Corporate Legal Director

3 weeks ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Full time
Job Description

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is a leading mental health teaching hospital and research centre in Canada. As a major healthcare institution, CAMH is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto and is a Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization Collaborating Centre.

With a dedicated staff of over 4,000 professionals, CAMH offers outstanding clinical care to more than 38,000 patients each year. The organization conducts groundbreaking research, provides expert training to healthcare professionals and scientists, develops innovative health promotion and prevention strategies, and advocates on public policy issues at all levels of government.

Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer (CLO), the Corporate Legal Director will lead a legal team that supports the corporate legal services and the research legal services for CAMH. This role involves developing and implementing legal strategies, advising on complex healthcare regulation, multi-party research agreements and contracts, and managing legal risk associated with the hospital's operations.

Key Responsibilities:

- Provide expert legal counsel on corporate matters, including procurement, information technology, privacy, research and other operational and relationship-based contracts, as well as compliance.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures, legal templates and work processes as required, for the hospital as they relate to the corporate and research legal services portfolio.
- Manage a team of lawyers and legal support staff.
- Collaborate with the Chief Legal Officer to inform the management of the broader legal services portfolio.
- Collaborate with senior management to align legal strategies with CAMH's mission, vision and values, enterprise risk tolerance, and organizational and departmental goals.
- Represent CAMH in legal proceedings and negotiations, and/or provide instructions to external counsel representing CAMH.
- Support CAMH's compliance with federal and provincial laws and regulations.
- Conduct legal risk assessment and develop mitigation strategies as they relate to corporate and research legal matters.

Requirements:

As a well-qualified candidate, you combine seasoned legal experience with management and leadership skills in a large complex organization, ideally in the healthcare sector. You flourish in an environment that values collaboration, a consultative approach, and seek out practical solutions. You apply strategic thinking to find solutions that meet the hospital's needs and objectives. An energetic and enthusiastic team player, you are able to manage competing priorities. Other valued assets include knowledge of corporate law, health research law, privacy and data law, procurement law, governance practices and the healthcare legal landscape. You have at least 8 to 10 years legal experience, as well as experience in leadership.

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