Job Description

Job Title: Corporate Counsel

Overview:

Gpac (growing people and companies) has partnered with a respected company searching for an accomplished Lawyer with experience in Commercial Real Estate to play a leadership role in providing legal advice and assistance related to the commercial real estate. The ideal candidate is a real estate or commercial lawyer who has a proven track record of being successful and valued working as a partner with clients in an in-house or firm setting. The candidate must possess excellent legal and business judgment and must be able to demonstrate success balancing the need to limit risk to the company with the goal of supporting the pace of internal clients. The candidate must be able to work independently but collaboratively and practically within a fast-paced, high performance environment, providing legal advice and guidance related to a wide range of business matters. The role will also support other diverse business needs and large-scale special projects, as needed.

Your Role:

• Draft, review, negotiate, scrutinize, and provide guidance on a wide variety of agreements, including purchase and sale agreements, lease agreements, construction agreements, and general commercial arrangement agreements
• Provide support to management and advise business units on issues of contract interpretation and disputes.
• Manage operational legal risk to reduce litigation exposure
• Conduct legal research
• Manage external legal counsel, as required
• Other duties as required

Desired Experience and Skills:

• 5+ years experience in Commercial and/or Real Estate law
• A Juris Doctor degree and licensed to practice in a Canadian province or territory
• Excellent problem solving skills and the ability to be resourceful and work with minimal instruction or supervision
• Ability to complete transactions from start to finish.
• Strong business acumen, with the ability to understand the business of the North West group of companies, and to provide creative and practical solutions to business issues and opportunities with legal implications
• Strong work ethic
• Highly organized, detail-oriented individual with strong writing, proof reading and verbal skills
• Ability to work within tight timelines to meet deadlines, reassessing priorities as needed
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Outlook

Compensation: DOE and qualifications

If you're thinking of making a change and want to work with a company that values work-life balance, reach out to me at jesse.patrick@gogpac.com