Senior Corporate / Commercial Lawyer

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Corporate / Commercial Lawyer based in Canada.

This is an opportunity for an experienced corporate or commercial lawyer seeking greater autonomy, flexibility, and ownership over their career. You will advise clients on sophisticated legal matters while building and developing your own practice. The role is designed for a senior legal professional who values high-quality work without the constraints of a traditional law firm structure. You will work alongside experienced lawyers from leading private practice and in-house backgrounds in a collaborative professional community. The position offers the freedom to shape your client relationships, workload, working style, and career trajectory. You’ll also have access to dedicated business, technology, finance, marketing, and administrative support. It is particularly suited to an entrepreneurial lawyer who wants to combine legal excellence with greater control and commercial independence.

Accountabilities: Provide high-quality corporate and commercial legal advice to businesses, senior stakeholders, and established client relationships.

Independently manage complex legal matters while exercising strong commercial and professional judgment.

Build, maintain, and grow a personal client portfolio and develop long-term trusted relationships.

Take ownership of your legal practice, including determining the type of work, clients, and strategic direction you want to pursue.

Collaborate with other senior lawyers and specialists where matters require complementary expertise or cross-disciplinary support.

Contribute to the continued development of a collaborative, entrepreneurial, and high-performing legal community.

Leverage dedicated business development, marketing, finance, IT, and administrative resources to minimize operational friction and maximize time spent on high-value legal work.

Identify opportunities to expand client relationships and develop new business in line with your professional strengths and market expertise.

Maintain high standards of legal quality, client service, professionalism, and ethical conduct across all matters.

Requirements

Significant experience practicing as a corporate and/or commercial lawyer, with a strong track record in private practice, in-house environments, or a combination of both.

Experience operating at Partner, Senior Counsel, Consultant, or equivalent senior level .

Strong reputation for delivering sophisticated, high-quality legal advice and managing complex commercial matters.

Established client relationships and the ability to independently manage and develop a client portfolio.

Strong commercial awareness and sound professional judgment, with the confidence to advise senior stakeholders on complex issues.

Entrepreneurial mindset and genuine interest in taking greater ownership of your practice and career direction.

Excellent communication, negotiation, relationship-building, and client management skills.

Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with experienced legal professionals when additional expertise is valuable.

Commitment to high standards of legal excellence, client service, integrity, inclusivity, and collaboration.

Motivation to work within a modern, flexible legal model rather than a traditional hierarchical law firm structure.

Benefits

High degree of autonomy over when, where, and how you work.

Flexibility to shape your workload, client portfolio, and career trajectory according to your professional goals.

Competitive and transparent remuneration structure designed to reward the value and business you generate.

Opportunity to retain more of the value generated through your own established client relationships.

Access to high-value corporate and commercial legal work with sophisticated clients.

Collaborative community of experienced senior lawyers and opportunities to share expertise.

Dedicated finance, business development, marketing, IT, and administrative support.

Reduced operational burden, allowing you to focus on legal work and client relationships.

Opportunity to build and grow your own legal practice within a respected modern law firm environment.

Entrepreneurial culture focused on autonomy, inclusion, collaboration, excellence, and innovation.

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