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Senior Legal Counsel

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada ABB Schweiz AG Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join our team at ABB Schweiz AG. As a key member of our Legal and Integrity team, you will play a critical role in providing end-to-end legal and contract management services to our North American operating unit.

Key Responsibilities
  • Review and negotiate contracts, drafts commercial agreements, and other contractual terms in collaboration with relevant business stakeholders and L&I team members.
  • Oversee contract management, monitor legal affairs, including litigations and reporting, and occupy a seat at the table on local strategic business matters.
  • Ensure good corporate governance, including structuring, drafting, and negotiation, in their area of accountability, where required, with respect to Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)/divestiture and investment transactions.
  • Counsel management and business teams on legal risks associated with their strategy, plans, or decisions and on the business impact of changes/amendments in law from time to time.
  • Responsible for handling major legal tasks involving problems of recognized complexity and ambiguity in facts, using their legal judgment and experience, and independent reasoning.
  • Support anticipating future business and legal opportunities and challenges and develop appropriate strategies to address them.
  • Identify risks, external threats, and opportunities to the company, proactively, and propose appropriate strategies.
  • Contribute to effectively grow and manage the Annual Performance Plan (APP) and control outside counsel expenditures.
Requirements
  • Law degree LLB (Canada) with strong common law experience.
  • ~ 5-7+ years post-qualification experience practicing commercial law, either as a private practice associate or as an in-house legal counsel.
  • ~ Strong communication skills in both French and English, with French being required and English required to communicate with customers outside Quebec on a regular basis.
  • ~ Strong drafting and negotiation skills and ability to work in a complex international environment.
  • ~ S. bar membership or cross-training and experience with US law would be an advantage.
  • ~ Experience with projects related contracts, intellectual property, digital environments, and data privacy is highly desired.
About ABB

ABB's Legal and Integrity team is a pro-active and strategic business partner, with a strong focus on quality, customers, and the company's best interest. As legal professionals, we provide direction and solutions, with clear and simple communication, and show responsibility and accountability for our actions, decisions, and advice.

We are committed to ensuring that all policies and practices respect the Employment Equity Program, aiming for our workforce to be truly representative of the four designated groups; women, aboriginal people, members of visible minorities, and/or persons with disabilities.

ABB will provide reasonable accommodation to the applicant with disabilities and encourage applicants to self-identify in the application process.