Legal Paraprofessional

4 days ago

Toronto, Canada Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Full time

We currently have a **Regular Full-Time **opportunity for a **Legal Paraprofessional (Research - Contracts Specialist) **in the **Legal Services** department at our **Bayview campus, hybrid work arrangement.**

**Hours of Work:
Days, 8 hr shifts; as scheduled

**Summary of Duties**

The Legal Paraprofessional (Research - Contracts Specialist) will focus on providing legal support to researchers, research administration and other research staff members. Duties will include, but not be limited to, the following:
**Research Legal work**:

- Drafting, reviewing, negotiating and providing advice to researchers and research administration personnel on a broad range of clinical and pre-clinical research agreements, including clinical trial agreements, sponsored research agreements, subsite agreements, material and/or data transfer agreements and research services agreement;
- Supporting the Sunnybrook Technology Transfer Office on the commercialization of intellectual property, including drafting and negotiation of technology licenses and other IP agreements;
- Providing advice on strategic research initiatives and large research projects;
- Suggesting and implementing process improvements for the review and finalization of research agreements with the aim of ensuring that research studies at Sunnybrook are initiated in an efficient manner; and
- Other duties as requested.

Sunnybrook has established partnerships with several external hospitals to provide similar legal services for such hospitals. The role of the Legal Paraprofessional (Research - Contracts Specialist) will include supporting the provision of such services.

**Qualifications/Skills**
- A College diploma or certificate in a Paralegal or Law Clerk program or equivalent, related experience;
- Three to five years of relevant experience gained in an in-house setting or leading law firm;
- Fully proficient with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.

**Additional Qualifications**:

- Excellent organizational and time management skills;
- Excellent drafting skills, particularly in dealing with a broad range of research contracts, legal documents, policies and procedures;
- Must be resourceful and able to manage multiple competing demands and prioritize tasks appropriately and effectively;
- Enthusiastic, energetic, results-oriented;
- Exceptional inter-personal and communication skills, with effective group presentation skills and stakeholder engagement abilities;
- Ability to work independently and as a team member;
- High level of composure with the ability to exercise sound judgment, discretion and tact, with the ability to work well under pressure and to maintain strict confidence;
- Excellent research skills with demonstrated strategic thinking, creative problem solving and planning combined with exceptional tactical implementation and project management skills, with good business acumen;
- Ability to identify legal issues, research and analyze complicated solutions and develop and recommend practical and informed solutions in an effective and efficient manner;
- Experience working in an academic hospital or research institute setting and/or the broader medical research industry will be considered an asset.

Human Resources

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your cover letter.

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is strongly committed to inclusion and diversity within its community and welcomes all applicants including but not limited to: visible minorities, all religions and ethnicities, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

Please be advised that in order to be eligible for employment at Sunnybrook, all new hires must have received the full series of a COVID-19 vaccine or combination of COVID-19 vaccines approved by Health Canada (e.g., two doses of a two-dose vaccine series, or one dose of a single-dose vaccine series); **AND** have received the final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days ago. Medical exemptions or any other kind of requested exemption based upon the Hospital’s obligations pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

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