Wills and Estates Law Clerk
WeirFoulds LLP is seeking an intermediate Law Clerk to join its Wills, Estates, Trusts & Charities Practice Group.
The successful candidate will work with our lawyers and other clerks on a variety of challenging and diverse matters, representing clients (including executors, corporate trustees, beneficiaries, financial planning firms and advisors, corporations, owner-managers and family businesses) in managing and assisting with all aspects of administration and disputes.
Qualified candidates will have:
- 4-8 years of experience in all aspects of estate, trusts and capacity litigation and administration
- Post-secondary education with a Law Clerk designation
- Strong technical and legal knowledge
- Ability to work with lawyers and clerks at all levels, excellent interpersonal skills and a team player attitude
- Confidence to manage multiple complex files at the same time
- Ability to work independently and within tight timelines
- Excellent attention to detail and diligent proofreading skills
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion
- Experience assisting on matters concerning guardianships, will challenges and interpretations, power of attorney issues and disputes, passings of accounts, variations of trust, and dependant relief applications as well as the other functions of a law clerk, such as drafting and working with clients
- Ability to assist with establishing charities and non-profit organizations
- Experience using WindUp estates accounting system, EDT and ACL, would be an asset
Please submit your application online, including a cover letter, resume and transcripts.
We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
WeirFoulds welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. We are committed to providing an inclusive work environment composed of people with diverse perspectives backgrounds, identities, and cultures.
Accommodations in accordance with applicable laws are available for applicants with disabilities. If you require an accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please contact Ellen Dalicandro.
At WeirFoulds, we recognize that we need to advance and to demonstrate equality, diversity, and inclusion in everything we do, internally and externally. We have been working diligently on several key areas, and we recognize that we must do better. Our goal is to put words into concrete action through a number of specific steps. These are described in our official statement on our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
The health and safety of everyone at WeirFoulds remains Management's top priority as we continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. WeirFoulds has a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy that requires full vaccination against COVID-19 for everyone working in or visiting our offices effective September 22, 2021. Accordingly, an offer of employment will be conditional upon the successful candidate providing proof of a Health Canada approved COVID-19 vaccination. Any exemption request will be considered on a case-by-case basis and WeirFoulds will make reasonable accommodation efforts if you cannot be vaccinated due to medical, religious or other grounds as required by the Ontario Human Rights Code.
We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
