Corporate Counsel

2 days ago

Calgary, Alberta, Canada H&R Block Full time
  1. The Role:

H&R Block Canada's Legal Department is a dynamic team that handles complex responsibilities, priorities, and competing deadlines. We require a Corporate Counsel to develop and execute legal strategies in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate must be a hands-on, independent self-starter with a strategic mindset, providing a client-first focus to achieve business objectives.

This position reports to the Vice President, Legal, and involves providing expert legal counsel and guidance to the organization in areas such as third-party contracts, privacy compliance, regulatory compliance, employment relations, franchise law, record retention & data governance, and litigation management.

  1. Responsibilities:

Third Party Contracts:

  • Review, draft, negotiate, and manage a wide range of third-party contracts, including vendor agreements, service agreements, and other business contracts with increasing leadership and independence over time.
  • Assess legal risks associated with third-party contracts and develop strategies to mitigate those risks.
  • Work closely with procurement teams to ensure contracts comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
  • Provide legal advice on contract interpretation, dispute resolution, and enforcement.

Privacy:

  • Develop, implement, and maintain privacy policies, practices, and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable data protection laws and regulations.
  • Provide guidance on data privacy and protection issues, including data collection, processing, storage, and transfer.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to conduct privacy impact assessments.
  • Review privacy incident assessments to ensure completeness and accuracy.
  • Stay updated on evolving privacy laws and regulations and ensure the organization remains updated and compliant.

Compliance and Risk Management:

  • Monitor legal and regulatory developments related to all areas of law relevant to the business, assess potential impact on the organization and develop a comprehensive enterprise-wide compliance framework to address and implement compliance requirements across the organization.
  • Conduct legal research and analysis to support informed decision-making and risk assessment while limiting spend on external counsel.
  • Develop and deliver training programs on legal topics to educate Associates and promote awareness of legal risks and obligations.
  • Draft and review corporate policies in all areas of the business, with a particular focus on record retention, data classification and legal hold policies.
  • Oversee the record retention matrix and work closely with the business to advise on updates and implement any changes.

Employment Relations:

  • Advise and support the organization on employment-related legal matters, including but not limited to employee contracts, policies, terminations, disciplinary actions, and compliance with employment laws and regulations.
  • Assist with the resolution of employment disputes and provides guidance on appropriate actions and risk mitigation strategies.
  • Stay updated on emerging trends and changes in employment laws and regulations to ensure the organization remains compliant.

Litigation Management:

  • Oversee pre-litigation matters and seek resolutions through active and prudent settlement discussions.
  • Oversee litigation matters, human right tribunal matters and gather information across the organization to prepare and draft statements of defense.

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