Corporate General Counsel Part Time (20 hours/week)

Mircom Group of Companies; Vaughan; On-site; CAD 125,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Corporate General Counsel to join their team part-time, focusing on a variety of legal responsibilities. This role involves managing corporate legal affairs, supporting audits, and overseeing commercial transactions. You will play a crucial role in dispute resolution and crisis management while ensuring compliance with legal standards. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in corporate law and be a member in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario. If you are adaptable, a quick learner, and have a passion for legal excellence, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in corporate law with a focus on commercial transactions.
• Strong understanding of dispute resolution and crisis management.

Responsibilities

• Manage corporate legal affairs, including audits and commercial transactions.
• Provide support for dispute resolution and crisis management.

Skills

Commercial Transactions

Dispute Resolution

Crisis Management

Insurance and Risk Management

Intellectual Property

Litigation Management

Real Estate Management

Creative Problem Solving

Adaptability

Quick Learning

Education

LL.B. or J.D.

Member in Good Standing of the Law Society of Ontario

Job description

Corporate General Counsel Part Time (20 hours/week)

Pay Competitive

Location Vaughan/Ontario

Employment type Other

Job Description

Req#: 154090

Corporate General Counsel Part Time (20 hours/week)

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Audits: Provide support to internal and external parties for audits, including annual and other one-time audits.
• Commercial Transactions: Support during the due diligence, planning and execution of transactions, liaise with external counsel, facilitate completion of closing checklist, support internally with drafting corporate documents, create consolidated closing binders.
• Draft and review contracts.
• Managing corporate legal affairs.
• Crisis Management: Act as an as-needed resource in case of crises (COVID, Cyber Breach, etc.), ranging in responsibility from long-term project management to ad hoc responsiveness, depending on organization needs.
• Dispute Resolution: Provide counselling or attend to pre-litigation dispute management activities, including negotiation of settlement and guidance on litigation avoidance, on a case-by-case basis.
• Insurance and Risk Management: Provide support on an annual basis, and as needed to internal and broker teams.
• Intellectual Property: Provide as needed support for inquiries, including registrations, infringements and risk management.
• Litigation (Insured): Work with insurance appointed counsel and claims representative at insurance company.
• Litigation (Uninsured): Manage all aspects of pre-suit and litigated cases in all areas of law such as commercial, product liability, employment.
• Real Estate (Commercial): Oversee and provide support in all areas relating to ownership’s real estate portfolio management.
• Templates: Draft and upkeep templates.
• Terms and Conditions: Draft and upkeep terms and conditions for products and services provided to external stakeholders.

How You’ll Be Spending Your Time:

• Dispute and litigation management 50%
• Standardization activities (policies, templates, etc.) 20%
• Real estate related activities (leases, external advisor support) 15%
• Corporate affairs and templates 10%
• Inter-departmental activities (contract reviews, IP, insurance) 5%

What You Need To Be Successful:

• LL.B. or J.D.
• Member in Good Standing of the Law Society of Ontario.
• 5 years of broad range (full-service) experience.
• Commercial transactional experience is more valuable than litigation experience.
• Quick learner.
• Adaptable.
• Issue identifier.
• Creative problem solver.
• Confidence in experience and capabilities.

About the company

Mircom Technologies Ltd. is a manufacturer and distributor of life safety and communications systems including fire detection & alarm, voice evacuation, controlled access and security solutions.