Corporate Lawyer — Southwestern Ontario

Build your corporate practice with the backing of a respected large firm

Location: Southwestern Ontario (flexible across three regional offices)

Compensation: $115,000 – $165,000 base, p lus performance-based bonus and additional compensation

Posting type: Existing vacancy

Are you a corporate and commercial lawyer with a growing book of business, ready for a platform that will help you take it further? My client, a well-established full-service firm with deep roots across Southwestern Ontario, is looking for a Corporate Lawyer to join its Corporate Law group.

The practice The group gives businesses at every stage of growth strategic, commercially grounded advice. You’ll handle a broad mandate including:

- Business formation, structuring and reorganizations
- Corporate governance
- Shareholder and partnership arrangements
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Commercial transactions and negotiations
- Higher-stakes work involving regulatory compliance and corporate disputes

The focus is on practical, durable solutions that protect clients’ interests and support their long-term goals. This is a group that values clear advice over legal theory. Why this role stands out

- Platform for growth: You bring an established practice, and the firm supplies the infrastructure to scale it: operational support, marketing support and a steady flow of internal referrals.




- Built-in litigation backup: You’ll have an experienced team of litigators down the hall when a corporate matter turns contentious.
- Culture: The private-practice environment is collaborative, innovative and familial, built on exceptional client service and mutual respect.
- Regional reach: You’ll grow your profile and client base in one of Ontario’s most dynamic business corridors.

What you bring

- 5+ years of corporate/commercial experience preferred
- An established practice or client base you’re looking to grow
- Excellent client-service instincts
- Solid analytical skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Self-motivation and an entrepreneurial approach
- Good standing with the Law Society of Ontario

Interested? Send your CV in confidence to [email protected] . All enquiries are handled discreetly. The hiring employer is an equal opportunity employer committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The hiring employer does not use artificial intelligence to screen, assess or select applicants. Applicants who are interviewed will be informed of the hiring decision within 45 days of their final interview.

Posted by: Benjamin Higham, JD, LL.M.

Cartel Inc. | Legal Recruitment

One First Canadian Place, Suite 5600, 100 King St W, Toronto, ON

📌 Corporate Lawyer — Southwestern Ontario
🏢 Cartel
📍 Ontario