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Legal Counsel - Real estate

Oakville, Ontario
CA$91,637 - CA$95,162/yearly
Mid Level
full_time

About the role

HERE’S HOW YOU’LL CONTRIBUTE:

  • First and foremost you must have strong experience in Residential Real Estate, strong knowledge of the transactional process
  • Investigate, evaluate, determine loss and defense coverage liability and resolve complex claim files
  • Determine need to retain outside counsel and instruct outside counsel on claim files
  • Manage claims and/or litigation through to final resolution. Including negotiating with claimant / opposing counsel / third parties for resolution.
  • Attend mediations and other required court appearances / processes Direct supervision of claims files being handled by other Claims Handlers
  • As the Claims subject matter expert, provide guidance to our Claims Handlers
  • Monitoring of claim files to identify trends which highlight a need for a change in policy or procedure, or which may impact the company on a larger scale
  • Review and approve denials from Claims Handlers

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL BRING:

  • Call to the Bar of at least one Canadian Province or Territory and in good standing
  • LLB or JD
  • 3-8 years professional experience in commercial and residential real estate
  • Bilingual (French/English) preferred, but not required
  • Possesses and applies a broad knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures of particular field of specialization to the completion of complex files
  • Excellent communication, negotiation and organizational skills
  • Ability to exercise independent judgement, innovation and initiative
  • Ability to multi-task and adhere to numerous concurrent deadlines

About Phoenix Search Group Inc.

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Phoenix Search Group (PSG) is a Toronto company founded in 1990 and has gone from being a company of 40 employees with offices in Toronto and Barrie to what it is today, a boutique – style agency that delivers personalized service you can count on. PSG has a proud history of getting results and establishing long term relationships with our clients, who range from the Fortune 100 to small privately owned firms.

"Our success has been primarily national but also global in scope. "​