Advisor, Legal Counsel (Solutions)

TransUnion; Burlington; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global information solutions company is seeking an Advisor, Legal Counsel in Burlington, Canada. The candidate will provide legal services, ensuring compliance with Canadian laws like PIPEDA. Responsibilities include legal guidance during product development, contract negotiations, and advising on privacy policies. This hybrid role requires strong negotiation and analytical skills, along with a Bachelor of common law and membership in the Law Society of Ontario.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Accommodation for disabilities

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience as a lawyer.
• Knowledge of PIPEDA and other Canadian privacy laws.
• Experience advising clients on products/services.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal services ensuring compliance with regulations.
• Advise management on legal risks in product development.
• Draft and review contracts and privacy policies.

Skills

Strong negotiation skills

Excellent communication skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Technological adeptness

Education

Bachelor of common law

Membership of the Law Society of Ontario

Job description

TransUnion's Job Applicant Privacy Notice

What We’ll Bring

At TransUnion, we are dedicated to finding ways information can be used to help people make better and smarter decisions. As a trusted provider of global information solutions, our mission is to help people around the world access the opportunities that lead to a higher quality of life, by helping organizations optimize their risk‑based decisions and enabling consumers to understand and manage their personal information. Because when people have access to more complete and multidimensional information, they can make more informed decisions and achieve great things. Every day TransUnion offers our employees the tools and resources they need to find ways information can be used in diverse ways. Whether it is helping businesses better manage risk, providing better insights so a consumer can qualify for his first mortgage or working with law enforcement to make neighborhoods safer, we are improving the quality of life for individuals, families, communities and local economies around the world.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor of common law and 3-5 years of experience as a lawyer.
• Must be a member of the Law Society of Ontario.
• Knowledge and understanding of the following areas are required: PIPEDA and other Canadian privacy laws, strong negotiation skills, contract law and general corporate commercial knowledge.
• Knowledge and understanding of the following areas of law are preferred: Consumer reporting legislation.
• Demonstrated experience advising clients on products/services.
• Ability to work in a team environment and with peers and management on all levels of the organization.
• Strong organizational and advocacy skills.
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written), and ability to draft clear and concise documents.
• Effectively and efficiently manage multiple, complex, and often conflicting and quickly changing priorities.
• Strong analytic and problem solving skills are required to successfully manage and complete assignments and coordinate internal and external resources effectively.
• Technologically adept and proficiency with the tools of the profession.
• Strong negotiation, and analytical skills (i.e., logical thinking, problem solving, and decision‑making).
• High level of comfort with technology gained as a product counsel at a technology company is preferred.

Impact You’ll Make

With limited guidance, the Advisor, Legal Counsel (Solutions) provides legal services to TransUnion Canada ensuring that TransUnion product development initiatives meet regulatory requirements and that TransUnion products are within the scope established by law, inclusive of PIPEDA and consumer reporting legislation.

The incumbent provides counseling to management, product, business development, marketing and other teams in all phases of the product development life cycle and helps the teams to develop strategies that mitigate legal risk, including changes to law that may impact existing product offerings. The successful candidate must have a broad‑based knowledge of business‑at‑large and must rapidly learn the issues they face in order to legally protect the company. Responsible for foreseeing and protecting the company against legal risks and compliance with corporate policies.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Reviews products, features, and initiatives to provide advice consistent with TransUnion’s legal obligations in Canada.
• Reviews privacy impact assessments of products and services and helps to execute risk mitigation strategies.
• Provides counsel, legal support and direction to company on a variety of complex legal matters and matters having a potential significant impact on the company’s products, business and operations.
• Acts as counsel to company in contractual matters requiring legal review and assistance, and provides liaison with senior management when appropriate.
• Drafts and updates, as needed, product templates, terms of use and privacy policies.
• Advises marketing in connection with product launches and go‑to‑market activities.
• Provides prompt and practical advice to senior management on complex contractual matters involving the transfer of personal information and/or technology.
• Reviews and drafts complex commercial contracts, certificates and related documents and represents the company in contract negotiations.
• Responsible for keeping abreast of current legislative developments, particularly with such developments that may have an impact upon company operations and product offerings.
• Works with the other departments on commercial matters, corporate risk analysis and other matters as appropriate.
• Provides formal and informal training for internal clients (sales meeting presentations, operations, one‑on‑one discussions).
• Maintains and develop positive and professional working relationships with members of the legal team, internal and external clients and management.
• Ensures the Associate General Counsel for Retail Banking is fully briefed on major issues arising in relevant business area and major legislative changes in area of expertise.
• Ensures Assistant General Counsel is fully briefed on major issues that arise in relevant business area and major legislative, business, contractual or operational issues that may arise.
• Provides support to team initiatives.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in‑person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.

Accommodation is available, including for applicants with disabilities, in accordance with applicable laws.

TransUnion's Internal Job Title: Advisor, Legal Counsel