Associate - Commercial Real Estate

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG)•Toronto, ON

1d•CA$155,000 - CA$200,000

About The Position

The Toronto office of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG), Canada’s leading, innovative and client-focused law firm, is seeking an Associate – Commercial Real Estate. Through our distinctive client-focused approach, you will grow your career working with leading professionals as part of a creative, multi-disciplinary team. This is an ideal position for a lawyer committed to exceeding clients’ goals and changing the future. Top professionals who want to innovate and collaborate should apply. Right from the start you will have the strength of our people and the BLG brand behind you. The work at BLG is high profile and dynamic. The Commercial Real Estate group manage multi-million dollar commercial transactions, complex real estate acquisitions, and mixed-use development and infrastructure projects for both public and private clients. This is an opportunity to grow through the guidance of industry leading professionals and to learn best in class practices, to work directly with clients and to train and mentor junior lawyers.

Requirements

2 – 4 years experience in commercial real estate transactions including financing, acquisitions, dispositions, leasing and complex mixed-use development projects, infrastructure projects and construction contracts
Team player
Strong analytical skills
Strong personal communication skills
Strong oral communication skills
Strong written communication skills

Responsibilities

Manage multi-million dollar commercial transactions
Handle complex real estate acquisitions
Work on mixed-use development and infrastructure projects for both public and private clients
Grow through the guidance of industry leading professionals
Learn best in class practices
Work directly with clients
Train and mentor junior lawyers