Corporate Law Clerk (Franchise Law Firm | Legal Assistant | Business Transactions | Document Review | Asana | Remote)

Goodwork

Website: usegoodwork.com

Job details:

About the Company

We're a Toronto-based boutique business and franchise law firm operating fully remotely, built by a four-time entrepreneur who left Bay Street because he believed there was a better way to practice law. Our mission: to establish legal professionals who do more than stay within the four corners of the page — who understand their clients' goals, risk tolerance, and context before putting pen to paper.

Our practice focuses on M&A and franchise transactions. Every engagement starts with a Client Intent Brief — a structured look at who the client is, what they care about, and what they're trying to protect — because you can't give good legal advice without that context first. On the M&A side, we guide buyers and sellers through the full transaction lifecycle: letters of intent, due diligence, asset and share purchase agreements, closing documents, and negotiations with opposing counsel. On the franchise side, we act for franchisees reviewing and negotiating their agreements, and for franchisors building out their full documentation suite — franchise agreements, disclosure documents, subleases, and compliance structures.

Our clients are entrepreneurs and business owners — younger deal-makers from real estate and private equity, and senior professionals stepping out of corporate life to buy and run something of their own. We work across restaurants, sports bars, yoga studios, MSPs, SaaS companies, auto repair shops, insurance brokers, and manufacturing businesses. Transaction values typically run $500K–$10M. Most clients are in Ontario and across Canada, with a growing presence in the US, UK, Europe, and Australia.

Six years in, roughly 50% of our business comes from repeat clients — a number that keeps climbing. We're a go-to firm in the Canadian franchise space, having advised on transactions involving some of the country's most recognized casual dining, sports bar, and pizza brands. The demand hasn't let up.

OUR COMPANY VALUES guide our team and shape our culture:

• 🎯 Excellence Without Exception: Highest standard, every time, even when no one's watching.
• 🔍 Obsessive Attention To Detail: Every word, every clause, every deadline matters. We revise until the message lands with the right person, in the right way.
• 🔥 Passion & Resourcefulness: Genuine interest in the work, and the drive to figure things out and get them done.
• 📚 Thirst For Knowledge: Always digging deeper, never surface-level.
• 🤝 Be Human, Do What's Right: No ego, no hierarchy, no stiffness. The right way, not the conventional way.

We're a fully remote team of 2 (soon to be 3 👋) — our Founder And CEO and an Office Manager — based in Toronto.

The culture is relaxed about most things, but serious about the output. Everyone starts with a 50% trust battery — it charges through consistency, reliability, and the quality of your work. As that trust builds, so does your autonomy. In the beginning, expect structure. Over time, expect real ownership.

About the Role

We're looking for a remote Corporate Law Clerk to take ownership of the legal operational layer of the firm — keeping matters moving, communications flowing, and our Founder & CEO's time protected so he can focus on the legal work that only he can do.

In this role, you'll manage the full communications front for legal matters across email and phone, prepare and collaborate on document drafts, run the project management system across all active client files, support client meetings, and contribute to the firm's ongoing process and knowledge management — including how we use AI and legal technology going forward.

This is not a fill-in-the-form kind of role. Every transaction is different, every client has a different context, and the work requires someone who can think critically, draft with confidence, and communicate professionally with opposing counsel, clients, and third parties. You'll grow into leading client-facing portions of calls and eventually running the bulk of certain meetings independently. The ceiling is high if you're the right person.

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE brings 3–5 years of experience as a Corporate Law Clerk, Legal Officer, or Legal Assistant in business or corporate law — no litigation. You're confident on the phone with clients and opposing counsel, and you have the critical thinking to draft original clauses, not just populate templates. You're resourceful — when something lands on your plate, you figure it out. You spot problems before they become fires, take ownership without being asked, and genuinely care about doing the work well, not just getting it done. You thrive in a flat, no-BS environment where the standard is high and the hierarchy is nonexistent.

