Job Description: Real Estate Law Clerk (Mining)


Company: Bennett Jones LLP
Location: Toronto, Ontario (Downtown)
Job Category: Not Specified
Job Type: Full-Time
Salary: Not Specified

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Real Estate Law Clerk (Mining)

Bennett Jones LLP is a top tier, full service international law firm with offices in Calgary, Toronto, Edmonton, Ottawa, Vancouver and New York. We are proud that Bennett Jones was ranked as a Platinum Level Best Employer in the 2022 "Best Employers in Canada" survey conducted by Kincentric.  The firm has also been recognized for 2022 as one of "Alberta's Top 75 Employers" and as a Top Employer for Young People in a study conducted by Mediacorp.  The firm has been ranked as one of the top places to work in Canada for 22 consecutive years.

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

Real Estate Law Clerk (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)
  • 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 (Teraview, TitlePlus, 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

All offers of employment are conditional upon the satisfactory verification of a Canadian criminal record check.  Determination of the factors that constitute satisfactory verification is within the sole discretion of Bennett Jones.

This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

Bennett Jones is committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act, 2005. If you require accommodations, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.