O LegalsLaw clerk support
Osgoode Hall, Toronto, at dusk

Outsourced law clerk services · Ontario

Your law clerk workload. Handled.

Residential, commercial and corporate file support for your firm. Delegate individual matters, cover a busy period or arrange ongoing law clerk support, under your supervising lawyer.

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Per file
A defined assignment
Overflow
Cover for busy periods
Ongoing
A regular allocation of work

When your team needs support

Less chasing. A clearer workload.

Busy periods, staff absences and unfinished file work can put pressure on any practice. OLegals helps you delegate a defined part of the workload, with clear responsibilities and review points.

Illustration of organized legal files, a checklist and residential and commercial building models

Too many files at once

Delegate an agreed set of files or tasks. We confirm priorities, capacity and review dates before accepting the work.

Leave or a hiring gap

Arrange temporary support with a defined coverage period, handover checklist and named supervising lawyer.

Lawyers pulled into administration

Hand over agreed drafting, searches and file administration, with decisions and final approval kept with your lawyer.

Deadlines and missing documents

Track due dates and outstanding items, agree who follows up, and escalate blockers early. Third-party timing remains outside our control.

Unclear progress and handovers

Use an agreed task list, named owners and regular updates showing completed work, blockers and the next action.

Backlogs after closing

Scope a catch-up assignment with a prioritized checklist, review milestones and a clear record of what remains outstanding.

Scope, availability, fees and deadlines are agreed before work begins. Your supervising lawyer retains responsibility for legal decisions and final approval.

Support for your practice

Law clerk support across your files.

Explore ongoing law clerk support

Contract law clerk work, under the supervision of the retaining lawyer — who keeps carriage of the file and the client relationship. Real estate and corporate matters sit outside the paralegal licence, so this is the only footing on which I take them on. Delegate individual files, arrange overflow or leave coverage, or agree ongoing support for your residential, commercial and corporate workload. Scope, capacity, fees and deadlines are confirmed before work begins.

Residential real estate

Purchases, sales and refinances, from opening to reporting.

Title and sub-searchesTeraview e-registrationRequisition lettersStatement of adjustmentsLender instructionsStatus certificatesLTT and NRSTDischargesReporting letters

Corporate and commercial

Incorporation through to the closing book.

Federal and Ontario incorporationsMinute booksAnnual resolutionsShare issuances and transfersAmalgamationsDissolutionsExtra-provincial registrationOBR filings

Searches and registrations

The searches a closing lives or dies on.

Title and sub-searchesCorporate profile reportsPPSA searches and registrationsExecution searchesWritsBankruptcyTax certificatesOff-title enquiries

Ongoing support and coverage

A regular allocation of work, or coverage when your team needs it.

Document draftingClosing agendasClosing booksUndertakings follow-upDiarized deadlinesPrecedent workRemote or on-site
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The approach

A clear handover. Work that moves.

We agree the work, fit into your firm’s process and keep your supervising lawyer informed. Your firm retains file carriage, legal advice and final approval.

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Share your workload

Tell us the file types, approximate volume, start date and coverage you need.

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Agree the scope

Confirm capacity, fees, supervision and deadlines before work starts.

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Arrange the handover

Set up approved access, precedents, checklists and review points.

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Track the work

Receive agreed updates, review drafts and flag decisions for your lawyer.

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Who you are hiring

Olena Kotyk

Law clerk support for your residential, commercial and corporate workload, under your supervising lawyer. Olena also provides paralegal and notary services for individuals and businesses.

LicenceLaw Society of Ontario, P14541
ServingToronto and the GTA
Law firmsResidential, commercial and corporate law clerk support
LanguagesEnglish and Ukrainian
ConsultationFree, twenty minutes, no obligation

The consultation

Twenty minutes, no charge.

Tell us what your firm needs help with. We discuss the file types, workload, timing and supervision, then confirm whether OLegals can take on the assignment before quoting.

Schedule a Teams or Zoom meeting

Request a free 20-minute conversation. Olena confirms the time and sends your meeting link.

Fees

You will know the number first.

Consultation
Free

Discuss your workload, priorities and the support your firm needs.

Per file or project
Quoted

Quoted and agreed in writing before any work begins.

Ongoing support
Agreed scope

Volume, availability and fees confirmed in writing and reviewed as needs change.

The written engagement sets out the assigned tasks, fees and any disbursements. Additional files and urgent deadlines require acceptance after a capacity review.

Additional services · Notary and commissioning

Sworn and signed in one visit.

A notary public as well as a paralegal — so it is drafted, sworn and notarised in one appointment, not two trips to two offices. Bring government photo ID.

  • Affidavits for court and tribunals
  • Statutory declarations
  • Consent to travel with a minor
  • Affidavit of service
  • Identity and name discrepancy
  • Lost or destroyed documents
  • Income and support declarations
  • Insurance and claim statements
  • Certified true copies
  • Letters of invitation
  • Pension and life certificates
  • Documents for use abroad

Additional services · Paralegal scope

What a paralegal can do.

The licence is real, and so are its limits. If your matter needs a lawyer, you will hear it at the consultation.

✓A paralegal can

  • Give legal advice within the licensed areas
  • Represent you at the Landlord and Tenant Board
  • Appear in Small Claims Court to $50,000
  • Defend traffic and provincial offence charges
  • Act on summary matters under s. 802.1
  • Represent you at HRTO, WSIB, WSIAT, LAT and SBT
  • Negotiate and sign a settlement for you
  • Commission affidavits and administer oaths

—You will need a lawyer for

  • Divorce, custody and support
  • Wills, trusts and estates
  • Buying or selling property
  • Incorporations and commercial agreements
  • Claims above $50,000 or in Superior Court
  • Indictable criminal charges
  • Appeals to Divisional Court or the Court of Appeal
  • Commercial eviction and distress

Those limits describe work done for you. Real estate and corporate files are taken on only as contract law clerk work for law firms, under a supervising lawyer — see for law firms.

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Contact

Tell us what you want to hand over.

Share your firm’s practice areas, approximate file volume and preferred start date. We will review the scope and availability with you. Keep client documents out of the initial enquiry.

AreaToronto and the GTA
HoursMon–Fri, 9:00–18:00
LanguagesEnglish · Ukrainian