Associate Legal Counsel

SE Health; Old Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a compassionate and dedicated team at a leading social enterprise where your legal expertise will make a significant impact. As an Associate Legal Counsel, you will provide strategic legal advice on a wide range of matters, manage litigation, and ensure compliance with legal standards. This innovative organization values empathy and integrity, striving to improve the health and wellbeing of communities across Canada. With a hybrid work model, you will enjoy flexibility while contributing to meaningful initiatives. If you are passionate about making a difference and have a strong legal background, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Competitive Pay

Benefits

Pension

Work-Life Balance

Inclusive Workplace

Qualifications

• Completion of an LLB/JD and licensed to practice law in Ontario.
• Minimum of five years related legal experience in commercial and corporate law.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic legal advice on various legal matters and agreements.
• Manage litigation and collaborate with external counsel as needed.

Skills

Legal Research

Negotiation Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Time Management

Education

LLB/JD

Job description

Do you want to make a difference with your legal career? SE Health, one of Canada’s largest social enterprises, is seeking an Associate Legal Counsel to join its growing legal team. Reporting to the SVP, Chief Legal, Privacy and Compliance Officer, you will be an integral member of the legal department and responsible for advising SE Health on a full spectrum of legal matters to ensure organizational needs are balanced with strategic priorities.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic Legal Advice

• Be a subject matter expert and provide practical, timely and strategic legal advice to SE Health internal stakeholders on legal implications of plans, policies, and other matters
• Draft, review, negotiate and provide advice on a broad range of commercial agreements, including service agreements and funding agreements
• Advise on procurement matters, in collaboration with third party sourcing specialists
• Proactively identify and manage legal organizational risks associated with SE Health’s operations including drafting of policies and procedures, training with applicable laws, regulations and business objectives
• Advise on corporate governance, including drafting and review of corporate by-laws, resolutions, policies and procedures
• Providing advice to SE Health privacy office on complex privacy and FOI issues including interpretation of PHIPPA, and other provincial and federal privacy legislation
• Provide legal support for SE Health strategic initiatives in the health sector and with other health organizations
• Providing advice respecting compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements

Legal Management

• Manage SE Health litigation throughout claim life cycle, including researching, preparing litigation documents, attending mediations, arbitrations, etc. and providing oversight of external counsel
• Collaborate with Chief Legal, Privacy and Compliance Officer on management of complex legal matters and liaise with external counsel when required
• Draft precedent documents, including agreements, policies, and procedures and establish and maintain precedent database
• Collaborate with members of the Legal, Privacy and Compliance team to provide legal support to SE Health initiatives

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Completion of an LLB/JD and licensed to practice law in Ontario
• Minimum of five (5) years related legal experience in a law firm or in-house setting with a focus on commercial and corporate law
• Previous experience practicing in a health setting an asset
• Strong research, writing, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Exceptional negotiation, interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to effectively convey complex legal concepts in an understandable manner to a diverse audience
• Demonstrate professional judgment, tact, and diplomacy
• Superior ability to manage time and balance competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment

This role is a hybrid and may require travel to our Markham or Toronto office as needed.

About SE Health

At SE, we love what we do. Every day, we bring hope and happiness to clients, homes, and communities across Canada. We treat each person with dignity and love, like our own family; we build empathy; and we do the right thing. We are always inspired to make a difference. As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we share knowledge, provide the best care, and help each client to realize their most meaningful goals for health and wellbeing. We are an inclusive workplace offering competitive pay, benefits, pension, and work life balance. We’re a great place to work, and we hope you’ll join our team.

In the interest of the health and safety of our patients/clients, employees, and greater good of public health, SE Health requires those that wish to work for this organization to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Fully vaccinated means a person has received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and it has been 14 days since the last dose.

SE Health is committed to the success of all its employees. If you feel you need accommodations because of illness or disability, please do not hesitate to contact the Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail] at your earliest convenience.