Legal Counsel

**True North Sports + Entertainment is**looking for a detail-oriented and committed Legal Counsel to join our team.**

The Legal Counsel will have the ability to manage a broad in-house workload and will assist in providing and coordinating legal services across all True North entities, venues, and operations in support of key business functions and initiatives.

** What to be excited for in this role**:
For all facets of True North, this position shall support in providing effective legal advice, counsel, and document support for the following, non-exhaustive, list:
**Commercial Legal Support**
- Assist with drafting and reviewing a wide range of commercial agreements, including sponsorship, ticketing, suite licensing, event, promoter, artist, venue, production, lease, and hockey operations agreements.
- Prepare contest rules, waivers, and releases for NHL, AHL, and event-related promotions.
- Support trademark registrations, enforcement, and license agreements.
- Assist with NHL and AHL-related legal matters as required.
- Support labour and employment matters, including labour relations, workers’ compensation claims, escalated staff concerns, and terminations.
- Assist with preparing and reviewing employment agreements, internal and external contracts, and related onboarding documents.
- Provide day-to-day legal support across corporate sales, ticketing, marketing, events, hockey operations, and human resources.

** Legal Operations**
- Oversee and prepare legal correspondence, board resolutions, business name renewals and corporate filings.
- Establish and maintain organized legal and document-management systems.
- Conduct preliminary legal research and produce summaries for review.
- Litigation**management and tracking support.

** Privacy Compliance and Governance**
- Support True North’s privacy program — policies, procedures, regulatory compliance, training, and documentation and ensure day-to-day operations comply with privacy laws such as PIPEDA, GDPR, and CASL.

** True North Youth Foundation**
- Assist with TNYF-related matters as directed.

** Current Legal Issues**
- Stay up to date on current legal issues and trends, advising applicable True North staff and stakeholders as directed.

** Other**
- Undertake such other duties as may be required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibilities of the position and the needs of the organization

** What we need from you**:

- 3-5+ years of legal experience.
- Member in good standing with the Law Society of Manitoba.
- Demonstrated ability and interest in supporting a broad internal client base.
- Self-motivated and capable of working independently.
- Proven discretion in handling sensitive and confidential information.
- Exercise sound judgment, manage conflicting priorities, and work collaboratively.
- Builds and maintains strong client relationships across diverse teams.
- Responsive, resourceful, practical and strong problem solver
- Superior organizational skills and attention to detail
- Evening and weekend work required, and on-call as needed.
- Proven ability to prioritize competing demands in a diverse and evolving environment, and capacity to meet objectives and required timelines.

** Why you should join us**

We are True North At True North Sports + Entertainment, we have developed a culture where our employees are engaged, challenged, and motivated. We are intentional in ensuring our employees personal values, match our organizational values of Team, Trust & Respect, Integrity, Excellence and Community.

Included as one of Manitoba’s Top Employers since 2008, our work environment is dynamic and fast-paced, offering diverse opportunities that allow you to encounter a variety of situations and develop new skills.

We are Venues | We are People | We are Community

** WE ARE TRUE NORTH**

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Closing date: _**_Friday, January 9_**_th_**_, 2026._