Director, Legal Counsel

1 week ago

Varennes, Canada Pet Valu Full time

Reporting directly to the Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel & Secretary, the Director, Legal Counsel will be a key contributing member to the legal team, providing high quality legal advice and guidance to the Chico’s Quebec-based operations, and generally supporting Chico’s affiliates’ legal affairs company-wide as assigned. Day to day activities will involve handling matters relating to corporate and commercial affairs, with significant focus on real estate, leasing, franchising and regulatory compliance, as well as contract negotiations, information technology and cyber security, employment, public company corporate governance and securities compliance and more. This role requires a fluently bilingual (both verbal and written) candidate in both French and English, ideally located in the greater Montreal area.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Providing legal advice and expertise to the company specializing in real estate, leasing, franchising, and regulatory compliance, and other corporate and commercial matters relating to the business including but not limited to privacy, CASL, Bill 96, Law 25, and information technology and cyber security
  • Negotiating and drafting contracts
  • Managing outside counsel
  • Anticipating and mitigating potential legal problems within the organization
  • Developing strategies to achieve efficiencies and reduce potential areas of risk.

Skills, Experience, Education, Certifications

  • Admitted in good standing with the Quebec Bar
  • Must have 10+ years strong real estate and leasing and corporate and commercial experience gained either in private practice or in house
  • Previous exposure to the retail landscape, including familiarity with franchising, marketing, merchandising, supply chain, information technology and cyber security, and public company compliance requirements, would be strong assets
  • Occasional travel between Montreal and Toronto will be required.
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