Partner, Legal Counsel

6 days ago

Toronto, Canada Hazelview Investments Full time

**ABOUT THE COMPANY**

Hazelview Investments is an active investor, owner and manager of global real estate assets. Founded in 1999, Hazelview currently manages over $10.3 billion in total assets across two key investment strategies; direct investments in real estate and investment in publicly traded companies that own investment-grade real estate. We use our global knowledge and expertise to make insightful real estate investments and to actively create value for our team, clients, residents and tenants. We see value potential that others have missed. We bring the same philosophy to human investment that we bring to asset investment; focus on the underlying value, commit to maximizing its potential; work at it; be patient; take personal responsibility; share in the rewards. We’re driven to create value for people and places.

**Vision**: _“We create value for people and places”._

**Our Core Values**:

- Trust
- Ambition
- Collaboration
- Ownership Mindset
- Having Fun

**ABOUT THE POSITION**

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Take a lead role in the structuring and launch of new investment management products, including participating as a member of the product development team, and coordinating with external tax and legal counsel to structure and prepare fund documents, and negotiating and managing fund credit facilities.
- Support the real estate asset management teams with complex acquisitions and dispositions of assets.
- Support the Managing Partner as a strategic advisor with respect to the organization and management of the internal legal function.
- Advise on other corporate legal matters, including corporate governance, litigation, privacy and banking matters.

**JOB REQUIREMENTS**

**Education and Experience**:

- Law Degree (J.D. or LL.B).
- 6-10 years of corporate legal experience with a large firm and/or other real estate asset management business.
- Strong background in corporate and securities law, with experience in investment management structuring, ideally with a real estate asset focus.
- Experience with real estate acquisitions and dispositions, or private equity transactions.
- Experience in banking, litigation, privacy law and other in-house corporate aspects are all assets.

**Qualifications**:

- Excellent time management and organizational skills, with close attention to detail.
- Ability to deal with multiple senior level executives in a demanding high performance environment.
- Self-driven - able to identify issues and work independently to find solutions to those needs.
- Resourceful - able to research and ask appropriate questions to resolve issues and determine appropriate procedures.
- Flexible / Cooperative - eager to assist with various tasks that may fall out of the original scope.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

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