Real Estate Legal Counsel

Commercial Leasing | Acquisitions & Dispositions | Financing | Development | Corporate Transactions DEPARTMENT Legal / Real Estate EXPERIENCE Relevant commercial real estate legal experience; seniority to be confirmed

Role Summary INDUSTRY / SCOPE Commercial & Industrial Real Estate / Development Whiteland is seeking a Real Estate Legal Counsel to draft, review, and negotiate commercial and industrial real estate documentation and advise on leasing, acquisitions, dispositions, financing, development, and related corporate transactions. The role manages legal due diligence, title and security matters, transaction conditions, and closing requirements while coordinating with internal teams, external counsel, lenders, municipalities, and other stakeholders. Counsel provides clear, practical legal advice to protect Whiteland’s contractual position and support informed business decisions.

Key Responsibilities 1. Commercial & Industrial Leasing

- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial and industrial leases, offers to lease, letters of intent (LOIs), amendments, and related schedules

. • Evaluate tenant revisions and outstanding legal and business terms, including management fees, landlord obligations, representations and warranties, and development and building permit provisions.
- Review legal descriptions, permit plans, REOD matters, and supporting lease documentation, and coordinate documents toward execution. 2. Real Estate Purchases & Acquisitions
- Review and negotiate purchase offers, purchase agreements, counteroffers, and transaction conditions.
- Advise on deposit protection, refund provisions, contingencies, and the allocation of contractual risks.
- Review due-diligence provisions concerning title, environmental matters, zoning, subdivision, land-use approvals, easements, and property-related agreements.
- Property Sales & Closings
- Prepare and review property disposition documents and coordinate conveyancing and closing requirements.
- Address lease assignments, transferred contracts, chattels, signing authority, and other transaction deliverables.
- Work with Whiteland and other parties’ counsel to resolve outstanding closing items and maintain complete executed transaction records.
- Mortgage, Financing & Lender Transactions
- Prepare and review mortgage, financing, and security documentation, including mortgages, assignments of rents, and general security agreements.
- Coordinate lender-required legal documents, security registrations, title insurance, title summaries, and closing deliverables.
- Prepare or coordinate solicitor reports, certificates, and other lender reporting and security requirements.




- Development Agreements & Municipal Legal Matters
- Review, draft, and assist with negotiating development and municipal agreements, reflecting agreed commercial and municipal terms.
- Assess proposed development requirements and closing obligations and advise on related contractual risks.
- Address restrictions and caveats affecting development lands, including competition restrictions associated with lot sales.
- Subdivision, Zoning & Land-Use Matters
- Advise on legal issues arising from subdivision, road opening, rezoning, and development-plan amendments.
- Provide or coordinate legal confirmation of Whiteland’s ownership or control of development lands for planning applications.
- Address title and legal arrangements associated with subdivision and development projects. 7. Title, Registration & Property Security Matters
- Review title summaries, title insurance, easements, caveats, restrictive agreements, and other registrations affecting real property.
- Prepare or coordinate registrations of security, shared-facilities agreements, and other property agreements against title.
- Identify and resolve outstanding title and registration requirements with the relevant parties and counsel.
- Corporate Real Estate Transactions & Restructuring
- Prepare and review corporate resolutions and officer certificates required for acquisitions, dispositions, financing, and restructuring.
- Assist with amalgamations affecting property-owning entities and coordinate lender consent and related execution documentation.
- Coordinate required legal opinion letters, Companies Office filings, and other corporate transaction deliverables. 9. Assignments of Real Estate Agreements
- Draft and review assignments of leases, real estate contracts, and development agreements between Whiteland entities or other parties.
- Obtain or coordinate required municipal, lender, or other third-party consent.
- Confirm that assignment and assumption documents identify the appropriate entities and address the transfer of contractual rights and obligations.
- Legal Due Diligence & Risk Review
- Review agreements before execution and identify legal risks, outstanding conditions, contingencies, and documentation requirements.




- Provide practical advice on protecting Whiteland’s position and communicate unresolved issues to authorized decision-makers before signing or closing.
- Liaise with external counsel, lenders, brokers, municipalities, tenants, purchasers, vendors, and internal teams to resolve outstanding legal matters.

Required Qualifications

- Law degree and skilled authorization appropriate to the jurisdictions and legal services assigned; specific licensing requirements to be confirmed before recruitment.
- Relevant experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial real estate leases, purchase and sale agreements, and financing documents.
- Experience with real estate due diligence, conveyancing, title review, security registrations, and closing documentation.
- Ability to interpret complex agreements, identify legal risks, and communicate clear, practical advice to business stakeholders.
- Strong drafting, negotiation, confidentiality, document management, and deadline-management skills. Preferred Skills
- Experience with commercial and industrial property portfolios, municipal development agreements, subdivision, zoning, and land-use matters.
- Exposure to corporate amalgamations, intercompany assignments, lender consent, and property-owning entity restructuring.
- Experience coordinating title insurance, shared-facilities agreements, restrictive agreements, and lender reporting packages.
- Ability to manage concurrent legal matters and coordinate external counsel and multidisciplinary transaction teams. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Timely review and preparation of legal documents against agreed transaction milestones.
- Completeness and accuracy of execution packages, corporate authorizations, closing records, and registration confirmations.
- Early identification and documented escalation of material legal risks, outstanding conditions, and consent requirements.
- Timely completion or escalation of title, security, lender reporting, and municipal agreement requirements.
- Currency of legal matter trackers and clarity of status reporting to internal stakeholders and external counsel. Reporting Structure Reporting manager, jurisdictional scope, and delegated authority to be confirmed. The role works with Whiteland’s management, leasing, development, finance, and property teams and coordinates external counsel where required. Business approvals and execution of agreements remain with authorized decision-makers and signatories. Role Objective To protect Whiteland’s legal and contractual interests and support well-documented real estate transactions through practical legal advice, thorough due diligence, effective negotiation, accurate documentation, and coordinated resolution of title, financing, development, and closing requirements.

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