Ranked a Best Employer in Canada for 24 years, Bennett Jones is one of Canada’s premier business law firms and home to 500 lawyers and business advisors. With deep experience in complex transactions and litigation matters, and offices in Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and New York, the firm is well equipped to advise businesses and investors with Canadian ventures and connect Canadian businesses and investors with opportunities around the world. Serving clients since 1922, we are proud to be the firm that businesses trust with their most complex legal matters.

We are currently recruiting for the following role in our Toronto office:

Law Clerk, Real Estate (Mining)

Essential Functions:

• Expertise/familiarity with procedures in connection with mining land transactions, including conducting and reviewing searches within Teraview and the Mining Lands Administration System; knowledge of registration procedures and of government regulations and policies as they relate to mining land transactions
• Responsible for all aspects of commercial real estate transactions
• Conducting and reviewing title and off-title enquiries and preparing search summaries
• Reviewing complex searches of title and solving issues or deficiencies
• Preparing transaction documents including closing/security registration documents
• Preparing reporting letters and closing books
• Preparing title requisition letters and responses to title requisition letters
• Ordering and negotiating owner and lender policies of title insurance
• Preparing title opinions and detailed title memoranda
• Attending to closings
• Ability to correspond with clients and government and quasi-governmental officials in a professional manner
• Working knowledge of procedures, statutes, rules and regulations applicable to real property law
• Willingness to mentor and provide guidance to junior clerks

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 10 years commercial real estate law clerk experience in Canadian law firms with exposure to mining law
• Law clerk certification from a recognized program
• Significant experience in the preparation of transaction documents including security/closing documents, including real property documents (e-reg and registry)
• Knowledge of real property title under the Registry system an asset
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task and handle a fast-paced work environment
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and be a strong team player
• Excellent organizational, verbal and written communication skills
• Superior knowledge of commercial real estate software and web-based applications (Teranet/Teraview, OnLand, FirstBase Solutions, etc.) and proficiency in the MS Office environment

Apply To:

Human Resources
Bennett Jones Services Limited Partnership
3400 One First Canadian Place
P.O. Box 130
Toronto, ON M5X 1A4
E-mail:  hrdepttor@bennettjones.com
#LI-Hybrid