Senior Legal Counsel (4-8 Years)
Overview
This is truly an excellent opportunity to join an existing legal team as a Senior Legal Counsel in Montreal and report directly to the General Counsel at this well established and thriving company with global reach. This Senior Legal Counsel will support the business and its global subsidiaries in a variety of legal matters and should have approximately 4-8 of pertinent Corporate and Commercial law experience. This Lawyer will advise the various business units on legal matters re: corporate, commercial and contract law, information technology and additional legal needs re: its worldwide operations.Responsibilities:
- Review and draft a variety of commercial agreements, such as services, software licensing, confidentiality and employment agreements;
- Work with external counsel worldwide re: legal matters;
- Work with and advise portfolio leaders re: post closing matters, such as integrations, change implementation re: corporate matters, contractual requirements and assist HR;
- Advise the legal department re: corporate governance projects; and
- Additional legal tasks as assigned by the General Counsel.
Requirements:
The ideal candidate will be/have:
- A License to practice law in any of the Canadian provinces and be a member in good standing in their respective jurisdiction;
- Approximately 4-8 years of commercial and corporate transactional expertise acquired within an In House legal department or a law firm;
- Ability to work across all organizational levels and connect effectively with executives and the operational teams;
- Strong commercial and corporate law experience, including drafting and reviewing a variety of commercial agreements.
- Experience with technology and m & a matters is considered an asset;
- Strong business acumen and a pragmatic approach;
- Ability to work autonomously and also effectively in a team environment;
- Capable of working in a fast paced milieu and have the ability to manage competing priorities; and
- Strong interpersonal, analytical and problem solving capabilities.
This is an exciting opportunity to work as a Senior Legal Counsel at a dynamic and growing company with global reach that offers stimulating files, a collaborative milieu and a competitive compensation scheme.
If this describes you, then please send us your details. We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
City
Montreal
Category
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
Practice Areas
Legal
Work Type
Permanent / Full Time