Associate Lawyer - Property and Commerce Dept. (0-4 Years of Call)

**ASSOCIATE LAWYER (0-4 YEARS OF CALL)** **PROPERTY & COMMERCE DEPARTMENT - UNIFIED LLP WATERLOO REGION OFFICE** Unified LLP is looking to hire an Associate Lawyer to join its Waterloo Region office located in the heart of Downtown Kitchener. Travel to the firm’s Toronto office and throughout Ontario is occasionally required for site visits and hearing attendances. This is a position involving litigation, advisory, and transactional matters in the property law and commercial spheres. You will gain intense exposure to particularly “niche” areas of property law including expropriation, land use planning and construction-related matters. We also defend landowners in serious *Municipal Act* and *Planning Act* regulatory offences. In the property law realm, you will assist with land use planning, expropriation, real estate and development advisory matters (in the application phase), and files before the OLT, TLAB and Superior Court of Justice. In the commercial realm, you will assist with a variety of disputes including shareholder and contractual matters, construction litigation, injunctions, economic torts, etc. Our firm is also retained to provide general commercial advice and to close asset and share purchase transactions. We are retained to draft various types of commercial agreements with a view to reducing litigation risk. An entrepreneurial spirit, excellent written and oral communication skills, a positive attitude, and the ability to work effectively both individually and with others are required. We undertake a merit-based assessment of all applicants. We encourage applications from all individuals. Compensation to be discussed and negotiated later in the interview process. **APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS - \*\*please note that incomplete applications will not be considered\*\*** In strict confidence, please send a non-generic cover letter, curriculum vitae, law school transcripts, and a legal writing sample of no more than 5 pages via e-mail directly to Unified LLP partner Michael Paiva (michael@unifiedLLP.com). We thank all prospective applicants for interest in our firm, however only candidates we are interested in will be contacted. Job Type: Full-time Benefits: * Dental care * Extended health care * On-site parking Work Location: In person