In-House Legal Counsel

RESPONSIBILITIES

will include :

• Commercial matters
• Prepare, draft, and review contract negotiations for all business areas.
• Ensure legally robust and compliant with the latest legislation.
• Drive collaboration with various stakeholders locally and globally, ensuring that legal matters are effectively and efficiently managed.
• You will maintain the electronic management of all agreements, keeping the Finance team updated.
• Corporate matters
• Provide guidance and support on corporate organizational legal matters.
• Prepare, draft and review corporate legal documentation such as bank resolutions, corporate reorganizations, change of officers / directors and other tasks.
• Maintain the North America Directors and Officers Listing is up to date and required filings have been completed.
• Counsel business leaders on day-to-day requests regarding corporate legal matters.
• Notarize legal documents as required.
• Writes, reviews and advises on legal contracts and agreements.
• Advises leadership on tax matters, government regulations, and / or legal rights.
• Partner with the HR Compliance Manager on highly sensitive employment issues.

You bring the following QUALIFICATIONS :

• Ideally, degree qualified with at least 5+ years post qualification experience in commercial law OR equivalent experience relevant to the role
• Recent experience of working for a law firm or in house legal department
• Strong knowledge and familiarity with corporate law and commercial law in both Canada and US
• Able to work independently, prioritize and manage large complex workloads to tight deadlines
• A proactive, solutions driven approach
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Flexibility and commitment to accommodate additional work demands as required
• Current member of a law society in Canada or US

Job Location : The preferred location of the successful candidate will be Vancouver, British Columbia. Potential flexibility for the role to be North America remote dependent on business needs

Job Type : Hybrid Position

Recruitment Process Overview :

Thriving with a diverse company culture, celebrating the uniqueness of our staff and committed to inclusion. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We thank all interested applicants; however, only qualified candidates will be contacted.

We’re 10% Employee Owned - all colleagues play a role in protecting our ethics, our independence , contributing ideas for the future and share in the rewards of success when the company is doing well.

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Base salary range is determined based on Vancouver market assessment. May vary depending on location of the successful candidate

Base Salary Range$120,000 $155,000 CAD