Conseiller juridique /Legal Counsel

Hitachi ABB Power Grids; Quebec; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive group insurance

Pension plan

24/7 employee assistance program

Job summary

Hitachi ABB Power Grids in Montreal seeks a dynamic Legal Counsel to join our Legal & Integrity team. This role will advise on a wide range of legal matters, draft and negotiate commercial agreements, and support global strategies while safeguarding our operations across Canada.

Reporting to the Head of Legal and Integrity, Canada, you will work closely with business leaders to deliver pragmatic, timely, and business-oriented legal solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in business/commercial law.
• Member in good standing of the Quebec Bar.
• Bilingual in English and French.
• Skilled in contract drafting and negotiation.
• Strong business acumen and pragmatic, solution oriented approach.

Responsibilities

• Review and draft commercial agreements, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Engage with internal teams to articulate key contract terms and implications, align positions, and shape strategy before client discussions.
• Support internal approval and risk assessment of key agreements.
• Support and/or lead contract negotiations with clients.
• Advise on various day-to-day legal questions across different areas of the business.
• Promote strong governance and safeguard the company’s interest and reputation.
• Liaise with and manage external legal counsel.
• Improve contracting tools, templates, and awareness initiatives.
• Support the business in resolving commercial disputes and client issues constructively.

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Business acumen

Communication

Multitasking

Education

Bar admission Quebec

Job description

The opportunity

Hitachi Energy Canada is seeking a dynamic Legal Counsel to join our Montreal-based Legal & Integrity team. This is a unique opportunity to support a growing business and help shape the legal framework of a global leader in energy innovation. You’ll play a key role in advising on a wide range of legal matters, implementing global strategies, and enabling business growth while safeguarding our operations across Canada.

Reporting directly to the Head of Legal and Integrity, Canada, you will work closely with business leaders across the organization to deliver pragmatic, timely, and business-oriented legal solutions. Your work will directly contribute to increased order volume, reduced risk, and enhanced governance. If you’re an agile legal professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and values autonomy, accountability, and collaboration, we’d love to hear from you.

How you'll make an impact

• Review and draft commercial agreements, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Engage with internal teams to articulate key contract terms and implications, align positions, and shape strategy before client discussions.
• Support internal approval and risk assessment of key agreements.
• Support and/or lead contract negotiations with clients.
• Advise on various day-to-day legal questions across different areas of the business.
• Promote strong governance and safeguard the company’s interest and reputation.
• Liaise with and manage external legal counsel.
• Improve contracting tools, templates, and awareness initiatives.
• Support the business in resolving commercial disputes and client issues constructively.

Your background

• Minimum 5 years of experience in business/commercial law.
• Member in good standing of the Quebec Bar.
• Bilingual in English and French.
• Skilled in contract drafting and negotiation.
• Strong business acumen and pragmatic, solution oriented legal approach.
• Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple matters in a fast-paced setting.
• High sense of accountability, integrity, and ownership of deliverables.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a solution-oriented mindset toward internal and external clients.

More about us

• Comprehensive group insurance (medical, dental, life and disability) and access to a telemedicine service.
• Pension plan with attractive employer contribution.
• 24/7 employee and family assistance program.

We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission-critical technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next.

With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD.