Strategic Legal Advisor

7 days ago

Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada Acuren Inspection, Inc. Full time
Job Summary:

The Corporate Counsel - Canada position at Acuren Inspection, Inc. provides strategic legal advice and opinions on a diverse range of organizational issues with a particular focus on commercial / construction services contract interpretation and negotiation, litigation and claims management, employment and labor issues, privacy compliance and commercial leasing.

This role may also be responsible for providing leadership and guidance to contract professionals in the future.

We are seeking a lawyer that enjoys a broad range of challenges, that can easily relate to employees of all levels of our organization and who can also interact competently in negotiations with customers and third parties.

The right candidate will be a contributing member of a busy legal team comprised of contracts professionals, paralegals, legal assistants, and others.

Resourcefulness, resiliency, efficiency, professionalism, and a great work ethic will be rewarded.

Key Responsibilities:
  1. Support Corporate and Divisional Legal Demands:
  • Provide legal advice and opinions on a diverse range of matters;
  • Act as the legal lead on matters of local operational concern;
  • Support merger and acquisition activities;
  • Address preparation and non-compliance with restrictive covenants;
  • Resolve pending or threatened disputes between the company and third parties;
  • Assist in collection of unpaid debts;
  • Consult and advise management on highly confidential and sensitive matters;
  • Perform discovery and due diligence of various electronically stored or physical records in preparation for litigation, transactional work, financing, or M&A transactions.
Support Complex Commercial Contract Activity:
  • Draft, review and finalize complex commercial contracts;
  • Provide direction to contract managers with respect to their contract drafting skills;
  • Address specific areas of contractual dispute with client legal representatives;
  • Draft responses and memoranda of understanding and other legal documents;
  • Share technical, commercial and contractual expertise with team members to ensure bid preparation is conducted in an efficient manner.
Proactively Ensure Mitigation of Risk:
  • Provide best practice recommendations regarding corporate compliance;
  • Work with the senior leadership team and supporting the General Counsel to develop risk avoidance and mitigation strategies and organizational policies, procedures and standards;
  • At the direction of General Counsel, assess and coordinate management of litigation and provide instruction to external counsel as required;
  • Identify and evaluate potential and actual legal issues associated with business initiatives, particularly those with high visibility and risk, and develop recommendations to alleviate risk and achieve business objectives.
Requirements:

In addition to an undergraduate degree, the position requires a Law Degree and membership, in good standing, in the applicable provincial Law Society.

A minimum of five (5) years' experience as a lawyer, with previous in-house or business experience considered an asset.

Experience with industrial service companies, industrial or construction issues, either through litigation or contract negotiation is preferred.

The position requires understanding and knowledge in the following areas:

  1. Demonstrated understanding of contract law and proficiency in the interpretation and negotiation of contract terms and conditions.
  2. Broad knowledge of, and experience in, a diverse range of legal specialties (employment, labor, leasing, ethics and compliance, claims management, privacy, insurance).
  3. The ability to effectively manage multiple litigation files with insurers and external counsel to a successful and timely resolution.
  4. M&A experience is considered an asset.
  5. The ability to efficiently manage the use of outside counsel as necessary.

The position requires the following skills and abilities:

  1. Demonstrated ability to think strategically and to identify and resolve legal issues, using sound judgement with practical solutions;
  2. Proven ability to work as a partner with in-house business clients;
  3. Ability to work both independently and as a value-add member of an integrated business-legal team;
  4. Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities concurrently and within tight deadlines;
  5. Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to translate legal concepts into practical advice;
  6. Flexible working style that is highly adaptable to an environment in constant flux with competing and unpredictable priorities;
  7. Service and results-driven, with the ability to build trust with a broad network of professional colleagues and team members;
  8. Great interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence.
Benefits:

Acuren Inspection, Inc. is a rapidly growing, intensely innovative, international privately held company that offers a comprehensive total compensation package, including paid time off, employer paid benefits, RRSP + Company match, tuition grants, discounted fitness memberships and insurance offerings, employee assistance programs and more.

We commit to the principles of a respectful workplace and offer tremendous opportunities to those who wish to succeed.

Acuren Inspection, Inc. is a trusted, single source provider of technology-enabled asset protection solutions used to evaluate the structural integrity of critical energy, industrial and public infrastructures.

Our work is critical to the integrity and safety of industrial firms, including petroleum refinery, pipeline, power generation, pulp & paper, mining, pharmaceutical, aerospace and automotive industries.

Acuren Inspection, Inc. employs over 5,000 dedicated professionals supporting the mechanical integrity and inspection programs of the world's largest industrial segments.

We strive to maintain incident free work environments, pursue advanced technical developments, and support reliability programs that are valued by clients and employees.

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