Vice President Legal

Vice President, Legal 5-7 Years, Corporate & Securities Downtown Toronto Office (not hybrid) ALT has partnered with a leading investor, developer, and asset manager operating across North America to hire an in-house lawyer with between 5-7 years of relevant corporate and securities experience. As a trusted advisor, you will oversee corporate governance and board matters for all of the company’s funds. You will play a key role in fund formation matters, with a focus on private funds, including real estate and private equity funds. In addition, this role will work with external counsel on acquisitions, dispositions, financing and refinancing transactions and will support the investments teams in reviewing, commenting on, and drafting a wide range of agreements. To apply, you must be a corporate and securities lawyer with at least 5 years of experience gained through working with a major law firm or well-regarded corporation. You must have experience in corporate compliance and strong corporate/commercial and transactional experience. Also important for this role is experience integrating AI into your day-to-day legal work. While we appreciate every application, we will contact only those candidates selected to proceed in the recruitment process. Salima Alibhai | Partner | [email protected] Emily Lee | Partner | [email protected] Rebecca Toth | Partner | [email protected]

The role involves overseeing corporate governance and board matters for company funds and managing fund formation for private equity and real estate funds. Additionally, the VP will collaborate with external counsel on acquisitions, dispositions, and financing transactions while supporting investment teams with agreement drafting.

Candidates must be corporate and securities lawyers with 5-7 years of experience from a major law firm or reputable corporation. Required expertise includes corporate compliance, transactional experience, and the integration of AI into legal workflows.

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• Corporate Governance
• Securities Law
• Fund Formation
• Private Equity Funds
• Real Estate Funds
• Corporate Compliance
• Transactional Law
• Legal Drafting
• AI Integration

• Legal
• Finance & Accounting
• Management & Leadership

Minimum education

Master’s degree

Minimum experience

5+ years

Apply by

Sep 6, 2026

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week

Seniority

Mid-Senior level

Application method

Direct apply is available