Legal Counsel

BJRC Recruiting; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

BJRC Recruiting is seeking an experienced real estate lawyer in Ontario to draft, review, and negotiate commercial leases and related agreements. You will support tenant matters, corporate needs, and maintain critical deadlines, while coordinating with accounting on financials.

The role requires drafting expertise, strong interpersonal skills, and a drive to grow within the organization; you will become the sole internal legal resource as external counsel is reduced 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

• 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)

Skills

Commercial real estate

Lease documentation

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