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About the Role

Be a member of an award-winning legal team at Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and support transformative projects for the Province. The Project Legal team provides legal support for IO’s Capital Delivery and Development and Asset Management project teams, offering high-quality and commercially minded advice during the planning and transaction phases of large and complex projects. As Legal Counsel or Senior Legal Counsel, you will lead sophisticated, high impact work on transit-oriented communities, long term care and other bespoke land development initiatives, advising internal clients and senior management on real estate development, managing expropriations, municipal planning, open market offerings, and related commercial matters. This role offers meaningful ownership of complex files and the opportunity to build expertise at the intersection of real estate development, public-sector infrastructure, commercial transactions, and government decision-making.

Responsibilities

Provide legal support to the Development and Asset Management team in the delivery of land development projects for the Province, including transit-oriented communities, attainable housing, long term care, and other bespoke land development initiatives.
Provide high-quality legal advice, including legal drafting, verbal and written advice, memos and briefing notes, researching legal matters, and explaining complex legal issues to business clients.
Independently manage projects, proactively identify and mitigate risks, and propose commercially minded solutions.
Act as the lead lawyer working on several projects simultaneously at different stages of a project lifecycle.
Partner closely with multidisciplinary internal teams, engineers, architects, project managers, finance experts, procurement specialists, external counsel, government, and other stakeholders to deliver successful project outcomes.
Represent Infrastructure Ontario in communications with external and government stakeholders.
Manage external counsel effectively to ensure efficient and high-quality service.
Ensure compliance with legislation, policies, procedures, and directives applicable to Infrastructure Ontario.
Educate the legal team and internal clients on legal matters through discussions and presentations.
Assume other legal duties as assigned.

Requirements

At least two (2) years’ experience practicing law in one or more of the following areas: real estate development, municipal planning, procurement, corporate/commercial, or commercial real estate.
Experience in complex real estate development projects is strongly preferred.
Highly competent, diligent, analytical, and detail-oriented.
Ability to independently manage projects, proactively address issues, take initiative to manage risks, and propose commercially-minded solutions.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to explain complex legal issues clearly to non-legal audiences.
Ability to collaborate effectively as a team member and represent and negotiate on behalf of Infrastructure Ontario in various forums.
Confidence to advocate constructively for Project Legal’s perspective with commercial and other stakeholders, offering principled challenge and practical solutions while building trusted client relationships.
Ability to simultaneously work on numerous files in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment with changing priorities.
Ability to manage multiple stakeholders, deliverables, and processes through different stages of a project (planning, market offerings, negotiation, closing, and implementation).

Skills

Real estate development
Municipal planning
Procurement
Corporate/commercial law
Commercial real estate
Legal drafting
Risk management
Negotiation

Location

1 Dundas St West

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Legal Counsel
Senior Legal Counsel

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in Law or Juris Doctorate degree
Membership in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario

Salary/Compensations

$125,000 to $155,000 (L1 Level) for Legal Counsel
$165,000 - $183,000 (L2 Level) for Senior Legal Counsel

Benefits

Defined contribution pension plan (IO contributes 5% of annual salary, with option to match an additional 5%)
Group Retirement Savings Plan
Group Tax-Free Savings Account
Comprehensive health, dental, vision, out-of-country care, and paramedical services coverage
Pregnancy and parental leave program (top-up to 95% of annual base salary for 31 weeks for pregnancy, 15 weeks for parental)
$1000 Healthcare Spending Account
Lifestyle Account (for gym memberships, fitness equipment, nutrition counselling, financial planning)
Support for professional development opportunities (in-person and online training, leadership development)
Coverage for up to two membership and license fees per year
Suite of virtual healthcare options

About the Company

Infrastructure Ontario (IO) is an Ontario crown corporation that provides a wide range of services to support the Ontario government’s initiative to modernize and maximize the value of public infrastructure and realty.
IO has been recognized domestically and internationally for its business practices and success in major projects, real estate services, infrastructure lending, commercial projects, and development.
IO delivers complex, ambitious commercial and land development solutions for the Province and continues to evolve its capabilities to maximize public impact and create a connected, modern, and competitive Ontario.

Equal Opportunity

Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging and represents and reflects the needs of the communities served.
Encourages applications from all walks of life, recognizing that experience comes in many forms and that learning from differences and perspectives provides strength.
Encourages applications from Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups.
Accommodations available for the selection process upon request.
AI is used in the applicant tracking system for efficiency and fairness, but final hiring decisions are made solely by the hiring team.