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Senior Assistant General Counsel

1 month ago


Montreal, Quebec, Canada Lightspeed Full time
Job Title: Senior Assistant General Counsel

Lightspeed is seeking an experienced Assistant General Counsel to join our commercial legal team. The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and a proven track record of success in fast-paced, high-volume environments.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Support the leadership of the commercial legal team and manage a portion of the team.
  • Play a key role in the leadership team of a growing legal department.
  • Implement systems and processes to enhance the scalability and efficiency of the Company's commercial legal function.
  • Provide support on complex, cross-functional projects and engage in ad hoc analysis for various stakeholder groups.
  • Develop, draft, revise, administer, implement, and interpret compliance policies, procedures, and programs.
  • Use sound legal and business judgment to make recommendations and solve legal and business problems, often within tight deadlines.
  • Liaise with regulatory bodies and government authorities as required.
  • Engage and empower colleagues and stakeholder groups through training and thought leadership.
Requirements:
  • 5+ years of experience in a law firm and/or as in-house counsel, preferably with a software-as-a-service business.
  • Extensive experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating all types of contracts, especially technology contracts.
  • Strong leadership skills and experience managing legal teams.
  • Creative problem-solving and an innovative approach to in-house law department management.
  • Broad commercial and corporate transactional experience gained in a fast-paced, preferably international, environment.
  • Professional-level proficiency in English, including legal writing.
  • Experience working in an international environment, across different jurisdictions and languages.
About Us:

Lightspeed is a leading commerce platform that helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Lightspeed is building communities through commerce, and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that. We were founded in 2005, in Montreal's gay village, and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ+ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning, and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs.

We offer a truly flexible hybrid environment (3 days a week in office), unlimited paid time off policy, and flexible working policy. If you're passionate about commerce and want to join a team that values inclusion and diversity, apply now