Baker McKenzie

Cross Border Transactions - Staff Attorney 

Location: Toronto 

Workplace: Hybrid

Role and Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be an experienced corporate lawyer with 2-4 years of experience having demonstrated a track record of dealing with a variety of corporate legal issues and an ability to hit the ground running, offering pragmatic legal advice to a high standard and to challenging deadlines. You will work on reorganizations, integrations, corporate transactional matters, and other multijurisdictional projects that are often cross-border, high value, and complex in nature; and develop skills to deliver the highest quality service for our world-class clients across the globe.

This role is not limited to working on Canadian transactions but rather supporting our global network on various cross border transactions. 

The successful candidate will:

• Work closely with a variety of the Firm's practice groups including, for example, Reorganizations, Cross Border Transactions and Integrations, Corporate, and M&A.

• Assist the Firm's various global offices with a diverse range of matters, often across multiple jurisdictions, such as acting as a country or regional coordinator and drafting corporate documentation.

• Work as part of project teams with other Baker McKenzie lawyers, legal project managers, and members of the legal tech team from across the firm's global network of offices.

• Develop strong working relationships with partners and lawyers in various practice groups in a variety of jurisdictions.

• Assist with bespoke projects other than billable matters such as contributing to the identification of innovative services, methods, know-how, and platforms to assist in achieving efficiencies and continual process improvement.

Skills and Experience Required:

• Qualified as a solicitor with demonstrable corporate experience.

• Ability to review, organize and analyze documentary and factual evidence, advising on risk and practical mitigation measures.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work well in a team with others of various experience levels as well as individually.

• Sound commercial awareness and a "client first" service orientation.

• Ability to set high standards of performance and deliver desired results.

• A "self-starter" who is collaborative, pragmatic, commercial, and adaptable in their approach.

• Excellent writing and organization skills.

• Ability to balance work priorities and manage deadlines effectively.

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and online research tools.

At Baker McKenzie we are different in the way we think, work and behave. With our team of 13,000 people, including over 6,500 locally admitted lawyers, in over 70 offices worldwide, we have a passionately collaborative community of 60 nationalities and are committed to world-class career development to everyone in every job at every level. Baker McKenzie can offer you both the uncompromising commitment to excellence expected of a top firm paired with a passionately global and genuinely collaborative working environment.

The Canadian base compensation for this position is expected to be CAN $150,000 to CAN $175,000 annually if located in Toronto. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Baker & McKenzie is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion for all. Our unique international culture is reflected in the drawing together of a worldwide family of individuals from diverse cultures and backgrounds in all of our offices. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We encourage applications from individuals of all abilities and backgrounds. If you require accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please contact us at recruitmentservices@bakermckenzie.com and we will work with you toward reasonably accommodating your needs.