Job Req ID:  2066

Title:  Senior Director, Legal Services

Company: Canada Lands Company 
Location: Vancouver, Calgary or Edmonton (preferred).

Possibility to  work from Toronto, Montreal, or Halifax. 
Employment Status: Employee (Full-Time)

Hiring Range: $158,550 to $180,000 

 

Please submit your application by October 24th at 4:00 pm EST.

 

Short Summary

The Senior Director, Legal Services (“SDLS”) provides legal advisory services to Canada Lands Company Limited and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”). The SDLS shall support the Chief Legal Officer & Senior Vice President, Corporate Governance (“CLO”) and be responsible for all aspects of the provision of legal services to the Company’s Real Estate and Acquisitions & Business Development Teams. The SDLS shall also be responsible for managing and mentoring one of the Legal Counsels within the Legal Team.

Job Description

LEGAL DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP 

  • Jointly manages and supervises the operations of the Legal Department with the other SDLS. 
  • Supervises Legal Counsel in the performance of their duties, including all legal services requests; motivates and directs their effort; and provides leadership and direction on their projects.
  • Ensures compliance with departmental service level expectations. 
  • Works with the CLO to develop and implement business objectives, policies and strategic pillars to ensure compliance with federal, provincial, and local laws and all contractual relationships. 
  • Assists in the development of the departmental budget and strategic plan. 
  • Approves legal invoices before processing by the Company. 
  • Develops, conducts and assists with developing training and mentorship programs for the Legal Department’s Legal Counsel and students.

LEGAL MATTERS

  • Although the SDLS supports the Company as a whole, the primary areas of focus for this particular SLC role are the following: (i) supporting the Acquisitions & Business Development Team and the Real Estate Team with all of their non-litigation legal needs, including, but not limited to, acquisitions, sales, servicing agreements, development agreements, easements, licenses, and leases; and (ii) participating as the Legal representative on the Company’s Housing Innovation Team.
  • Prepares documents, reports, recommendations, précis or other material to be submitted to the Company’s Senior Management Team or Board of Directors. 
  • Directs and/or actively participates in specific projects where issues of a complex or strategic nature require the experience or expertise of the SDLS. This may include strategizing and negotiating major arrangements with respect to municipal or other regulatory approvals (e.g. planning, zoning, environmental, heritage, servicing), real estate transactions (e.g. agreements of purchase and sale, leases, mortgages, financing), and service contracts (e.g. construction, infrastructure).
  • Analyzes, interprets, advises and provides recommendations on legal matters affecting the Company. 
  • Directs and manages external counsel on multiple projects/files making recommendations, as necessary, to the CLO and affected member(s) of the Senior Management Team. 
  • Provides general legal advice to various client departments regarding real estate law, business law, intellectual property, labour and employment, and other commercial legal issues. 
  • Reviews and evaluates Company agreements to protect the Company’s interests and to determine compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and Company policies. 
  • Works with business teams in the preparation of template documents and contracts, such as RFPs.
  • Works on special projects in support of the Legal Team, as assigned from time to time.
  • Negotiates and drafts contracts and commercial agreements.
  • Assists in the creation, implementation and enforcement of corporate policies and procedures. 
  • Responsible for providing ethical and conflict of interest advice to employees.
  • Assists with the handling and processing of Access to Information and Privacy Act requests.
  • Assists with other legal or corporate secretarial functions as may be assigned by the CLO from time to time.
  • Provides training to Company employees regarding legislative requirements and Company policies and procedures

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

  • Law Degree required.  
  • Must be licensed to practice law in Canada. 
  • At least seven years of legal experience with a focus on commercial real estate (ideally within a law firm environment, but prior in-house experience with a commercial real estate focus will be considered). 
  • Knowledge of computer skills, including electronic legal research. 
  • Industry knowledge/experience is preferred. 

Working Conditions

Working in an office environment.
Able to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines, conflicting demands, frequent interruptions, and heavy work loads.
Light to infrequently moderate physical effort; Requires handling of light and moderate weight objects including office equipment and other office supplies.
Occasional travel required

WHAT WE DO

Canada Lands Company is a self-financing, federal Crown corporation that specializes in real estate, development and attractions management. The company’s goal in all it does is to produce the best possible benefit for Canadian communities and the Government of Canada. Canada Lands Company works to achieve its mandate with industry leading expertise; the company prides itself on its consultation based approach to pursuing community-oriented goals, environmental stewardship and heritage commemoration with all its projects across Canada.

The company’s activities ensure that former government properties are redeveloped or managed in accordance with their highest and best use, and that they are harmoniously reintegrated into local communities. Our goal is to help transform surplus parcels and reshape them to meet the needs of Canadians with inspiring and sustainable new neighbourhoods in which they can live, work and play.

 

Canada Lands Company CLC Limited is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Canada Lands Company is proud to provide employment accommodation during the recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes. Should you require an accommodation, please inform us as soon as possible and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.