McCarthy Tétrault
Full-service law firm for complex matters
Facilities Specialist
Four days on-site per week required.
About the job
- A minimum of 3 years of experience in facilities management, office operations, building maintenance, and vendor coordination.
- A High School Diploma is required.
- Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and SharePoint.
- Capacity to stand and walk for prolonged periods.
- Ability to self-motivate, multitask, and meet deadlines.
- Ability to frequently lift approximately 50 pounds and bend as required.
- Ability to work manually.
- Act as the first contact on the Landlord Call Tree for after-hours issues, triage issues, and escalate them to the Manager as necessary.
- Report regularly to the Manager regarding projects, problems encountered, and recommendations.
- Participate as part of the Business Continuity Program Team, maintain and update relevant documents including contacts and vendor lists, and answer the Business Continuity Program hotline after hours.
- Maintain and update the complete set of Standard Operating Procedures and liaise with other offices to ensure firm-wide standards where applicable.
- Maintain facilities metrics covering new hires, moves, departures, landlord service calls, and vacancies.
- Coordinate and participate in monthly landlord meetings, document and distribute minutes, follow up on outstanding issues, and circulate relevant landlord communications internally.
- Participate as a member of the Joint Health and Safety Committees and conduct and document workplace inspections when necessary.
- Arrange training for Fire Wardens and First Aid personnel where applicable and ensure emergency procedures are maintained.
- Participate in new-hire orientation by covering emergency procedures and facilities-related procedures.
- Order ergonomic supplies and equipment upon Human Resources approval, arrange installation or repairs when necessary, and maintain an on-premises equipment inventory.
- Collaborate with the Manager to identify yearly Business as Usual and capital projects for budget inclusion, obtain quotes from trades, vendors, and suppliers, and assist in monitoring costs throughout the year.
- Oversee the daily maintenance and upkeep of the premises, take action on repairs or replacements, liaise with vendors and service providers to schedule approved work, ensure service levels and timelines are met, and follow up on outstanding repairs.
- Conduct a yearly deficiencies audit of the premises for larger repairs or upgrades, obtain quotes, prepare a report for Management review and approval, process purchase orders in P2P, coordinate work with vendors or trades, arrange after-hours access, and supervise work when necessary.
- Conduct initial move-plan meetings with internal clients, advise the Manager of requirements, schedule and organize moves, contact appropriate external and internal individuals, document details, and perform or monitor after-hours moves when required.
- Update floorplans when changes occur.
- Respond to facilities emails, phone calls, and requests in a timely manner and communicate expected resolution or order-fulfillment dates to clients.
- Maintain records for all equipment, including location, serial numbers, purchase dates, and maintenance requirements; schedule maintenance, arrange access, and supervise after-hours work when required.
- Maintain an inventory of furniture and other goods and supplies in on-site and off-site storage.
- Order business cards and maintain firm signage, including facilities and safety signs, office nameplates, and boardroom signage.
- Maintain the firm’s key and security access card inventory, order new keys and cards, prepare semi-annual access card audit reports for Director and Manager review and approval, initiate changes, and coordinate with internal stakeholders regarding access, elevators, permits, and event lighting.
- Maintain parking records and resolve related problems.
- Assist with individual office setups, including setting up offices for new hires and removing items upon departures.
- Ensure the Vendor Management Office has onboarding information for new firm vendors.
- Process purchase orders and approve invoices in P2P, ensuring invoice details and performed work are accurate.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Relevant post-secondary education.
- One to two years of project management experience.
- Related experience acquired in a professional services environment.
About the company
McCarthy Tétrault provides a broad range of legal services to Canadian and international clients on large, complex matters. Its work is organized around a collaboration-driven model that pools the firm’s legal talent, industry knowledge, and practice experience to tailor advice and deliver customized solutions. The firm has offices in Canada’s major commercial centers as well as New York City and London, enabling cross-border support. It offers integrated services across business law, litigation, tax, real estate, and labour and employment law. How it works: teams from different practice areas work together to understand a client’s goals, then draft, negotiate, litigate, or advise as needed to reach those goals. How it differs: the collaboration model and wide, cross-border reach distinguish it from peers, combining deep expertise with practical, client-focused delivery. The goal: help clients achieve the results that matter to them by providing practical, coordinated legal support.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Toronto, Canada
Founded
1855
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What believers are saying
- Sunil Kapur's 2026 CEO transition strengthens leadership continuity after recent strategic investments.
- Revenue engines look busy: Canadian Lawyer listed 573 deals and 427 cases.
- September 2026 litigation wins and active class actions keep busy countercyclical work flowing.
What critics are saying
- MTForge trains clients to expect cheaper delivery, compressing partner rates by 2027.
- Heavy partner poaching from Blake, Equitable Bank, and Bennett Jones disrupts integration.
- ALSPs and in-house teams can strip commodity mandates, shrinking margins and relevance.
