover documents, articles, promissory notes, and closing materials. Support complex tax-driven transactions, including Section 85 rollovers, estate freezes, share exchanges, amalgamations, restructurings, and corporate wind-ups. Handle sophisticated incorporations, trust transactions, post-mortem reorganizations, and minute-book rectifications. Review minute books, share capital structures, and corporate histories to identify inconsistencies and missing records. Coordinate with lawyers, clients, accountants, and external advisors to obtain information, approvals, and signatures. Monitor transaction timelines, anticipate next steps, and ensure matters progress efficiently. Identify potential issues and recommend practical solutions throughout the transaction process. Qualifications Significant experience as a Corporate Law Clerk, particularly with tax-driven reorganizations and complex private-company transactions. Strong knowledge of Ontario corporate law, corporate records, and minute-book maintenance. Hands-on experience with Section 85 rollovers, share reorganizations, amalgamations, and corporate restructurings. Strong corporate drafting, transaction coordination, and closing skills. Excellent organizational skills, judgment, and attention to detail. Ability to independently manage transactions from planning through completion. Confidence communicating directly with lawyers, clients, accountants, and external advisors. Familiarity with corporate-record and transaction-management software. Proactive, solutions-oriented approach with the ability to manage competing priorities.

What you’ll do

Manage complex corporate and tax-reorganization transactions from initial instructions through implementation, closing, reporting, and minute-book updates. Prepare and review corporate and transaction documents, coordinate with lawyers, clients, accountants, and external advisors, and identify issues and practical solutions.

Requirements

Requires significant experience as a corporate law clerk, particularly with tax-driven reorganizations and complex private-company transactions, along with strong knowledge of Ontario corporate law and corporate records. Candidates should be able to independently manage transactions, draft and coordinate closings, communicate confidently with stakeholders, and handle competing priorities with sound judgment and attention to detail.

Listed skills

• Attention to detail · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Corporate Law
• Tax-Driven Reorganizations
• Ontario Corporate Law
• Corporate Drafting
• Section 85 Rollovers
• Share Reorganizations
• Amalgamations
• Corporate Restructurings
• Minute-Book Maintenance
• Transaction Coordination
• Closing Management
• Corporate Records Review
• Trust Transactions
• Post-Mortem Reorganizations
• Stakeholder Communication
• Attention to Detail

Job areas

• Legal

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