Manager, Legal

Primaris REIT is currently hiring a dedicated and enthusiastic Manager, Legal to join our team at our Head Office in Toronto, ON. If you have experience in retail lease preparation, legal education and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, this exciting opportunity is perfect for you!

As Manager, Legal you will provide legal services and support to Portfolio Management, including Leasing and Operations, Property Accounting & Development. You will be responsible for preparing and negotiating leases, ancillary documents, license agreements, contracts and other documentation as well as legal support to the Director, Legal.

• Draft, negotiate and finalize retail and office leases
• Establish precedent leases with regional and national tenants
• Draft, negotiate and finalize ancillary documentation, such as extension / amending agreements, assignments, subleases, license agreements, etc.
• Assist Leasing in the preparation and negotiation of letters of intent
• Assist Property Accounting & Operations, including site staff, in the interpretation of lease clauses
• Monitor outside counsel engaged to prepare and negotiate leases and ancillary documents
• Maintain various reports and summaries for Legal team
• Assist Centres in preparation of default notices and other tenant correspondence, as requested
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements :

To excel in this role, we are looking for candidates who are well-versed in commercial leasing, and have strong negotiation skills. If this opportunity sounds interesting to you, you likely have the following attributes :

How to Apply : Please email your resume to

We appreciate all applications and will only contact those selected for an interview.

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