Legal Counsel/Senior Legal Counsel, Real Estate

The Legal Services Department plays a critical role in our organization by providing comprehensive legal support across various domains. Comprising Corporate Legal, Transaction Legal, and Real Estate Legal divisions, this department ensures legal compliance, safeguards the organization's interests, and facilitates smooth project delivery.

Position Overview
As part of the Real Estate Management & Litigation Team, you will provide comprehensive commercial real estate due diligence, conveyancing, commercial real estate acquisition and disposition transactional support, risk management advice and support for the Government's General Real Estate Portfolio, Forfeited Corporate Properties and Development initiatives.

What You Will Do

• Provide legal advice and support on complex legal matters in the areas of commercial real estate, land assembly, planning, real property development and related transactions to Infrastructure Ontario executives and business units to support decision making.
• Provide advice and interpretation on the application of the MOI Act, OILC Act and relevant regulations, policies and procedures.
• Review file documents, consider external advice, develop viable strategies and recommendations and obtain required approvals.
• Ensure corporate compliance with current legislation and Infrastructure Ontario policies and procedures, and contribute to strategy development.
• Provide legal support to internal stakeholders.
• Provide litigation support to business units.

Who We're Looking For

• Demonstrated experience practicing law in commercial real estate, particularly with a focus on real property dispositions, acquisitions, planning and development related to the construction of master-planned communities.
• Demonstrated experience conducting title reviews and preparing title reports.
• University degree in Law (LLB or JD).
• Membership in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario.
• Knowledge of commercial real estate, land development, property and land management.
• Proven strategic and innovative thinking and demonstrated experience, drafting, negotiating, and executing various land use, land assembly, commercial agreements, complex commercial real estate transactions and related development matters.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation relevant to the business of Infrastructure Ontario.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills with the ability to communicate complex legal issues in a clear manner to non-legal audiences.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Ability to understand business issues quickly, exercise good judgment in providing timely and practical legal advice and work effectively in a team-based environment.

Level of Position: Legal (L1) Hiring Range - $125,000 to $169,100
Candidates with up to 6 years of experience as a licensed lawyer in Ontario will be considered for a Legal Counsel (L1) position.
Level of Position: Legal (L2) Hiring Range - $142,000 to $192,100
Candidates with more than 6 years of experience as a licensed lawyer in Ontario will be considered for a Senior Legal Counsel (L2) position.
Exact compensation may vary based on skills, knowledge and experience.
This posting will close on
January 9, 2026
at
11:59pm.
Interviews will occur on a rolling basis until the role is filled.

This posting is for a current active vacancy. We are actively recruiting to fill this position.

After reviewing the qualifications listed above, we want you to know that we understand you may not meet all the qualifications described, but still encourage you to apply, as you may have other relevant expertise and experience that you can bring to the role.

At Infrastructure Ontario, we strive to create a culture that encourages a diverse equitable and inclusive environment that fosters belonging. We believe that experience comes in many forms and through learning from each others' differences and perspectives gives us strength. We are committed to enhancing our culture and encourage applications from all walks of life. Let us know if you require any accommodations for the selection process, by contacting the Talent Acquisition Team.

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience will be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

At Infrastructure Ontario, we use AI in our applicant tracking system to improve the efficiency and fairness of recruitment. Your application will be reviewed by both AI and our hiring team for a thorough evaluation. Please note that final hiring decisions are made solely by our experienced hiring team.