Job Description

JOIN OUR TEAM

Our mission is simple: we make journeys easier and more enjoyable for our customers. We want to lift their spirits by delivering little boosts along the way. We care about our people and our communities, and we look for ways to uplift people first. Wherever your journey's going, we can help you get there.

Corporate Commercial/Commercial Real Estate Law Clerk

Department: Legal Services

Location: Toronto, ON

Type: Permanent, Full Time

Hybrid mode

Support commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, agreements, due diligence and title matters, reporting and accounting.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Here are just a few ways that you'll help make journeys better:

Manage files involving purchases, sales and commercial leases, prioritize and monitor the various components of the transactions

Corporate commercial work including support of corporate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, deals and document drafting such as corporate resolutions and registers, purchase agreements, and related documentation

Draft, prepare and review documentation

Calculate and draft statement of adjustments and other financial documentation

Review and analyze agreements, leases, requisitions on title and responses to requisitions

Draft correspondence, coordinate with external advisors and internal clients

Conduct, document, review, analyze, verify, monitor, summarize and report on due diligence for transactions

Support closings of transactions including expedite matters where necessary to meet deadlines, coordinate the receipt of closing documentation and exchange of funds, review, revise and finalize closing documentation, conduct and analyze title search requirements and complete registration of documentation, problem solve, liaise with client groups and solicitor in charge

Compile information and draft written report(s) to client groups, as well as monitor and follow up on undertakings and conditions.

Schedule appointments and interact with internal clients and other parties

Consult and collaborate with solicitors and clients to receive and implement instructions at onset and during the course of the transaction

Negotiate, communicate and consult with solicitors for the other sides of transactions as well as governmental professionals

Flag and anticipate potential issues and communicate these issues to the attention of the solicitor in charge

Collaborate with staff

Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related KPI targets pursuant to company guidelines

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

We want you to join our team! Here's what we're looking for:

You have 4+ years of experience as a Commercial Real Estate Clerk with corporate law experience

You have a law clerk diploma or equivalent combination of work experience and education

You have a solid knowledge of legal and technical procedures, statutes, regulations and applicable governmental practices

You have a strong work ethic and possess a mindset of continuous improvement

You are familiar with commercial leasing and purchase and sale transactions

You have working Experience with Conveyancer, Teraview, OnCorp, and CorpLink

You can work in a fast-paced environment, either as a team or as an individual

You can manage a large workload volume, competing priorities and demands

You have excellent oral and written communication skills

You are professional, tactful, and highly dependable

You have strong organizational and time management skills

You have strong computer skills including Microsoft Office, Excel, Word

You are willing to adapt to changing responsibilities of the position

WHY WORK WITH US

Our store and office employment opportunities offer you quick career growth with an international company, plus a dynamic work environment that puts people first. Wherever you are in your journey, we have a place for you. Here's some of the exciting perks we offer:

Complete benefits packages (medical and dental);

Possibility of enrolling in a pension plan with employer contributions or a stock purchase plan;

Employee discounts in stores and with multiple of our partners;

Paid time off plan including vacation, sick days and personal days;

Work in a collaborative, dynamic and high performing team;

Learning opportunities to develop new skills and to evolve professionally in a fast-growing company;

Work in hybrid mode.

INTERESTED?

Send us your resume by applying to the position on our career site:

https://workwithus.circlek.com/global/en/job/R281903/Corporate-Commercial-Commercial-Real-Estate-Law-Clerk

Internal candidate? Apply via Workday.

Circle K places great importance on diversity in the workplace and is committed to the principle of employment equity by encouraging applications from designated groups, i.e.: women, Aboriginal people, people with disabilities and visible minorities.

We thank all applicants for their interest in this position; only those selected will be contacted.

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Circle K values diversity in the workplace and encourages applications from the following designated groups: women, aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities. We are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Accommodations are available on request in all aspects of the selection process.