Corporate Law Clerk

**Descartes Unites the People and Technology that Move the World**
The need for efficient, secure, and agile supply chains and logistics operations has become ever more critical and complex. By combining innovative technology, powerful trade intelligence and the reach of our network, Descartes helps get goods, information, transportation assets, and people where they’re needed, when they’re needed.

**We’re growing fast and invite you to join our amazing team.**

The Descartes Systems Group Inc. is an established and rapidly growing software company in the Kitchener-Waterloo tech community seeking to add a Corporate Counsel to its growing legal team. This role will provide broad exposure to a variety of matters related to the management and operations of an international publicly traded technology company.

**Under the Supervision of the Senior Corporate Counsel, Your Responsibilities Will Include**:

- Drafting and negotiating a wide variety of commercial agreements;
- Developing and revising agreement templates for various internal departments;
- Implementing and ensuring compliance with standard contracting processes and contract requirements;
- Monitoring legislative and regulatory changes in numerous jurisdictions and evaluating their impact on Descartes’ business operations;
- Reviewing and negotiating inbound procurement and marketing contracts;
- Assist as required on a wide array of corporate matters inherent to the day-to-day operation of a global organization; and
- Assist as needed with mergers and acquisitions.

**Experience Required**
- Law Degree and Membership in good standing in the law society of a Canadian province.
- Minimum of 2 years experience in drafting, negotiating and advising on a variety of commercial transactions and contracts, such as IT procurement contracts, software licensing, SaaS agreements, e-commerce, hosting arrangements, SLAs, NDAs, professional services engagements, etc.
- In-depth knowledge of commercial law in a variety of areas relevant to technology transactions.
- Strong experience in privacy law and good knowledge of worldwide privacy frameworks (GDPR, CCPA, UK GDPR, PIPEDA, etc.).
- Experience with marketing contracts, including IOs, PRs, sponsorship, and venue agreements.
- Business acumen and ability to assess issues from non-legal perspectives when providing support to product managers and other business units.
- Experience working with a technology company is an asset.

**Skills and Aptitudes Required**
- Sound judgment and a level of commercial sophistication gained from being on the front-lines of drafting and negotiating numerous types of technology transactions.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Strong work ethic and professionalism.
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects at the same time, effectively adapt to changes in those priorities, and handle competing demands while meeting deadlines.
- Ability to work under pressure and love of the challenges that arise in a fast-paced tech environment.
- Highly organized, with a focus on time management.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to adopt a flexible work schedule from time to time to accommodate international time zones and/or peak work periods.
- Willingness to travel occasionally.

**LOCATION**
This is a fully remote position with an option to work from our headquarters in Waterloo. Strong preference will be given to applicants in the Eastern Time Zone.

**Join Us**
As we scale, we’re looking for new doers, collaborators and innovators to join Descartes in uniting the people and technology that move the world as the Global Leader in Logistics and Supply Chain Technology. We’re entrepreneurial, hardworking, geeky-in-a-good way problem solvers. Guided by our values, we nurture a TEAM focused culture that invests in people and creates opportunities for advancement across a broad spectrum of career paths. We prioritize work-life balance and foster an environment with the space to take ownership, to be heard, and to carve a path for your individual accomplishments to help drive our success. At Descartes, everyone has a voice and the best argument wins, regardless of who makes it. We offer competitive compensation, great benefits, remote and flexible work hours, and the opportunity to join a company on an awesome mission with a great existing team and trajectory.