Legal Counsel


City: Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Title: Legal Counsel
Category:
EmploymentType: Permanent
Description:

Staffmax has partnered up with our Global client to assist in finding a Senior Legal Counsel.

Reporting to the Director, of Legal and Compliance. You will be responsible for providing general legal support and advice in a diverse range of areas for our client's business units and subsidiaries.

Duties:

  • Provide proactive strategic and tactical advice on legal issues on a variety of matters relating to the businesses, including corporate/commercial, litigation, and regulatory matters.
  • Identify legal issues and risks and provide advice regarding the management of those issues and risks.
  • Manage litigation matters and supervise external litigation counsel.
  • Negotiate and draft a wide range of legal agreements and other documents.
  • Provide advice in respect of and manage regulatory, risk prevention, and compliance matters.
  • Draft corporate policies and provide advice on governance issues.
  • Assist the Legal team and senior management with corporate, financing, mergers and acquisitions, and other transactions.

You will be successful if you:

  • Have a law degree and a current license to practice law in a Canadian or U.S. jurisdiction.
  • Five + years of corporate or commercial legal experience

Benefits and related:

  • Competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits package.
  • A continuous learning environment.
  • Ability to advance your career with a growing company.
  • Work for a Top Manitoba award-winning company.

We thank everyone who applies, only those selected will be contacted.

Company:
Staffmax Staffing & Recruiting