Legal Counsel, Commercial

2 weeks ago


Montréal, Canada Lightspeed Commerce Full time

We're looking for a Legal Counsel to join our North American Commercial Legal team. You'll contribute to developing and scaling the legal services we provide across the business. You must be fluent in English, and passionate about (commercial) contracts. Come and join our best-in-class legal team
- You choose where you work._ We want you to do the best work of your life - whether you choose to do that working in one of our offices, in a hybrid remote-and-office arrangement, or fully remote.

**What you'll be doing**:

- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts and templates with large customers, strategic partners, resellers and suppliers. Bonus for specific experience with partnership agreements (referral, reseller and integration), SaaS contracts and procurement contracts.
- Serving as a trusted advisor to key stakeholders including the Sales, Marketing, Procurement, Product, Technology, Support, Finance, and Information Technology teams;
- Assisting with drafting, revising, implementing and interpreting the company's compliance policies, procedures and programs;
- Liaising with regulatory bodies and government authorities as required;
- Participating in the legal training of colleagues and stakeholder groups;
- Providing ad hoc analysis and supporting complex, cross-functional and/or multi-jurisdictional projects and special requests from the executive team.
- Assisting with litigation management, employment matters, M&A and similar transactions, corporate legal requirements, privacy and other compliance matters, as needed;
**What you'll be bringing to the team**:

- 3-5 years of post-qualification experience in a law firm and/or as in-house counsel, preferably with exposure to international, multi-jurisdictional matters
- Experience of a broad commercial nature, drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts, terms and conditions etc. Bonus for technology-specific experience.
- Professional-level proficiency in English, including legal writing; Bonus for proficiency in German, Dutch or French
- Strong knowledge of Commercial law and Contract law; Bonus for command of Data Protection/Privacy law
- Comfortable communicating with colleagues and stakeholders on different levels and with different professional, cultural backgrounds

**Who you are**:

- You are an analytical thinker and a pragmatic problem solver
- You are detail-oriented, autonomous, and able to take initiative
- You can handle a high volume of assignments
- You are motivated by new experiences and delivering a high level of service to your stakeholders
- You demonstrate a high standard of professional ethics and integrity
- You have strong interpersonal skills and you can bridge cultural differences
- You want to exchange ideas effectively and be a good teammate - we work as a team
- You are curious and eager to grow
- You are keen to tackle all kinds of problems

**Even better if you have, but not necessary**:

- Experience working in an international environment, across different jurisdictions and languages;
- Experience working with cloud-based software and payments providers;
- Command of additional European languages
- Knowledge of and experience with Privacy, IP, Fiscalization, Employment and Corporate law.

**What's in it for you**:

- Excellent holistic legal training as our commercial legal group excels at training our lawyers to be equipped to handle all nature of legal topics and be true business partners
- This is your chance to play a key role in continuing to build and shape the legal function for a global, fast growing company.
- Amazing benefits & perks, including equity for all Lightspeeders and a dynamic environment
- Opportunity to learn, expand your skill set, forge wonderful relationships and make your mark within the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed family.
- Supportive colleagues, strong culture of collaboration cross-functionally, cool tech law problems to solve on a daily basis.

and **enjoy a range of **benefits** that'll keep you happy, healthy and (not) hungry:

- Lightspeed equity incentive plan (RSUs) - we are all owners
- Lightspeed PX (People Experience) - choose where you work
- Unlimited paid time off policy (FPTO)
- Immediate access to health insurance
- Employer RRSP contribution (Canada)
- Paid parental leave top-up program
- Access to virtual healthcare app
(telemedicine platform with mental health services)
- Health and wellness credit of $500 per year
- Laptop and other IT equipment provided
- Employee referral program
- LinkedIn Learning license
- Paid volunteer day
- Transit benefit (certain locations apply)
- Office lunches, a wide range of snacks and Friday happy hour

**Where to from here?**
Obviously, this has to be mutually beneficial: we want you to step into a role you love, and we want to offer you a place you're proud to come to every day. For a glimpse into our world check out our career page here.

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