Associate Lawyer - Commercial Real Estate

As a Tier 1 Firm in Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Project Finance, Commercial Real Estate and Banking, our client is offering the opportunity to join a group of experts in their field and to grow your career among them. Our client has been continuously recognized by the Best Lawyers in Canada publication, they are committed to excellence for their clients and for their lawyers. They have had the most lawyers ranked across combined Corporate/Commercial practice areas across Canada for the 8th consecutive year (Chambers Canada 2023).

Our client is now in the market for an exceptional mid-level Commercial Real Estate Associate to join their national team of experts in their Calgary office. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with a collegial team and hone your skills in a broad range of real estate transactions. This is an excellent opportunity for long term career growth.

The successful candidate will have the following:

• 2 to 4 years (2023 - 2020 call) years of post call Commercial Real Estate experience from a reputable Canadian law firm. A combination of in-house and private practice will also be considered.
• Experience with purchase and sale of investment properties, across all asset classes, and for a wide variety of regional and national investors.
• Experience with development approvals and complex subdivisions, on a broad range of commercial, residential and mixed-use projects
• Experience with leasing in the retail, office and industrial sectors
• Excellent interpersonal and client service skills, strong initiative, and the ability to work well on a variety of teams
• Excellent organizational, project management and the ability to handle multiple time sensitive priorities.
• Excellent academic credentials
• Qualified to practice law in Canada

Our client is offering the following:

• Lockstep base salary
• Tier one bonus program
• Excellent health benefits
• Hybrid work arrangement (associates are permitted to work from home 2X a week)
• Educational incentives
• Relocation package if applicable

Interested and qualified applicants may apply in confidence by sending their resume and transcripts to Stacy Cowan at stacy@urbanlegal.ca

At Urban Legal Recruitment we guarantee discretion and confidentiality. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.