Bilingual (English/French) Legal Counsel

2 months ago

Montreal, Canada Domtar Corporation Full time

Senior Legal Counsel, Paper & Packaging

Location: Montreal, QC

Reports to: VP, Associate General Counsel, Legal Affairs, Paper & Packaging

Overview:

Provide legal services and advise the Paper & Packaging Business Unit (Unit) personnel from various departments and facilities in relation to the Unit’s activities and operations in Canada & the United States, ensuring that the Unit’s, and the Company’s, objectives and interests are protected and furthered, as well as carried out in a manner that is in conformity with all applicable policies, laws and regulations.

Provide expert legal counsel on environmental requirements to ensure compliance in our sites' day-to-day operations. You will also be a key legal partner to the Company, supporting environmental due diligence efforts on transactions.

Job Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

  1. Lead complex permitting efforts by forming teams of functional and operational experts, developing permitting strategies, and directing their execution.
  2. Identify emerging new laws/regulations and proposed changes to existing regulations, assessing their impacts on the Unit and the Company.
  3. Lead advocacy efforts on proposed regulatory developments, including drafting official comments on behalf of the Company.
  4. Conduct internal investigations into allegations of non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations.
  5. Respond to formal and informal notices of non-compliance received from regulatory bodies.
  6. Participate in the global ESG audit programs.
  7. Provide legal services and support with procurement/sales matters, including the drafting, negotiation and revising of sales/supply agreements.
  8. Manage litigation matters, including managing external counsel.

Key Skill Sets:

  1. Knowledgeable, experienced, and effective.
  2. Client focused.
  3. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and oral.
  4. Ability to understand and clearly explain complex topics to a range of stakeholders.
  5. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
  6. Demonstrated ability to lead and execute programs/projects.

Minimum Qualifications:

  1. Must be a graduate of an accredited law school and admitted to a provincial/state bar.
  2. Minimum of 3-7 years of legal experience with environmental and manufacturing matters.
  3. Bilingual (French & English).
  4. Very strong oral and written skills.
  5. Has relevant junior associate experience with a law firm.
  6. Prior in-house experience in or related to the pulp and paper industry is a plus.
  7. Hybrid work environment with a physical presence based out of the Montreal, QC office. Occasional travel required.

Domtar is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status.

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