Ranked a Best Employer in Canada for 23 years, Bennett Jones is one of Canada’s premier business law firms and home to 500 lawyers and business advisors. With deep experience in complex transactions and litigation matters, and offices in Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and New York, the firm is well equipped to advise businesses and investors with Canadian ventures and connect Canadian businesses and investors with opportunities around the world. Serving clients since 1922, we are proud to be the firm that businesses trust with their most complex legal matters.

We are currently recruiting for the following role, which may be based in any one of our offices:

Commercial Real Estate Leasing Paralegal

Essential Functions:

• Provide intermediate to senior level Paralegal support to our Commercial Real Estate team nationally, including but not limited to drafting leases, offers to lease, letters of intent, amendments, extensions renewals, assignments subleases, expansions, surrenders, rent deferment agreements, area licences, indemnity agreements, estoppels, parking agreements, non-disturbance agreements.
• Oversee preparation of lease summaries for clients and purchase/sale/loan transactions with a leasing component.
• Prepare and track critical dates and projects.
• Perform land title and due diligence searches.
• Prepare diligence reports regarding leased real properties.
• Communicate with various stakeholders including clients, landlords and tenants.

Qualifications:

• Intermediate to senior level experience as a Commercial Real Estate Leasing Paralegal.
• Proficient with Microsoft office and the various online forms and databases for the applicable provincial land title office (at a minimum, Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario), including registration requirements and e-filing.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• A high level of attention to detail and organizational skills, the ability to multi-task, prioritize and respond to deadlines.
• The ability to work independently and with minimal supervision, as well as contribute to a strong team dynamic.

Salary range $80,000-100,000 per annum.

Apply To:

Human Resources
Bennett Jones Services Limited Partnership
2500 Park Place
666 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 2X8
E-mail: hrvancouver@bennettjones.co