Assistant General Counsel

AmerisourceBergen Services Corporation; Oakville; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the health sector seeks an experienced lawyer to provide effective legal services and manage legal professionals. The role involves handling significant legal projects, managing contracts, and representing clients in negotiations. Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 9 years of experience in various law specialties and strong leadership skills.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision care

Comprehensive wellness programs

Paid parental leave

Training and professional development

Qualifications

• Minimum 9 years of legal experience in specialties like litigation and contracts.
• Graduate of an accredited law school and admitted to the state bar.
• Experience supervising outside counsel and managing external legal resources.

Responsibilities

• Deliver effective legal services and manage legal professionals.
• Handle significant legal projects and manage contracts.
• Represent clients in negotiations and provide legally compliant recommendations.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Judgment

Organizational Skills

Education

Graduate of an accredited law school

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere. Apply today!

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

1. The lawyer in this role is responsible for the delivery of effective legal services to his or her clients.
2. The lawyer may have management responsibility for one or more legal professionals and is required to be an effective manager of reports.
3. Handle significant legal projects, matters, and issues with very good to excellent legal skills and expertise.
4. Manage contracts or other matters that the client group wants to pursue, demonstrating strong project management skills.
5. Represent Innomar Strategies and relevant client groups on significant business contracts or matters, leading or playing an integral role in negotiations.
6. Make business-oriented, legally compliant recommendations, demonstrating strong decision-making capabilities.
7. Solve both straightforward and complex problems, often requiring new perspectives on existing solutions.
8. Juggle multiple matters, prioritize effectively, and work efficiently to meet deadlines.
9. Adapt to change, shift priorities, and focus as needed.
10. Seek challenging tasks, engage in development discussions, and be receptive to feedback.
11. Possess a minimum of 9 years of legal experience with expertise in one or more specialty areas such as litigation, antitrust, mergers and acquisitions, contracts and commercial law, securities law, privacy law, health law, technology law, or employment and labor law.
12. Graduate of an accredited law school and admitted to the state bar.
13. Operate at a level comparable to a counsel, non-equity partner, or service partner, capable of doing sophisticated work independently and supervising legal professionals.
14. Familiar with legal concepts, practices, and procedures, including corporate law, SEC regulations, litigation, anti-trust laws, and contract negotiation.
15. Experience supervising outside counsel and managing external legal resources.
16. Knowledgeable about industry policies, practices, trends, and the competitive landscape.
17. Excellent communication, interpersonal, leadership, organizational, and judgment skills.
18. Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that foster an inclusive culture and support our team members’ purpose-driven work. Our offerings include medical, dental, and vision care, along with comprehensive wellness programs addressing physical, emotional, financial, and social well-being. Support for working families includes backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. We also offer training, professional development, mentorship, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and more.