Mississauga | 2 + Years

Our client, a leading food service and support services company in Canada with over 25,000 associates and $1.54 billion in revenues is looking to add a Law Clerk or Legal Assistant to their team.

They are seeking an experienced Law Clerk or Legal Assistant to be part of their Legal group.  Working from the corporate headquarters in Mississauga under their new Hybrid Work Policy and reporting to our Senior Law Clerk. The successful candidate will be responsible for the coordination of all of Licenses (business, liquor etc.), client contracts, including food service, facilities management and confidentiality agreements.

Duties and Responsibilities:

LICENCES

• Will in charge of maintaining, applying, cancelling the following Licences:
  • Business licences
  • Health permits
  • Tobacco
  • Lottery
  • Liquor
  • Canada Radio Licences

CORPORATE SUPPORT

• Corporate Inquiries – provide corporate documents such as Incorporation/Amalgamation, Extra Provincial Registrations, Corporate Summaries, Officer/Director Registries
• Stats Canada – Schedule 1 Annual Corporate Returns – Filed yearly when notice is rec’d from Stats Canada by email for each corporate entity.
• Working with Corporate Counsel and other team members to draft, review, and negotiate legal documents, including contracts, amendments, statements of work, letters, non-disclosure agreements, purchase orders, etc.
• Revising and finalizing legal templates; maintaining precedent database
• Processing of contract termination notices
• Maintaining accurate filing system, databases and checklists
• Reviewing and preparing for execution forms of contracts and correspondence of a legal nature
• Obtaining and tracking contract approvals from senior management
• Assisting with special projects, including acquisition related due diligence
• Providing support with legal request assignment

Required Qualifications (please only apply if you meet all required qualifications):

• Two to five years of related work experience
• A good understanding of contract law and of law firm or legal department processes and systems
• Highly motivated, detail-oriented individual with excellent organizational and communication skills who possesses the confidence and interpersonal skills to establish and maintain both internal and external relationships
• Works well independently and a positive team player
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)

Assets:

• Ability to speak, read and write in French would be an asset

For more information or to submit your CV please send an email to kgauthier@zsa.ca reference #31835