EY Law - Corporate Lawyer, Associate - Toronto

EY•Toronto, ON

4d•CA$115,000 - CA$165,000•Onsite

About The Position

Our Business Law Services practice draws on EY’s vast global legal network to support our clients in navigating the complexities of today's business environment. The Business Law Services practice assists on a wide range of commercial law issues in numerous industries. Our team provides corporate and partnership law advisory services, including corporate re-organizations, mergers and acquisitions, financings, joint ventures, transfer pricing, drafting commercial contracts and drafting employment policies and procedures. This job posting relates to an existing vacancy within our organization.

Requirements

4-7 years’ experience as a Corporate Lawyer in private practice or in-house
Experience dealing with corporate law issues across Canada
Good judgment, an ability to think critically, strong interpersonal skills and strong drafting skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Able to manage caseload independently
Ability to develop innovative and practical approach to legal issues in support of strategic business goals
Must be able to deliver robust and appropriate legal advice and exercise sound judgement when consulting on difficult issues
Ability to build strong relationships with significant experience of working with clients across a wide spectrum of size and activities
Able to demonstrate sound relationship and business development skills, and a keenness to develop these skills further as you will be expected to take responsibility for servicing and building part of the existing business of the team
High level of technical knowledge with regards to Canadian corporate and contract law but with recent relevant experience in: Mergers and Acquisitions, Distribution, licensing and shareholder agreements, Corporate governance, Commercial arrangements

Nice To Haves

Called to the bar in Ontario; member of Quebec Bar is an asset
Ability to work in French, while not critical, would be an asset

Responsibilities

Drafting, reviewing and analyzing corporate commercial contracts, including but not limited to service agreements, joint operating agreements, participating agreements and other agreements necessary to conduct operations
Advising and participating in the review of legal corporate commercial matters including contract disputes, operating agreements, corporate reorganizations, acquisitions and divestitures including due diligence
Implementing tax reorganizations and corporate transactions
Assisting starts ups in navigating Canadian legal regime with expansions into Canada
Collaborating with various EY practices including our People Advisory Services practice and our Global Network for corporate law related work