Senior Legal Counsel, Real Estate (Toronto)

Senior Legal Counsel, Real Estate (Toronto)

03 Aug
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Ontario Power Generation
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Toronto

03 Aug

Ontario Power Generation

Toronto

Juris Doctor (JD) or Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree. Member in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario (must retain status) Travel: 10% Electrify your career and help build a brighter tomorrow. This position is moving to OPG Corporate Headquarters: In 2027, OPG will officially welcome law, governance and ESG employees to our new Corporate Headquarters located at 1908 Colonel Sam Drive, Oshawa, Ontario.

This new space will enable teamwork, collaboration and innovation that will help us to achieve our mission to electrify life in one generation.

Ontario Power

Generation (OPG) is looking for two dynamic, strategic and results driven lawyers to join our team in the role of Senior Counsel. Reporting to the Assistant General Counsel, one Senior Counsel will mainly support OPG’s major projects and strategic business initiatives, and the other Senior Counsel will advise on regulatory and/or Indigenous relations legal matters.

Both Senior

Counsel will utilize their legal experience to assist with provide strategic legal advice and support in their practice areas of expertise.

Experience working at a large law firm or in-house legal department, as well as experience of working in the energy industry, is considered an asset. This is an exciting opportunity to work in an environment where you will contribute to OPG’s public outreach, engagement and education efforts as part of the company’s commitment to growing its social license. Provide high quality and timely legal advice in the practice areas they support: (1) including but not limited to corporate/commercial, procurement, capital markets, financial services, project finance and M&A; or (2) regulatory and/or Indigenous relations law





- Effectively advise OPG business partners on managing legal, including contractual, risks
- Develop and execute legal strategy collaboratively with OPG business partners
- Work independently and as a member of a team to identify, research and resolve legal issues, overcome practical barriers, and provide options that will work best for OPG’s business
- Stay current on OPG’s business and legal matters in general, including statutory changes, significant case law, and prevailing legal strategy
- Continue to learn, develop and expand into new areas of legal knowledge to best support OPG’s enterprise goals
- Educate business partners about legal matters and developments relevant to their business area
- Interact with and represent OPG with external stakeholders, potentially including OPG’s shareholder, government bodies and ministries, financial institutions, external counsel engaged by OPG, and opposing legal counsel.

Juris

Doctor (JD) or Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree Member in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario (must retain status) Minimum 7 years of experience practicing law in Ontario

- Highest level of personal integrity, sound professional judgement and business acumen
- Superior writing skills, including the ability to compile information from research,



case files or verbal direction to draft documentation
- Ability to provide sound, risk-informed and practical legal advice
- A results-oriented focus and the ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment and effectively manage several projects simultaneously
- Proven ability to work in a complex, regulated corporate setting
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Outlook Express, document management and other similar technology tools. As the largest generator in Ontario, we meet approximately 50% of the province’s electricity needs, largely from low‑carbon sources like nuclear and hydro. As we work to achieve our vision of Electrifying life in one generation, OPG and our family of companies are also helping advance the development of new low‑carbon technologies such as Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), refurbishment projects, and electrification initiatives to help power the growing demands of a growing economy. OPG is committed to employment equity. As such, we encourage applicants from equity‑seeking communities (Indigenous Peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and women). We strongly believe that alleviating the under‑representation of equity‑seeking individuals will create a stronger OPG team and allow us to better serve the needs of our diverse communities. In order to fulfill the above‑mentioned purpose, priority in hiring may be given to qualified persons who self‑identify as a member of equity‑seeking groups as identified in the application process. This initiative constitutes a special program under the Human Rights Code/Canadian Human Rights Act. #

📌 Senior Legal Counsel, Real Estate (Toronto)
🏢 Ontario Power Generation
📍 Toronto

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