Commercial Real Estate Law Clerk (Commercial Leasing) | Toronto, Ontario

Join a Leading Global Commercial Real Estate Company

An internationally recognized commercial real estate owner, developer, and asset manager is seeking an experienced Commercial Real Estate Law Clerk to join its Toronto legal team. This is an outstanding opportunity for a legal professional with significant experience in office and retail leasing who is looking to build a long-term career within a sophisticated in-house legal department.

Working alongside senior legal counsel and business leaders, you will play an integral role in negotiating, drafting, reviewing, and administering commercial leasing documentation across a diverse portfolio of office and retail properties throughout Eastern Canada.

This position offers meaningful responsibility, direct collaboration with internal stakeholders, and exposure to high-value commercial real estate transactions.

Key Responsibilities

As a member of the legal department, your responsibilities will include:

• Drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and finalizing commercial lease documentation, including offers to lease, lease agreements, renewals, amendments, extensions, surrender agreements, overholding arrangements, parking licences, storage agreements, consent documentation, non-disturbance agreements, and related legal correspondence.

• Preparing legal documentation supporting office and retail leasing transactions.

• Reviewing leasing workflows and transaction details to ensure legal accuracy and compliance.

• Working closely with leasing teams, asset managers, property managers, finance professionals, and senior legal counsel throughout the leasing process.

• Coordinating with external legal counsel regarding document preparation, negotiations, revisions, and execution.

• Reviewing and approving documentation prepared by outside counsel before execution.

• Managing tenant requests involving lease assignments, transfers, subleases, and related consent matters while interpreting lease provisions and advising internal stakeholders regarding landlord rights and obligations.

• Preparing and reviewing estoppel certificates, lease summaries, and transaction documentation supporting financing initiatives and asset management projects.

• Maintaining leasing precedents, legal templates, and document management systems.

• Providing legal guidance regarding lease interpretation, contractual rights, restrictions, defaults, remedies, and operational leasing issues.

• Supervising and reviewing work prepared by junior legal support staff where appropriate.

• Assisting with special legal projects and ongoing improvements to leasing processes and documentation.

Qualifications

Successful candidates will possess:

• A Law Clerk diploma or comparable legal education.

• At least 4–5 years of experience handling commercial leasing matters within a law firm or corporate legal department.

• Extensive experience with office and retail lease documentation.

• Strong understanding of commercial leasing principles and real estate law.

• Excellent drafting, negotiation, analytical, and organizational skills.

• Outstanding attention to detail and the ability to manage numerous files simultaneously.

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with lawyers, executives, leasing professionals, and external counsel.

• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office.

• Experience using lease management platforms or property management software such as VTS or Yardi is considered an asset.

• The ability to work independently while contributing within a collaborative legal team.

Why Join This Opportunity?

This position offers the chance to work for one of the world's premier commercial real estate organizations with a reputation for excellence, innovation, and long-term investment.

Employees enjoy:

• Competitive compensation

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits

• Group retirement savings program

• Tuition reimbursement

• Paid parental leave

• Summer Friday early closures

• Employee referral incentives

• Opportunities for professional development and internal career advancement

• Collaborative and supportive legal team environment

Compensation

Salary is expected to range from $90,000 to $120,000, with total compensation determined by experience, qualifications, and overall fit.

Apply Today

If you are an experienced Commercial Real Estate Law Clerk, Commercial Leasing Law Clerk, or Real Estate Legal Professional seeking an exceptional in-house opportunity in Toronto, we encourage you to apply.

This employer is committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. Accommodation is available throughout the recruitment process in accordance with applicable accessibility and human rights legislation.