What makes McCarthy Tétrault unique
- MTForge automates high-volume work, pairing software with McCarthy Tétrault partners.
- Chambers Global Guide 2026 again recognized its cross-border business-law bench.
- Recent partner hires deepen Calgary energy, fintech, and real-estate coverage nationally.
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McCarthy Tétrault appoints Michelle Yung to real estate group. The new partner has worked across Western Canada on all aspects of commercial real estate PHOTO: Michelle F. Yung Michelle F. Yung has joined McCarthy Tétrault's real estate group in Calgary as a partner. She makes the jump from Bennett Jones, where she was a partner for over four years. She has worked with landlords, tenants, and property managers throughout Western Canada. The Lexpert-ranked lawyer has tackled matters involving the shopping centre, retail, office, mixed-use, and industrial sectors. She has handled issues across all aspects of commercial real estate. Yung has advised on commercial leasing; the financing, acquisition and disposition of real estate assets; and rezoning, subdivision, development, and building permit processes. She has also represented bidders, contractors, and public authorities on the development of large infrastructure projects. She assisted a Europe-based investor as it acquired mixed-use office and retail complex The Post. She also advised a logistics and warehousing company on its pickup of a large industrial property in downtown Vancouver for $150 million. Moreover, Yung helped a property owner negotiate with ICBC on the lease for a ~165,000 square foot headquarters within a new mass timber office development. "Clients increasingly need advisors who understand not only the legal aspects of a transaction, but also the commercial realities influencing investment, development and operations. Michelle's combination of private practice and in-house experience makes her an outstanding addition to our national real estate platform," said Tzen-Yi Goh, who leads McCarthy Tétrault's real estate group, in a statement. "Her experience across leasing, acquisitions, dispositions and development matters further strengthens our ability to support clients throughout Western Canada and across the country." Yung served as legal counsel at The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited from 2014 to 2016, according to LinkedIn. She also logged stints at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, where she was an associate, and at Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy, where she was an articled student. Lexpert featured Yung in its Special Edition on Global Mining. She is also a repeatedly recommended lawyer in the category of "real estate - commercial leasing." She was called to the Alberta bar this year and to the British Columbia bar in 2014. She holds a JD from Dalhousie University and a BA from the University of British Columbia. In addition to her legal practice, Yung is a volunteer clinician with the Access Pro Bono Society of BC. She also sits on the Atira Women's Resource Society board. Lawyer(s).
Firm news - week of july 6, 2026. Christian Vit has joined Doane Grant Thornton in Toronto as a Restructuring Senior Manager. Christian was previously with Alvarez & Marsal. Noëmie Frappier has joined McCarthy Tétrault's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group in Montréal as a Counsel. Noëmie was previously with Lavery. Read more. Catherine Boilard has joined Langlois Avocats as a Litigator. Catherine was previously with Stein Monast. Read more.
Ana Badour rejoins McCarthy Tétrault as financial institutions regulatory head. After in-house stint at Equitable Bank, she returns to co-lead fintech practice Ana Badour has returned to McCarthy Tétrault LLP as head of its financial institutions regulatory practice, as co-leader of its fintech practice alongside Christine Ing and Lori Stein, and as a Toronto-based partner in its business law group. "Ana has long been a leader in the Fintech space, with deep knowledge of the regulatory landscape and strong connections across the industry," said Matt Cumming, partner and co-leader of the firm's business law group, in a news release. McCarthy Tétrault shared that Badour can deliver practical, commercial advice to clients navigating complex and shifting regulatory frameworks. "She understands both the frameworks and how they operate in practice, which is exactly what clients need as they pursue innovation," said Richard O'Doherty, partner and co-leader of the firm's business law group, in the news release. "I'm excited to rejoin McCarthy Tétrault and to work with colleagues across the Firm to support clients navigating innovation in financial services," Badour added. Badour has delivered regulatory advice regarding financial services M&A transactions, the establishment and licensing of regulated entities, consumer protection, anti-money laundering compliance, payments and credit card programs, and the creation and structuring of financial services platforms. Her client base has encompassed established financial institutions, new entrants, foreign financial institutions, emerging fintech companies and investors, and other players in the financial services ecosystem. "Her return bolsters our Fintech platform and enhances our ability to support clients as they develop, partner and scale innovative financial services solutions in an increasingly complex market," Cumming said. "The Firm's national platform and collaborative approach provide an excellent foundation to help clients address complex regulatory and commercial challenges," Badour added. More on Badour. Badour's LinkedIn page and the firm's news release provided more information regarding her professional experience. At Equitable Bank in Toronto, she worked as vice president, legal, personal banking from July 2025 to May 2026, and as senior director, legal, personal banking - lending and wealth from June 2024 to July 2025. At the Canadian challenger bank, she dealt with the operational and regulatory realities of building and scaling financial products. "Ana brings a rare combination of top-tier regulatory expertise and first-hand in-house experience, giving her a practical perspective on how financial institutions operate and how financial products are built and scaled within a regulated environment," O'Doherty said. Before joining the bank, she was with McCarthy Tétrault in Toronto from May 2001 to May 2024. She served as a fintech co-leader and a partner in the financial services group.
