IN-HOUSE COMMERCIAL LEASING LAWYER

Our Client

- 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
- Robust interpersonal skills and able to think on their feet
- Ambitious and eager to grow within the organization

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