Career Opportunities for Lawyers and Law Clerks

Current Opportunities

• Corporate Law Clerk

  • We are currently looking for a Corporate Law Clerk to join our Corporate Services department.

    Responsibilities and Duties:

    • Assist lawyers with corporate transactions, secured financings and tax motivated reorganizations;
    • Conduct minute book reviews and provide detailed comments and instructions regarding deficiencies and proposed rectification;
    • Prepare and organize corporate documents, including issuing shares; changes to corporate records such as registered office and changes of directors, officers and shareholders and supporting and ancillary documents;
    • Review transaction memos and draft documents from lawyers and accountants and based upon such review, assist in preparing, drafting and/or revising of a checklist of closing documents using precedents;
    • Arrange for corporate filings such as corporate articles (incorporation, amendment and continuance) and registrations under the Business Names Act such as corporate styles, partnerships and limited partnerships and under the Corporations Information Act including registration of extra-provincial corporations;
    • Draft complex share capital and prepare and file Articles of Incorporation, Articles of Amendment, Articles of Amalgamation, etc. for companies incorporated and to be incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario), Canada Business Corporations Act, Corporations Act (Ontario) and Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act;
    • Assist with the day-to-day responsibilities of the Corporate Services team including a variety of routine legal and administrative duties;
    • Update and manage minute books and corporate database;
    • Work on projects and other duties as required.

     Qualifications Required:

    • Graduate of a Law Clerk Program with a minimum of 5 years' corporate and transactional work experience;
    • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, Outlook);
    • Advanced knowledge CorpLink;
    • Experience working with a document management system, e.g., IManage;
    • Knowledge of legal procedures and have the ability to understand fundamental instructions and take the next steps;
    • Takes initiative and has the ability to use good judgment;
    • Excellent organizational skills, able to meet competing deadlines and ensure appropriate response times;
    • A keen problem solver with a solutions-driven mindset, and a strong attention to detail;
    • Dedicated to providing awesome service with the ability to manage multiple internal and external clients and be adaptable to the needs of each; and
    • Strong communication skills help to build relationships and provide excellent client service.
      

    We offer a professional and collegial work environment, and a comprehensive salary and benefits package that is competitive.

    Background and Reference Checks

    Any offer of employment may be conditional upon background checks including a criminal record check, a credit check, employment and educational verification.

    Your Application

    If you are interested in applying, please send your resume to HR@robapp.com.

    At Robins Appleby we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds, inclusive of race, ethnicity, faith, religion or spiritual beliefs, gender, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, abilities, social perspective and other characteristics. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

• Corporate Real Estate and Development Lawyer

  • Robins Appleby LLP is a mid-sized Toronto business law firm that provides a wide range of legal services within affordable and social housing, business and transactions, commercial real estate and development, employment law, litigation, secured lending and enforcement, tax, and wills and estate. With over 70 years of acknowledged leadership, experience, and integrity, our clients rely on us to help them achieve their goals.
    

    The Commercial Real Estate and Development Group at Robins Appleby is engaged across the full spectrum of real estate law from condominium development to its unique practice in affordable housing; from commercial lending to construction.
    

    We are seeking a lawyer with 5+ years of experience primarily in the following areas:

    • Condominium residential development
    • Commercial acquisitions and sales
    • Construction and commercial lending

    The successful candidate will gain experience in all areas of our practice. The Candidate must be highly motivated and a self-starter who is ready to be challenged, have strong drafting and conveyancing skills, and be a team player.
    

    We pride ourselves on our client-centric approach, our collegial and supportive team and our welcoming culture. At Robins Appleby LLP, we offer a rewarding mentor-based work environment, where you will work on complex matters with lawyers from multiple disciplines, senior partners and exceptional associates with the support of our team of law clerks.
    

    If you are interested in working on sophisticated matters with dynamic, experienced lawyers, please send your resume in confidence to Raili O’Born at roborn@robapp.com with Real Estate Group Lawyer in the subject line.

• Tax Lawyer

  • Robins Appleby LLP is a mid-sized Toronto business law firm that provides a wide range of legal services within affordable and social housing, business and transactions, commercial real estate and development, employment law, litigation, secured lending and enforcement, tax, and wills and estate. With over 70 years of acknowledged leadership, experience, and integrity, our clients rely on us to help them achieve their goals.
    

    Our Tax Group specializes in tax planning for closely held businesses and high net worth individuals, sophisticated corporate reorganizations, tax dispute resolution and estate planning.
    

    We are seeking a lawyer with 4 to 7 years of experience to join our dynamic Tax Group. If you are interested in working on challenging matters with an experienced team of lawyers in a progressive and collegial environment, we have an opportunity for you. The successful candidate will have strong technical knowledge and drafting skills, be a team player with the ability to work independently on appropriate matters and be dedicated to providing awesome client service. The firm is committed to encouraging and supporting the efforts of the successful candidate in developing their own client base.
    

    We pride ourselves on our client-centric approach, our collegial and supportive team and our welcoming culture. At Robins Appleby LLP, we offer a rewarding mentor-based work environment, where you will work on complex matters with lawyers from multiple disciplines, senior partners and exceptional associates with the support of our team of law clerks.
    

    Please send your confidential resume, including references, to Raili O'Born at roborn@robapp.com with “Tax Lawyer” in the subject line.

• Business Law Lawyer

  • Robins Appleby LLP is a mid-sized Toronto business law firm that provides a wide range of legal services within business law, estate & succession planning, litigation, commercial real estate and tax. With over 70 years of acknowledged leadership, experience and integrity, our clients rely on us to help them achieve their goals.

    Our dynamic Business Law Group is growing. We are looking for self-motivated business lawyers who share our passion for excellence to join us. As part of the team, you will be working on sophisticated mergers and acquisitions, lending, shareholder and partnership structuring, private equity deals and exempt market transactions. You will be working on challenging matters with an experienced team of lawyers in a progressive environment. The ideal candidates will have 3-6 years of corporate/commercial law experience, possess strong drafting and interpersonal skills and a keen business sense.

    We pride ourselves on our client-centric approach, our collegial and supportive team and our welcoming culture. At Robins Appleby LLP, we offer a rewarding mentor-based work environment, where you will work on complex matters with lawyers from multiple disciplines, senior partners and exceptional associates with the support of our team of law clerks.

    To apply or have a confidential discussion about this role, please contact Meaghan Loughry at mloughry@thecounselnetwork.com with "Business Law Lawyer" in the subject line.