What We Offer In addition to a competitive salary and a rewarding career where you can truly make a difference, we offer a comprehensive package that meets the various needs of our diverse employees, including:

• Ability to participate in inclusive employee-led networks to educate, inspire, amplify voices, build relationships and provide development opportunities;
• Minimum three (3) weeks of paid annual vacation days, increasing with years of service;
• Four (4) paid personal days;
• Defined benefit pension plan with OMERS, includes 100-per-cent employer matching;
• Health and dental benefits, including a health spending account available upon your start date;
• Employee and family assistance program;
• Maternity and parental leave top up (93% of base salary);
• Training and development programs including tuition reimbursement of $1500 per calendar year;
• Fitness membership discount.

Hybrid Job: This job offers the opportunity to work from home as part of a hybrid work arrangement. This arrangement will allow you to work some days at a TCHC work location and the rest of the time from home. The amount of time required to work at a TCHC work location is flexible, while considering operational and service delivery requirements.

Make a difference The corporate law clerk performs a wide variety of tasks to support the General Counsel such as preparing legal board and committee reports, litigation reports, document drafting and file management. They will also assist with tracking legal matters, diarizing deadlines and reminders for filing reports and documents.

What You’ll Do

• Governance: Board and Committee support in preparing General Counsel board and committee reports
• Document drafting and File Management: Draft/review/revise/blackline and process legal contracts, corporate policies, manage legal files (opening, closing, tracking of status), producing reports for General Counsel and other clerical/administrative duties
• Manage General Counsel’s files; opening/closing/tracking, diarize deadlines and reminders for filing of reports and documents
• Litigation Support: Prepare litigation reports, collect and review of documentary production and summarize, assist with documentary production, provide a supportive function for litigation matters
• Corporate Records: Maintain corporate records, subsidiaries chart, minute books Administrative and Executive support: Prepare internal divisional and committee meeting agendas/materials
• Liaise with Legal Services Division to build agendas for meetings, collect agenda materials
• Liaise with internal staff; liaise with other TCHC divisions and operating units to ensure accurate and timely support to the General Counsel

What You’ll Need

• Completion of post-secondary undergraduate degree
• Completion of a Law Clerk diploma from a post-secondary institution
• Minimum 5-7 years of experience as a corporate law clerk at a law firm or in-house legal department
• Working knowledge of relevant real estate legislation and other legislation applicable to the operations of Toronto Community Housing is preferred.
• Proven ability to interact effectively with and engage a variety of stakeholders including: staff, business partners, City of Toronto officials, and community groups.
• Excellent conflict resolution and organizational skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and presentation skills.

What’s Next Once you apply, we’ll review your resume and cover letter to determine if your skills and experience match the qualifications for the role. Only qualified candidates will be contacted to move forward in the hiring process. If you are contacted, the process will include an interview, written/practical test, and reference check.