Lawyer - Montreal

Groupe Mach•Montreal, QC

18h•Onsite

About The Position

Our Legal Affairs team in Montreal is growing and we are looking for passionate talents to join our adventure! Being part of the MACH team means joining a team of 450 colleagues who work daily to put their knowledge at the service of their clients and Real Estate. For 25 years, MACH has been building real estate projects designed to have a structuring, lasting and significant impact on cities and neighborhoods, as well as on the lives of residents, users and visitors. Thus, the company builds each building to create collective values combining beauty, usefulness and responsibility. In Canada, MACH is one of the largest real estate owners. It is distinguished in particular by a real estate portfolio of more than 45 millions square feet, including several jewels of the Quebec urban landscape: the Sun Life building, the CIBC Tower, the Place Victoria tower as well as the Ontario with Allstate Corporate center in Toronto and 100 O’Connor in Ottawa. JOIN A TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS AND WORK IN A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT! Based in Montréal and under the supervision of the Director of Legal Affairs, the Lawyer provides legal expertise to the company’s stakeholders in their legal matters, particularly transactional matters (acquisitions, dispositions, partnership agreements).

Requirements

Hold a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or Juris Doctor (J.D.);
Be a member in good standing of the Bar;
Have a minimum of three (3) years of experience in a similar role;
Have experience in commercial real estate (acquisitions and financing, commercial leases);
Be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

Negotiate, draft, and review letters of intent, offers to purchase or sell, promises to purchase or sell, and purchase and sale agreements (asset or share transactions);
Negotiate, draft, and review documents related to asset acquisitions or dispositions, including closing documentation;
Negotiate, draft, and review partnership agreements;
Conduct legal due diligence with respect to acquired properties and/or businesses and coordinate due diligence with other relevant departments;
Negotiate and review documentation required for the financing and/or refinancing of company properties;
Advise and support members of the Development Department;
Negotiate, draft, and review offers to lease, commercial leases, renewals, amendments, and lease assignments;
Advise property managers and other departments in certain decision-making processes and in the interpretation of leases;
Negotiate, draft, and review various operational agreements;
Perform any other related duties.