26 August 2026
Corporate Law Clerk (Compliance)
ParalegalKey requirements
A university degree with an interest in the legal industry and/or a college Law Clerk diploma Experience and knowledge of corporate law 2-5 years of working experience as a compliance clerk reviewing, updating, and maintaining minute books for federal and provincial corporations, maintaining corporate databases, preparing documents for corporate compliance purposes Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and a problem-solving mindset
The role
Osler is seeking a Corporate Law Clerk to join its Osler Works Transactional team, providing corporate compliance and annual maintenance support to clients. The role can be based in Toronto or Ottawa, or remote within Ontario, and asks for 2 to 5 years of compliance clerk experience.
What you'll do
- Provide compliance and annual maintenance support to clients, including the preparation of annual resolutions, annual returns and changes to directors, officers, registered office address and corporate name, and delivery of such documents to clients
- Arrange for required government filings such as notices of change and annual returns
- Prepare documents required for extra-provincial registrations of corporations, general and limited partnerships and business names
- Ensure documents comply with the applicable legislation (e.g. Business Corporations Act (Ontario), Canada Business Corporations Act)
- Electronically update and maintain compliance and annual maintenance documentation
What we're looking for
A university degree with an interest in the legal industry and/or a college Law Clerk diploma
Experience and knowledge of corporate law
2-5 years of working experience as a compliance clerk reviewing, updating, and maintaining minute books for federal and provincial corporations, maintaining corporate databases, preparing documents for corporate compliance purposes
Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and a problem-solving mindset
Ability to manage and prioritize tasks with competing deadlines
Familiarity with Athennian (or another corporate services database) and laws/legislation relevant to corporate practice· nice to have
Familiarity with legal procedures and practices involved in preparing, processing, and filing a variety of legal documents· nice to have
Benefits
Hybrid working — 3 days in office
Annual wellbeing allowance
Private medical insurance
10% employer pension contribution
International secondment opportunities
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