Canada Legal Counsel

CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 300 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ 11,000 people and operate in more than 55 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact.

What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our

Hybrid Work Model


**Job Description**:
Legal Counsel, Canada

Identify, manage and advise on (i) legal matters in Canada and (ii) global procurement matters.

Commercial legal role supporting all aspects of CHEP Canada’s business and a wide variety of procurement activities globally:

- Support customer/retailer revenue generation for CHEP Canada’s business
- Drive heightened asset protection and recovery efforts in Canada.
- Manage external legal spend in Canada.

Support global Transformation initiatives, especially those involving procurement matters

Major/Key Accountabilities
- Identify and manage legal risks and opportunities. Draft, review, analyze and negotiate sales, service and other customer-facing agreements to achieve acceptable risk levels.
- Advise international, national and local teams - including management, sales, business development, supply chain, procurement, finance and human resources - on a broad range of day-to-day legal matters. Analyze and translate legal principles into workable solutions.
- Ensure that company form agreements and templates, as well as legal and business processes, are up to date with respect to applicable laws/regulations and best practices.
- Provide dispute management support to the business - engage, direct and supervise outside counsel in the management of litigation and other legal issues.
- Manage external legal counsel within budgetary constraints and with a focus on increasing the cost-effective use of external counsel.
- Provide training and support to CHEP Canada team members on developing and revising corporate policies and processes, contract terms and other legal issues.

Challenges/Problem Solving
- Must be a process-oriented team player with demonstrated ability to work under pressure and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Must have a pragmatic approach to problem solving and strong flexibility to adjust to changing requirements, schedules and priorities.

Authority/ Decision Making
- Engagement of and spend on external legal counsel in Canada.
- Decisions regarding legal risk in contractual matters with customers, suppliers, etc.
- Working in a matrix environment (reporting up through the Legal function but having a key role as part of CHEP Canada’s leadership team).

Essential Qualifications
- Law degree from a reputable law school, and active membership in the Ontario bar.
- 5+ years of commercial legal experience, ideally including in-house legal department experience

Desirable Qualifications
- In-house legal department experience

Experience
- Significant experience advising clients on commercial transactions.
- Hands-on drafting and negotiating skills and experience with deep knowledge and understanding of commercial law.

Skills and Knowledge
- Working knowledge of relevant federal and provincial laws.
- Superior analytical and legal drafting skills.
- Adherence to the highest level of professional and ethical behavior.
- Ability to support corporate compliance programs and to advise on compliance matters, including anti-bribery, anti-corruption, sanctions and trade compliance.

Preferred Education

Bachelors

Preferred Level of Work Experience

5 - 7 years

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute to business success while realizing his or her potential. This means harnessing the unique skills and experience that each individual brings and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.