Commercial Real Estate Law Clerk

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for all aspects of commercial real estate transactions
• Conducting and reviewing title search and off-title enquiries and preparing search summaries
• Preparing transaction documents including closing and 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 memorandum
• Attending to closings and Teraview registration
• 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

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 10 years of commercial real estate law clerk experience in Ontario law firms
• Law clerk certification from a recognized program
• Significant experience in the preparation of transaction documents including closing documents and real property documents for electronic registration in the Teraview system
• 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