Performance Metrics: Your performance will be measured by billable hours completed relative to task benchmarks, accuracy of work product, and a consistently decreasing margin of rework over time.

Reporting Structure: You'll collaborate with our Office Manager on day-to-day coordination, and with any lawyers added to the team over time. This position reports directly to our Founder & CEO.

You’ll be doing things like:

• Intake & Lead Management: Fielding inquiries; gathering client and opposing party details; running conflict checks; referring out-of-scope matters to our network; qualifying leads against our client rubric; conducting initial consultations independently over time
• Client & Counsel Communications: Triaging the legal inbox and routing correspondence appropriately; responding where legal advice isn't required; saving emails and documents to the correct client matter; making and receiving calls with clients, leads, and opposing counsel
• Legal Drafting & Document Management: Pulling and customizing precedents based on the Client Intent Brief and meeting notes; flagging areas requiring legal review; running redlines on incoming drafts; coordinating revision cycles with opposing counsel and clients; using AI tools including Copilot and Spellbook
• Project Management: Setting up per-matter project plans in Asana; tracking tasks, deadlines, and dependencies; adjusting plans as new information comes in; flagging anything at risk of going off-track
• Billing Support: Initiating pre-bills 2–3 times per month; reviewing time entries for accuracy; coordinating the review and approval cycle before bills go out
• Client Meeting Support: Scheduling meetings and sending calendar invites; joining calls as the legal administrative presence; capturing post-meeting summaries via AI transcription tools; leading information-gathering portions of meetings over time
• Knowledge Management & Process Improvement: Maintaining legal SOPs, intake scripts, and email templates; identifying opportunities to work more efficiently; researching and testing new AI and legal tech tools; contributing to R&D around drafting systems and automation

Skills & Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience as a Corporate Law Clerk, Legal Officer, or Legal Assistant in business or corporate law — no litigation
• Strong written and spoken English; confident communicating directly with clients, leads, and opposing counsel over phone and email
• Ability to draft original clauses and adapt precedents — critical thinking, not just form-filling
• Proficient with AI tools in a legal context; actively curious about how they can improve legal work
• Highly organized, fast, and responsive — speed matters in a transactional practice
• Tech-savvy; comfortable learning new tools quickly; experience with a modern case management system (Clio, Lawmatics, or similar)
• Comfortable with analytical tasks and working in Excel for financial analysis and due diligence support
• At ease in a flat, low-formality environment — no ego, no need for hierarchy

Bonus if you also have:

• Experience in M&A or franchise law specifically
• Experience supporting or advising North American business owners
• Familiarity with third-party public records and corporate search providers (e.g., eServiceCorp or an equivalent in your jurisdiction), and the ability to describe the types of searches you've conducted
• Project management experience or certification
• Familiarity with our tools: Zoom Phone, Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint), Asana, Copilot, Spellbook, Clio or Lawmatics

Position Details

Working Hours: Fixed 9AM–6PM ET, with a one-hour break. Adjusts with Daylight Saving Time.

Employment Type: Full-time (40 hours/week), Exclusivity Preferred

Education: Legal degree or equivalent professional credential

Level: Intermediate (3-5 years of relevant work experience)

Compensation: ~CAD $1,247-1,467 (INR 85K-100K) per month, based on experience. Structured as a Consultant Agreement (independent contractor), meaning you'll be responsible for your own taxes, benefits, and insurance.

Benefits of working with us:

• 🚀 Work directly with a Canadian firm redefining what great legal practice looks like
• 🏡 Work from the comfort of your home
• 🌴 Flexible time off — we want this job to fit your life
• 🤝 A flat, no-ego team that treats you like a peer from day one
• 💰 Above-market compensation for your role and region
• 💻 Modern, tech-forward stack
• 🧠 Ongoing in-firm training and professional development
• 💳 Health spending account stipend (to be introduced over time)

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