McCarthy Tétrault adds Terri-Lee Oleniuk as Calgary partner in business law group. She has helped clients with energy, power, infrastructure projects McCarthy Tétrault LLP has announced the appointment of Terri-Lee Oleniuk - an environmental and regulatory lawyer who focuses on project-related issues regarding natural resource development - as a Calgary-based partner in the firm's business law group. "Her arrival further strengthens our Calgary office and our national energy and infrastructure offering," said Brett Anderson, McCarthy Tétrault's regional managing partner for Alberta, in a news release. "Her experience aligns closely with our clients' needs in Western Canada and across our national platform," added Richard O'Doherty, partner and co-leader of the firm's business law group. With an emphasis on regulatory, environmental, and Indigenous law, Oleniuk's work has covered the complete lifecycle of projects, including early-stage approvals, hearings, investigations, and strategic regulatory advice. Matthew Cumming, partner and co-leader of the business law group, explained that Oleniuk has dealt with "major projects in energy, power and infrastructure, particularly those requiring sophisticated regulatory strategy and meaningful Indigenous engagement." In environmental assessments and regulatory proceedings, Oleniuk has helped proponents and developers obtain approvals for oil and gas, pipeline, liquefied natural gas, mining, midstream, petrochemical, electricity transmission, hydroelectric, solar, wind, and battery energy storage projects. "I am excited to join McCarthy Tétrault and to collaborate with colleagues across the Firm in support of clients navigating complex regulatory and project-related challenges," Oleniuk said. Within the power market, she has assisted clients with conventional and renewable generation projects alike. Beyond her regulatory work, she has handled agreements with Indigenous groups for her clients and negotiated complex commercial arrangements for project developers. Oleniuk has acted for clients in toll and tariff matters, regulatory investigations, and inquiries before administrative tribunals. She has also offered strategic guidance on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations for infrastructure and energy mandates. More on Oleniuk. Oleniuk's Lexpert biography and the firm's news release provided more information regarding her work experience and professional recognition. She most recently worked as a partner at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP in Calgary. The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory has listed her as a leading lawyer who is most frequently recommended in energy (electricity) and ESG, consistently recommended in environmental law and energy (oil and gas), and repeatedly recommended in Aboriginal law. Lexpert has also featured Oleniuk in its Special Edition for Energy and in its Leading 500 Cross-Border Lawyers: A Guide to Doing Business in Canada. She is a member of the bars of Alberta, BC, and the Northwest Territories. She obtained her BSc in physiology and her JD with distinction from the University of Saskatchewan. She also earned an LLM in energy and infrastructure law from Osgoode Hall Law School. Lawyer(s).
McCarthy Tétrault adds new partner Mark Johnson to business law group. He practises with the energy, infrastructure and construction groups McCarthy Tétrault has added power and infrastructure lawyer Mark Johnson to its business law group's partnership. Johnson will practise with the firm's energy, infrastructure and construction groups. The Lexpert-ranked lawyer has advised on large-scale, transformative mandates like public-private partnerships and projects involving nuclear, renewables, transportation, defence, hydrogen, and gaming infrastructure. He has handled high-value commercial and project delivery matters spanning the full project lifecycle, including engineering, procurement, and construction agreements. "Mark is one of the most respected power and infrastructure lawyers in Canada, with a practice that aligns closely with the needs of clients pursuing large-scale, transformative projects. His experience advising on high-value, capital-intensive projects reinforces our ability to support clients navigating complex procurement, project delivery and commercial arrangements," said Matthew Cumming, McCarthy Tétrault's business law group co-leader, in a statement. Group co-leader Richard O'Doherty added that Johnson had advised on "complex and consequential" energy and infrastructure projects in Canada. "His arrival significantly broadens our ability to support clients undertaking large-scale, nation-building projects, particularly in power, nuclear, transportation, and defence, at a time when governments and investors are moving decisively in this space," O'Doherty said. Johnson makes the jump from Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, where he spent over 21 years according to LinkedIn. He worked with domestic and international clients on issues involving infrastructure, energy, project finance and mergers and acquisitions, procurement, outsourcing, and commercial transactions. He has tackled matters in the infrastructure, energy, manufacturing, retail, automotive, telecommunications and financial services sectors. He also gleaned in-house experience through secondments with a resource company and an infrastructure developer. Johnson previously guided Ontario Power Generation on the refurbishment of the Pickering and Darlington nuclear generating stations. He also advised the Gordie Howe International Bridge developers. His other clients include BluEarth Renewables and Potentia Renewables. Moreover, he was involved in the West Runway Rehabilitation Project, Highway 104 Sutherlands River to Antigonish Twinning Project, and the Grand Falls and Gander Long-Term Care Project. Lawyer(s).