Legal Counsel
Overview
Excellent opportunity for a lawyer with approximately 2-5 years of strong experience to work as a Legal Counsel at a public company on sophisticated commercial and transactional matters and join a dynamic and well established legal team. This is an exciting opportunity to work on complex commercial, transactional and strategic matters in a collaborative, innovative and thriving milieu.Responsibilities:
- Draft, review and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements, such as: technology, intellectual property licensing, compliance, software, SaaS, cloud, professional services, consulting, leases, purchasing and distribution etc.;
- Advise re: commercial transactions, including strategic initiatives across multiple jurisdictions, provide guidance re: new product and service launches and procurement matters and collaborate with multiple business lines;
- Support transaction and integration matters re: acquisitions, divestures and reorganizations;
- Advise and support re: privacy considerations, IP and technology matters, security, compliance re: advertising and marketing materials, policies, and competition law, among other needs;
- Additional legal matters as required.
The ideal candidate will have/be:
- Called to the Bar of Ontario and be in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario;
- Approximately 2-5 years of pertinent legal experience;
- Experience drafting, negotiating, and advising re: various commercial contracts and transactions;
- Understanding of intellectual property law and other technology legal matters;
- Knowledge re: information technology, procurement, privacy law, antispam compliance, including in commercial contracting, digital advertising and marketing, and policy development;
- Strong communication (oral and written), negotiation and drafting skills;
- Solid analytical and problem-solving abilities and attention to detail;
- Ability to work in a team dynamic and establish relationships across various organization levels; and
- Mergers and acquisitions and finance experience considered an asset
This is indeed an outstanding opportunity to work as a Legal Counsel within a vibrant and well established legal department at a public company that offers collegiality, stimulating files and an attractive compensation scheme.
If this describes you and you are interested in this excellent role, then please send us your details.
We thank all applicants, only those candidates with the requisite experience will be contacted.
This is an active opening for a current role.
The compensation range is $140,000-$160,000, depending on experience and qualifications. Total compensation may include bonuses, benefits and other incentives. Adjustments may apply for candidates with more or less experience than listed.
AI may be used, only for initial resume review. All other decisions are human-made.
City
Toronto
City
Toronto
City
Toronto
Category
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
Practice Areas
Legal
Practice Areas
Legal
Practice Areas
Legal
Category
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
Practice Areas
Legal
Practice Areas
Legal
Practice Areas
Legal
Category
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
Practice Areas
Legal
Practice Areas
Legal
Practice Areas
Legal
Work Type
Permanent / Full Time
Work Type
Permanent / Full Time
Work Type
Permanent / Full Time