Senior Legal Counsel
2 weeks ago
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Corporate and Commercial Lawyer to join our team at Metrolinx. As a Senior Legal Counsel, you will play a key role in providing strategic and timely legal advice to our senior business leaders and their teams.
Key Responsibilities- Develop and manage key commercial and construction contracts
- Provide high-quality and timely legal advice on matters pertaining to large complex transactions, including capital infrastructure projects, utilities issues, procurement of construction services, and contract and claims management
- Draft and negotiate complex commercial and construction contracts, memoranda of understanding and other legal documentation
- Accountable for matters within an assigned portfolio of legal work grouped by business unit, program or project as assigned by a senior lawyer
- Work effectively with various agencies, departments and levels of management within and external to the organization, including engineers, program managers, business and financial analysts, consultants and executives
- Direct and manage external counsel on multiple projects
- Advises and leads presentations to all levels of management, including briefings of Senior Management and Division Heads
- Understand how to prioritize tasks, push files forward and escalates issues appropriately
- Maintains an awareness of current provincial and federal legislation and regulations that may impact Metrolinx; recommends amendments to existing policies and procedures arising from relevant legislative or regulatory changes; provides advice/opinions on the interpretation of legislation
- Provides proactive and strategic legal advice to organization outside of specific legal assignments
- Assists with developing training and mentorship programs for junior lawyers and students
- Provides feedback and direction to paralegal and administrative staff
- Completion of a degree in law (JD or LLB)
- Demonstrated legal experience within the area of Corporate/Commercial law; experience in any of: Construction Law, Infrastructure Law, Contract and Claims Management, and Procurement Law, would be an asset
- Membership in the Law Society of Ontario as a Lawyer in good standing is required
- Contributing to corporate policies, standards, and procedures to minimize corporate legal risk and protect position and assets
- Ability to provide sound legal advice and suggest business-oriented solutions to complex legal issues in commercial and political contexts
- Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, oral/written/presentation skills to draft documentation, provide legal opinions and interpretations, and direct and manage external legal counsel effectively
We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and welcome applications from members of equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.
We are an equitable and inclusive employer and encourage all interested individuals to apply.
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