Senior Corporate Law Clerk

at  EY

SENIOR CORPORATE LAW CLERK

As a Senior Corporate Law Clerk with EY Law LLP, you will provide our clients with quality service. Our team provides corporate and partnership law advisory services, including corporate re-organizations, mergers and acquisitions, financings, joint ventures, transfer pricing, drafting commercial contracts and drafting employment policies and procedures.

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES

• Utilize your technical legal and procedural understanding of corporate and employment law and effectively apply this knowledge to client situations.
• Assist in drafting, reviewing and analyzing corporate commercial contracts, including but not limited to service agreements, joint operating agreements, participating agreements and other agreements necessary to conduct operations.
• Ensure that applications, agreements and contracts are filed in a timely manner.
• Meet with Corporate Lawyers to discuss questions raised by clients and then relate information back to leadership.
• Preferred working knowledge and familiarity with regards to Canadian corporate and contract law and experience in:
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Distribution, licensing and shareholder agreements
• Corporate governance
• Commercial arrangements
• Draft emails in response to queries by clients and build trust through effective and accurate communication.
• Follow up with internal teams to ensure all processes and procedures are in alignment to execute client request.
• Ensure that lawyers are advised of client related issues at all times .
• Attend seminars and professional development courses relevant to the area of specialty as required

QUALIFICATIONS

• Undergraduate University Degree, College Diploma, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in a legal support role preferably in the corporate and employment law space. 10+ years is a bonus.
• Excellent organizational, verbal and written communication skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

• Able to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic and team-oriented environment.
• Able to multi-task and manage a variety of concurrent projects.
• A high level of professionalism and the ability to appropriately manage sensitive and confidential information.

WHAT WE LOOK FOR

We’re interested in strong team players who support their colleagues in reaching their goals while also considering their own workload and development. We’re looking for people with a genuine passion for tax, and the future of tax, and are inspired to help the world’s leading multinational organizations meet complex tax obligations around the world. If you have the confidence to speak up and influence a team that affects big businesses worldwide, this role is for you.

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