CAPREIT

Legal Student Intern (Summer 2026)

CAPREIT  •  $22 - $25/hr  •  Toronto, CA (Hybrid)  •  10 days ago
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Job Description

Title: Legal Student Intern (Summer 2026)

Reports To: Senior Legal Counsel

The Legal Student Intern will be responsible for assisting the Senior Legal Counsel in matters relating to corporate, commercial, securities, and real estate transactions and compliance with applicable laws.

Responsibilities:

  • Assist the Senior Legal Counsel with the overall management of the legal function and legal affairs of CAPREIT and its affiliates
  • Respond to a variety of legal requests from internal clients, communicating legal concepts to the business in a manner that is easy to understand
  • Work with the Senior Legal Counsel to support the Investment Department and the Chief Investment Officer to negotiate, manage, and close real estate transactions
  • Provide support to the Senior Legal Counsel as needed to review and draft contracts to support the operations and corporate services departments
  • Work with corporate service departments to standardize contracts and letters of engagement and respond to queries on an ad hoc basis with the guidance of Senior Legal Counsel
  • Provide support with drafting template notices, releases, and other standard documents and responding to queries on an ad hoc basis for the operations teams
  • Assist with drafting and review of commercial agreements, including professional services, marketing partnerships, and business and technology agreements
  • Conduct legal research as needed and prepare memoranda
  • Provide corporate secretarial assistance, as required (i.e. assist in preparing board materials, coordinating regulatory filings etc.)
  • Other duties as may be required

Skills & Requirements:

  • Enrolled in 2nd or 3rd year of law school
  • Excellent English verbal and written communication skills- must be able to write clearly and concisely
  • The ability to speak French and or Dutch would be an asset
  • Have working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
  • Proven ability to multi-task, work well under pressure and able to adjust to changing needs of the department
  • Demonstrated ability to manage time and multiple priorities effectively and with conflicting deadlines
  • Strong planning and organizational skills
  • High attention to detail
  • Strong analytical, critical thinking and creative thinking skills
  • Client-service oriented, including strong interpersonal and relationship building skills

Compensation & Work Arrangement:

  • Competitive Base Salary between $22/hr. - $25/hr.
  • Hybrid Work Model: Minimum 4 days a week in the office (Monday to Thursday).

**Please ensure to attach a cover letter along with your resume**

CAPREIT

About CAPREIT

The Best Place to Live, Work and Invest.

We have a remarkable history of caring, starting in 1997 with 2,900 residential suites owned in Ontario. Since then, we have expanded and diversified across Canada’s strongest urban growth markets, and our portfolio has grown to approximately $14.5 billion of investment properties, excluding approximately $0.6 billion of assets held for sale, as at June 30, 2025.

We’ve become Canada’s largest residential REIT, and we’ve never had a better team in place to continue building a better business for our residents, our people and our Unitholders for many years to come.

Quality Accommodations across Canada

At CAPREIT we treat our residents with the utmost respect and strive to meet their needs well beyond their rental apartment. The reason for our success is simple: We’re all about building happy, supportive, thriving communities that are friendly and welcoming. At the heart of our communities are our residents. So that’s where our care starts. Visit one of our rental properties and find out for yourself why our units are so sought after. You may just make one your home.

Professional Management Team

We offer a professional, dedicated team with a unique proactive management style. CANADIAN APARTMENT PROPERTIES • REIT is mandated to provide a safe, happy home to our thousands of residents and provide investors with long-term, predictable returns and cash distributions.

Industry
Real Estate & Property
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Toronto, CA
Year Founded
1997
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