Job description
Our team has an immediate 8-month Internship opening for an Articling Student.
Responsibilities
- Assisting your Articling Principal related to in-house legal work, including corporate and commercial law, contract law, employment law, dispute resolution, IPR, etc
- Conducting legal research and initial analysis of cases and legislation; Proof-reading, formatting, and preparing final versions of legal documents for execution
- Preparing first drafts of legal documents and contracts; conducting preliminary legal review of legal documents and contracts
- Assisting in legislation update and implementation
- Helping build and manage a library of templates and standards
- Navigating internal processes for engaging legal reviews and coordinating with other internal departments and teams
- Providing support to in-house counsels, including preparing forms, minutes and meeting materials and general office duties
- Engaging and corresponding with outside counsels and other vendors, supporting legal procurement process and managing external legal resources
Job requirements
What you'll bring to the team:
- Professional graduate degree in Law (J.D., or L.L.B)
- Registration in the Law Society of Ontario Lawyer Licensing Process
- Multi-tasking, business objectives and priorities
- Professional disposition and excellent communication skills
- Proactive in identifying organizational needs, a self-starter, with a desire to work in a fast-paced environment
- Self-motivated, details-oriented and proactive with excellent problem-solving skills
- Strong computer literacy including MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat
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