Senior Legal Counsel

5 days ago

Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada Mott MacDonald Full time
About the Role

Mott MacDonald is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join our legal team in our Toronto office. As a key member of our team, you will play a critical role in supporting our client groups across Canada and working closely with our executive leadership team on legal matters.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide Guidance and Support: Offer expert guidance on risk management and adherence to company policies, ensuring that our business operations are conducted in a compliant and responsible manner.
  • Contract Review and Negotiation: Review, draft, and negotiate contracts, subcontracts, and other legal documents related to architecture, engineering, construction, energy, and other services provided by MM to clients in the public and private sectors.
  • Advisory Services: Act in an advisory capacity, making recommendations that may have an important bearing on the conduct of our organization's business.
  • Dispute Resolution: Work with management and staff to resolve pre-litigation disputes and potential claims, ensuring that our interests are protected and our reputation is maintained.
  • Litigation Management: Supervise and manage litigation, including professional liability, breach of contract, and personal injury/wrongful death matters, utilizing outside counsel retained by the company to maximize quality and cost-effectiveness.
  • Outside Counsel Management: Manage outside counsel while controlling legal expenses and budgets, ensuring that our legal spend is optimized and aligned with our business objectives.
  • Due Diligence and Mergers and Acquisitions: Participate in due diligence and negotiation of purchase and sale of MM acquisition targets, ensuring that our interests are protected and our business is positioned for success.
  • Personnel and Human Resources: Provide guidance and advice regarding personnel and human resources matters, ensuring that our employees are supported and our business is compliant with relevant laws and regulations.
  • Compliance and Risk Management: Provide staff with guidance on compliance with federal and provincial laws, statutes, and regulations, ensuring that our business operations are conducted in a compliant and responsible manner.
Requirements
  • Education and Experience: A Juris Doctorate or equivalent from an accredited law school and membership in at least one Provincial Bar is required. Six (6) to twelve (12) years' experience in matters directly relating to the engineering/architecture/construction industries is preferred.
  • Skills and Qualifications: Demonstrated drafting and negotiation experience involving professional services and construction-related agreements, including but not limited to design-build and other alternative delivery agreements. Ability to identify, assess, and manage risk inherent to projects in the engineering/architecture consulting industry. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively, concisely, and confidently with all levels of management.
  • Personal Qualities: Outgoing, personable, and a team player. Self-driven and resourceful to achieve goals independently and in groups. Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines with various stakeholders. Demonstrated legal experience with a major engineering company, contractor, consultant, or law firm in the areas of engineering and construction law. Capable of presenting before senior management. Ability to work independently with minimal oversight.

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