Counsel Commercial

2 days ago

Mississauga, Canada Messer Canada Inc Full time

**Principal Responsibilities**:

- The first point of contact and interface for management and operational staff on all assigned commercial legal matters, consistently providing effective, efficient, value-added counsel with a business focus.
- Lead counsel, with support from Assistant General Counsel - Commercial as necessary, for routine and complex transactions and commercial matters, strategic and administrative commercial initiatives and projects (e.g., transaction process reviews, training, form agreement development and revision, and technology enhancements), and informal commercial dispute resolution.
- Work closely with the Assistant General Counsel - Commercial, in discussion with the relevant business teams, to deliver and continuously improve the legal commercial risk management strategy.
- Keep Assistant General Counsel - Commercial informed of key issues through regular contact.
- Collaborate and communicate as necessary with other local and global lawyers and specialists in Legal & Compliance (“L&C”), business stakeholders, and external advisors, to meet L&C and business objectives.
- Work directly with customer and supplier counsel as necessary to advance agreement negotiations and the resolution of commercial disputes.
- Transition commercial disputes to L&C litigation counsel as required to support litigation, arbitration, or mediation.
- Manage external counsel, if required, in accordance with L&C processes, to ensure cost-effective, value-added service.

**Required Skills and Qualifications**:

- Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts Degree
- Minimum of 3 years experience in drafting agreements, negotiating commercial transactions, and supporting commercial initiatives and projects at a law firm or internal legal department in a similar manufacturing and sales environment.
- Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent, reading, writing, and communication skills, with a focus on attention to detail, accuracy, and precision.
- Ability to understand the business, its people and its organizational structures.
- Excellent project management skills.
- Ability to understand legal and commercial risk management policies and the means for ensuring compliance with those policies while balancing business objectives.
- Ability to challenge assumptions in a constructive way, identify opportunities for process improvements, and implement changes to achieve the improvements.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Strong computer skills.
- Admitted to the Bar of Quebec and at least one other province

Join us and you will be part of a company that values and supports your career. We offer competitive pay and benefits, with set schedules, steady work and opportunities for ongoing training and career progression.

Together we value innovation, efficiency and flexibility. Putting safety first, and working with integrity and respect, we encourage everyone to find solutions for success. That means for our customers and for our colleagues. This makes us a great place to build a career where your skills are valued and developed.

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