Legal Counsel

BJRC Recruiting; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

BJRC Recruiting is seeking a licensed lawyer with 2+ years of commercial real estate experience to support a private real estate portfolio in Ontario. The role covers drafting commercial leases and related documents, tenant and corporate matters, and coordinating with accounting on lease financials.

The candidate will maintain filing systems, digitize historical files, and serve as the internal legal resource, reducing reliance on external counsel over time.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Draft 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 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)

Skills

Commercial real estate

Education

Law degree (JD)

Job description

• 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