Corporate Associate - Calgary
Stikeman Elliott LLP, one of Canada’s pre-eminent business law firms, is seeking an experienced Corporate Associate for its Calgary office. Stikeman Elliott prides itself on providing excellent learning and development opportunities and support for its associates. This is a great opportunity to join a collegial and leading group of lawyers in our Calgary office.
The successful candidate will have 2 to 4 years of experience working on a general variety of Canadian and cross-border corporate matters, with experience in public markets, securities, and energy.
You will have mentorship and sponsorship at the Partner and Associate levels, as well as a team of Junior Associates to support your practice. This is an excellent opportunity for long-term career growth.
For the 15th consecutive year, Stikeman Elliott has been named as one of the 2023 Kincentric Best Employers in Canada. Being awarded this recognition is a testament to the exceptional workplace that our hardworking and dedicated people have created. Stikeman Elliott has been recognized as a top tier law firm in international and cross-border transactions by Chambers Global 2024. It has the most lawyers ranked across combined corporate practice areas (Corporate/M&A, Capital Markets and Private Equity) among Canadian firms, has six Band 1 firm rankings including Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, International & Cross-Border Transactions and Private Equity: Buyouts, and has the most corporate mid-market, corporate finance & securities lawyers ranked as leaders in their field than any other Canadian law firm by Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada 2024, among other accolades.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with a collegial team and hone your skills in a broad range of corporate transactions, securities and corporate matters, including mergers, acquisitions and dispositions of both private and public companies; corporate governance matters; corporate restructuring and recapitalization; corporate and intercorporate arrangements including takeover bids, reverse takeovers, and asset acquisitions and divestitures; private debt and equity financings, strategic investments, joint ventures, start-ups, share purchases and dispositions, plans of arrangement, spin-outs and other forms of business combination and corporate activity.
The successful candidate will have:
- a law degree and membership in good standing with the Law Society of Alberta;
- a desire to do excellent work;
- excellent academic credentials;
- a breadth and depth of technical legal knowledge, excellent business judgment, and strong analytical and drafting skills;
- excellent interpersonal and client service skills, strong initiative, and the ability to work well on a variety of teams; and
- excellent organizational, project management and leadership skills, and the ability to handle multiple time sensitive priorities.
Interested candidates are asked to submit the following materials:
- cover letter;
- resume;
- copies of official academic transcripts; and
- summary and description of relevant experience.
Stikeman Elliott welcomes applications from all qualified applicants.
At Stikeman Elliott, diversity, equity and inclusion are integral parts of who we are. Our culture attracts talented individuals that hold unique beliefs, orientations and perspectives, but share an approach to the way we do business. Our growing global client base benefits from the broad range of legal talent at our firm, comprised of people from different backgrounds and abilities who hold varied skill sets and forms of expertise.
To apply please visit the Calgary Associates page of our website at https://www.stikeman.com/en-ca/careers/associates/calgary.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.