Law - Corporate Lawyer,Associate Job Toronto area,Ontario Canada,Law/Legal

Position: EY Law - Corporate Lawyer, Associate

The opportunity

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

Your key responsibilities

We are currently seeking a corporate lawyer to join our EY Law LLP’s Business Law Services team. The ideal candidate would be a specialist in corporate related matters and also be able to assist with corporate commercial law matters.

Skills and attributes for success

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

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

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

To qualify for the role you must have

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

Ideally, you’ll also have

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

What we look for

We're looking for people who thrive in a collaborative environment and are committed to delivering exceptional client service while supporting the success of those around them. You are intellectually curious, commercially minded, and motivated by helping organizations address complex legal and business challenges. If you have the confidence to share your perspective, work closely with clients and stakeholders, and contribute to meaningful outcomes, you'll fit right in.

What we offer you

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package allows you to decide which benefits are right…