Ontario - Construction Lawyer

Caravel Law LLP; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Caravel Law LLP in Toronto seeks a seasoned construction lawyer to join a national firm that blends Big Law training with practical, client-focused execution. You will operate with autonomy, serving clients directly and managing complex mandates.

The role emphasizes drafting and negotiating diverse construction agreements, advising on risk and project structuring, and coordinating with cross-functional teams while maintaining a flexible schedule and focus on meaningful work.

Qualifications

• Law degree required.
• Membership in good standing with the appropriate Law Society.
• Minimum of 6 years of practical in-house and/or private practice experience in Construction.

Skills

Construction law

Autonomy

Time pressure

Business-driven

Education

Law degree

Membership in good standing with Law Society (Ontario/BC/Alberta)

Tools

CCDC contracts

EPCMs

Engineered contracts

Job description

For over 20 years, Caravel Law has pioneered a different kind of law firm in Canada.

Our lawyers combine Big Law training with in-house experience, and embed directly with clientsto deliver sophisticated, business-minded counselwithout the overhead, hierarchy, orbillablehourstargets of traditional firms.

We work alongside General Counsel, the C-suite, and founders to build scalable legal capacity where and whenit is needed. Wedon’tmeasure success in hours billed. We measure it in deals closed, risks avoided and businesses built.At Caravel, you can design your work around your life, whilelayingthe foundation for ameaningful, rewarding career.

WHY CARAVEL

Control overyour practice. Full-time or reduced schedule,your call. No billable hour targets, no lockstep, no partnership tournament, and compensationthatreflects the work you do.

Work at your level. Senior mandates and direct client contact, without the internal machinery that dilutes both.

Focus on the work.Business development,marketing,conflicts, engagement management,andbilling are handled. Youpractise; we run the firm.

A strong community.Work with peers who bringsome of the strongest in-houseand law firmexperience in the country, anda supportive team dedicated to the success, connection, and well-being of every lawyer at the firm.

A firmbuiltto innovate.We offer adedicated legal innovation function and AI-enableddelivery, becauseour clients expect us to be ahead of them.

Strong trajectory.Two decades in, Caravel is growing faster than at any point in its history, with a national bench andsophisticatedclientengagementsthat keepexpanding.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TEAM

Experience

A law degree.

Membership in good standing withthe Law Society of Ontario, Law Society of British Columbia, and/or Law Society of Alberta.

A minimum of 6yearsof practical related in-house and/or private practice experience in Construction.

The ability to give a clear,business-drivenanswer under time pressure and stand behind it.

Comfortoperatingwith autonomy. Our lawyers areindependentby design and run their own mandates.

Specialized Expertise

Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of agreements, including CCDC contracts, EPCMs, engineering services agreements, and other complex construction and development contracts.

Advise on legal risk, project structuring, procurement strategy (including open RFPs), and execution across the full project lifecycle-from pre-development to post-construction.

Advise and negotiate P3/infrastructure agreements, including concession, design-build-finance-maintain, and operations contracts.

Experience advising on and negotiating outsourcing, supply chain, technology supply and licensing agreements, and cloud services agreements would be considered an asset.

Experience supporting supply chain and procurement processes and issues, including RFTs, RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, and any related contract disputes, would also be considered an asset.

Location

Toronto, Ontario. Remote elsewhere in Canada is also acceptable.