Real Estate Associate

Ottawa, ON
On-site
Posted Oct 4, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Senior · 5+ years
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Seniority: Mid-Senior level

Job summary

Draft, review, and negotiate commercial real estate agreements and advise clients on acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, and financing matters. Conduct due diligence and title searches, manage transactions through closing, collaborate with colleagues, and build strong client relationships.

Job details

This is an excellent opportunity for a Real Estate Associate to join the established team of a respected full-service law firm in Ottawa. This firm is seeking a motivated lawyer with approximately 2-7 years of commercial real estate experience who is seeking to build a long-term practice while working alongside experienced practitioners on a broad range of sophisticated commercial real estate matters. The successful candidate will work on a variety of commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, commercial leasing, financings and secured lending matters. This is an ideal opportunity for a self-starter who enjoys taking ownership of files while benefiting from collaboration, mentorship, as well as opportunities for professional growth. Responsibilities: Draft, review and negotiate a variety of commercial real estate documents, including purchase and sale agreements, leases, financing and security documents, and related transaction documents; Advise clients on commercial real estate acquisitions, dispositions, leasing and financing transactions; Conduct due diligence, review title and off-title searches, and assist with transaction management through closing; Collaborate with Partners and colleagues on sophisticated commercial real estate matters; Build and maintain strong client relationships while delivering practical, business-focused advice; and Support additional commercial real estate matters as required. Requirements: The ideal candidate will: Be a member in good standing of the Law Society of Ontario; Have approximately 2-7 years of pertinent commercial real estate experience; Have strong experience with financing transactions, acquisitions/dispositions and commercial leasing; Be a self-starter with the ability to manage files independently while seeking guidance when applicable; Possess strong drafting, negotiating, analytical and organizational skills with excellent attention to detail; Demonstrate sound judgment, a client-focused approach and solid business acumen; Be able to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced practice; and Have excellent interpersonal, communication and relationship-building abilities. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a highly regarded full-service law firm that offers sophisticated work, mentorship, a collaborative milieu, opportunities for career development and a competitive compensation and benefits package. If this describes you, then please send us your details. We thank all applicants. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. This is an active opening for a current role. AI may be used for the initial review of resumes. All other hiring decisions are human made.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Candidates must be members in good standing of the Law Society of Ontario and have approximately 2–7 years of commercial real estate experience, including financing, acquisitions and dispositions, and commercial leasing. They should be able to manage files independently and demonstrate strong drafting, negotiation, analytical, organizational, communication, and client-service skills.