Law Clerk

Are you a detail-oriented professional seeking to advance your career in the legal field?
Randstad, a global leader in talent solutions, is partnering with a prestigious global asset management firm to recruit dedicated individuals for newly created Law Clerk and Senior Law Clerk positions in Toronto.
These roles have been established due to significant team growth and expanding business mandates. Our expert recruiters are actively seeking driven, proactive, and enthusiastic candidates to join a highly collaborative Real Estate Group’s funds team. In this legal role, you will be crucial to global fund operations, taking ownership of corporate entity databases and collaborating with professionals across different time zones. You will work closely with a support team in India and report directly to lawyers based in New York.

This is an opportunity to immerse yourself in a merit-based culture where top performers are rewarded with larger annual compensation increases and internal professional development is a priority.

Advantages
• Competitive salary ranging from $85,000 to $100,000 for junior roles, and $110,000 to $135,000 for senior professionals.
• Comprehensive benefits package starting on day one, including health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Employer-provided 6% RRSP benefit deposited directly into a savings account annually, with no matching required.
• 15 days of vacation for candidates with under 5 years of experience, and 20 days for those with over 5 years of experience.
• 5 paid sick days per year.
• Annual merit-based salary reviews with higher increases for those exceeding expectations.
• Standard working hours of 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM with flexibility for personal matters or sickness.
• Opportunities for travel, including an annual trip to New York to meet with the legal team.

Responsibilities
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to review items for accuracy.
• Strong organizational, project, and time management skills to handle a robust workload.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF.
• Ability to work independently and proactively while maintaining a collaborative team approach.
• Fast learner capable of multi-tasking effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Tech-savvy with a strong advantage if experienced with Diligent corporate database (Blueprint) or iManage document management system.• Manage the corporate entity database, encompassing initial entries and the bi-annual ownership attestation process.
• Maintain organization of all legal documents and efficiently manage the legal document system.
• Assist with the formation and dissolution of entities, including state qualifications in the U.S. and other jurisdictions.
• Apply for Employee Identification Numbers (EINs) for domestic and foreign entities, as well as Global Intermediary Identification Numbers (GIINs).
• Prepare necessary tax forms, specifically W-8s and W-9s.
• Facilitate bank account openings and the onboarding of entities with fund administrators and service providers.
• Advise registered agents on entity formations, name changes, conversions, and dissolutions.
• Draft initial operating agreements, resolutions, and internal loan documents to support legal operations.
• Respond promptly to internal and external requests for information related to KYC (Know Your Customer) and other purposes.
• Prepare and maintain complex structure charts and maintain Directors & Officers (D&O) registers.
• Participate in global legal operations, annual processes, corporate governance matters, and U.S. securities law filings.

Qualifications
• Successful completion of a Law Clerk Diploma.
• Minimum of 2 to 3 years of post-qualification corporate law experience for junior roles, or 8+ years for senior roles.
• Availability to work 5 days a week on-site at the downtown Toronto office located at 181 Bay Street.
• Willingness to travel annually to New York for team-building and professional development.
• Professional conduct and a proactive, driven, and enthusiastic mindset.

Summary
We are your partner for talent, helping you not just find a job you love, but also build a successful career that offers work-life balance and professional fulfillment. We care about your professional well-being, and we stay actively engaged throughout your career journey to ensure you get the opportunities and support you want when you need them. Offering training and coaching, flexibility, and equitable access to job opportunities across the professional, operational, and tech landscapes, we guide you towards work that fits your skills, expertise, and ambitions, while ensuring you stay relevant in the changing world of work. With Randstad, you are supported every step of the way, ensuring you feel confident in yourself, satisfied in your career, and valued for your contributions. If this specific legal role isn't the perfect fit, please reach out to our recruiters to explore other exciting opportunities.

Randstad Professional: Find the right job, love what you do, and develop your career. With access to a wide range of roles with top employers, a global community of professional peers, and specialized training and support, we’ll be your guiding partner and help you build a rewarding career.

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to [email protected] to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.

This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.