Senior Paralegal, Seniors Housing

Welltower™ Inc. (NYSE:WELL); Toronto; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus

Paid Time Off

Employee Stock Purchase Program – 15%

RRSP matching

Medical/Dental/Vision

Job summary

Welltower Inc. in Toronto, Canada, is seeking a Paralegal to support the Canadian portfolio focused on senior housing and independent living assets.

You will manage transactions, entity management, and regulatory compliance, coordinating with outside counsel and internal teams to enable efficient deal flow. The ideal candidate has 2+ years in legal transactions and a background in corporate law, licensing, and healthcare regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience in legal transactions.
• Experience with entity creation, acquisitions, and regulatory compliance.
• Background in corporate law, licensing, and healthcare regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Understands the company’s entity management process and navigates complex organizational structures.
• Supports day-to-day asset management of independent living operating platform, including reviewing contracts.
• Handles routine legal matters such as waivers, correspondence, reports, and documents.
• Coordinates collection and maintenance of documentation for regulatory ownership changes and licensure renewals.
• Reviews and processes invoices from vendors/advisors and manages relationships.
• Researches provincial and federal statutes and regulations related to senior housing operations in Canada.
• Provides support to the legal department as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Legal transactions

Entity management

Corporate law

Licensing

Healthcare compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Associate’s Degree with 7+ years paralegal experience

Job description

WELLTOWER – REIMAGINE REAL ESTATE WITH US

Welltower, now the world’s largest real estate company by market capitalization, is continuing to grow at an exciting pace!

At Welltower, we’re transforming how the world thinks about senior living and wellness-focused real estate. As a global leader in residential wellness and healthcare infrastructure, we create vibrant, purpose-driven communities where housing, healthcare, and hospitality converge. Our culture is fast-paced, collaborative, and endlessly ambitious—guided by our mantra: The only easy day was yesterday.

We’re looking for bold, independent thinkers who thrive on challenge, embrace complexity, and are driven to deliver long-term value. Every team member is empowered to think like an owner, innovate fearlessly, and lead from where they stand. If you're passionate about outcomes and inspired by the opportunity to shape the future of healthcare infrastructure, we want you on our best-in-class team.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Paralegal will be primarily involved in the senior housing and independent living assets for Welltower’s Canadian portfolio. This role will include management of transactions, operations, and entity management for the portfolio, in addition to engaging with outside counsel, internal working groups, and all company departments. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in corporate and real estate law, with a focus on senior housing and independent living assets. As a Paralegal, you will play a crucial role in supporting the legal aspects of our Canadian portfolio, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, facilitating transactions, and providing general legal support.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Understands the company’s entity management process and possesses ability to navigate complex organizational structures.
• Provides support for day-to-day asset management of independent living operating platform, including reviewing vendor contracts, services agreements, and basic commercial contracts.
• Handles routine legal matters such as waiver letters and miscellaneous correspondence, reports, and documents.
• Coordinates collection and maintenance of documentation for change of regulatory ownership applications, licensure renewals, and related filings.
• Reviews and processes legal and other third-party vendor/advisor invoices and manages relationships.
• Researches provincial and federal statutes and regulations related to senior housing operations and licensure in Canada.
• Provides support to legal department as needed.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of this employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

TRAVEL

No travel is expected for this position.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Experience: At least 2+ years’ experience in legal transactions. Experience with entity creation, acquisitions, legal transactions including some experience with corporate law, licensing, and healthcare regulatory compliance.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in relevant field with 5 years’ experience, or Associate’s Degree with an additional 2 years (7+ years) of paralegal experience.

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and verification of employment, education, and other credentials relevant to the position.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive Base Salary + Annual Bonus
• Generous Paid Time Off and Holidays
• Employee Stock Purchase Program – purchase shares at a 15% discount
• Employer-matching RRSP Program
• Comprehensive and progressive Medical/Dental/Vision options
• Professional Growth
• And much more! https://welltower.com/newsroom/careers/

ABOUT WELLTOWER

Welltower® Inc. (NYSE: WELL) an S&P 500 company, is the world's preeminent residential wellness and healthcare infrastructure company. Our portfolio of 1,500+ Seniors and Wellness Housing communities is positioned at the intersection of housing, healthcare, and hospitality, creating vibrant communities for mature renters and older adults in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. We also seek to support physicians in our Outpatient Medical buildings with the critical infrastructure needed to deliver quality care.

Our real estate portfolio is unmatched, located in highly attractive micro-markets with stunning built environments. Yet, we are an unusual real estate organization as we view ourselves as a product company in a real estate wrapper driven by relationships and unconventional culture.

Through our disciplined approach to capital allocation powered by our data science platform and superior operating results driven by the Welltower Business System, we aspire to deliver long-term compounding of per share growth and returns for our existing investors – our North Star.

Welltower is committed to leveraging the talent of a diverse workforce to create great opportunities for our business and our people. EOE/AA. Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Disability/Vet