Legal Counsel

7 months ago

Ottawa, Canada ITK Full time

**ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖅᑖᕋᓱᐊᖅᑐ**ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ**ᐃᓄᐃᑦ**ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ**ᓄᓇᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ**ᐊᖏᕈᑎᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ**ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ**ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖅᑖᕐᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ**.**

**ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᕐᐸᑦᓯ**ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖅᑖᕋᓱᐊᖃᑕᐅᔪᓯ**ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᖁᓪᓗᓯ**ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᑦᓯᓐᓂᒃ**.**

**Iqqanaijaaqtaarasuaqtut ilagijauqataullutik Inuit Nunanganni Nunalirinirnmut Angirutiusimajunut sivulliqpautauniaqtut iqqanaijaaqtaartitaujunnaqtunut. Ikajuqturpatsi iqqanaijaaqtaarasuaqataujusi nalunaiqsiqullusi ilagijauqataunitsinnik.**

**APPLICANTS WHO ARE ENROLLED UNDER AN INUIT NUNANGAT LAND CLAIMS AGREEMENT WILL BE GIVEN PRIORITY HIRING. WE ENCOURAGE APPLICANTS TO SELF-IDENTIFY.**

Internal Legal Counsel for Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami will be vital for protecting the organization from potential legal liabilities, supporting corporate governance, and maintaining a strong legal foundation for the organization's activities.

**KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES**
- Provide accurate and timely legal counsel to ITK on a wide range of legal topics, including contractual matters, corporate governance, and risk management
- Liaise with and supervise external counsel for outsourced legal matters, ensuring efficient and cost-effective legal representation when required
- Identify and communicate impacts to Inuit of proposed laws, regulations or policies
- Develop legal arguments to support Inuit interests or concerns with laws, regulations, programs or policies
- Define and implement internal governance policies to ensure ITK’s processes and practices are in full compliance with relevant laws and regulations
- Create, review, and negotiate various legal documents, such as agreements, terms & conditions, privacy policies, and other contractual arrangements
- Collaborate cross-functionally with all teams within (and outside of) the organization, and provide legal guidance where needed
- Ensure organization meets legal compliance standards

**RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Communicate complex legal concepts in a clear and concise manner, balancing legal considerations with ITK’s objectives
- Guide management through litigation processes when required
- Support Executive, Policy Advancement and Corporate Services with legal analysis of proposed initiatives, upon request
- Provide expert analysis and support in relation to Parliamentary appearances
- Report regularly to the Director of Legal Affairs.

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- Membership in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario
- Five to seven years of practice experience in Indigenous Legal Issues, and the requisite knowledge, skills, and professional requirements to demonstrate elevated competence in this area.
- In-depth understanding of Inuit governance structures, and Inuit Treaty Organizations
- Knowledge of Inuit treaties, Section 35 rights and Canadian Constitutional law
- Knowledge of practice issues within Inuit Nunangat and Inuit customary law
- Knowledge of federal legislative and regulatory processes
- Strong judgement, critical thinking analytical, and problem-solving abilities
- Must have excellent oral and written communication skills (primarily in English; Inuktitut and/or French an asset).
- Ability to work co-operatively and effectively with a variety of individuals and groups.

**OTHER INFORMATION**
- Work is complex, often managing several important processes, with many working groups concurrently
- Direction will be provided by the Director of Legal Affairs
- The consequence of errors will impact on organizational success

**BENEFITS**

Conditional to ITK’s Human Resources Policies, you may be eligible for:

- 100% Employer paid Group Insurance upon hire
- Employer RRSP contributions
- Annual Training allowance
- Excellent Health and wellness allowance
- Relocation allowance
- Vacation - starting out at 3 weeks/year
- Paid Christmas break (usually between Xmas and New Year)

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