Legal Counsel
- Toronto, ON, Canada
$150,000 to $170,000 CAD / year · Full-time
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Job details
- Pay
- $150,000 to $170,000 CAD / year
- Job type
- Full-time
- Apply by
- Experience
- 2+ years of commercial real estate experience as a Lawyer
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
IN-HOUSE COMMERCIAL LEASING LAWYER
Our Client
- A privately owned real estate company with a portfolio of commercial shopping plazas, development lands across Ontario, and several mixed-use residential properties
Responsibilities
- Drafting of commercial documentation such as offers to lease, leases, lease renewals, assignments, consents, etc.
- Assist in the creation of legal documents to support the real estate company for both tenant matters and corporate needs
- Track lease documentation to completion, along with monitoring key dates in agreements and maintaining a tickler system
- Maintain and update the current filing system and assist in further digitizing of historical legal files
- Co-ordinate with the accounting team for all dates and financial information related to lease implementation
- Enhance and maintain a legal precedent database
- Manage leasing, development matters, acquisitions/dispositions, and general corporate/commercial work
- Act as the sole internal legal resource (external counsel currently engaged on all deals, with a goal of reducing reliance)
Requirements
- 2+ years of commercial real estate experience as a Lawyer
- Strong interpersonal skills and able to think on their feet
- Ambitious and eager to grow within the organization
More about this job
Responsibilities
Draft and manage commercial leasing documents, track agreement milestones, maintain legal files and precedents, and coordinate lease implementation with accounting. Provide in-house legal support for leasing, development, acquisitions and dispositions, and corporate and commercial matters, with the aim of reducing reliance on external counsel.
Requirements
Requires at least two years of experience as a lawyer in commercial real estate. Candidates should have strong interpersonal skills, be able to think on their feet, and be ambitious and eager to grow within the organization.
Skills
- Commercial Real Estate Law
- Commercial Leasing
- Legal Drafting
- Lease Administration
- Contract Management
- Real Estate Transactions
- Corporate Law
- Commercial Law
- File Management
- Legal Precedent Management
- Date and Deadline Tracking
- Financial Coordination
- Interpersonal Communication
- Problem-Solving
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Legal
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Commercial Real Estate
- Commercial Leasing
- Offers To Lease
- Lease Agreements
- Lease Renewals
- Assignments
- Consents
- Legal Drafting
- Lease Administration
- Lease Implementation
- Agreement Milestones
- Tickler System
- Legal File Management
- Digital File Conversion
- Legal Precedent Database
- Development Matters
- Acquisitions
- Dispositions
- Corporate Law
- Commercial Law
- External Counsel
- Accounting Coordination