Counsel

Marsh; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 167,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Tuition assistance

Retirement programs

Employee assistance programs

Job summary

Marsh, a leading global risk and advisory firm, seeks a in‑house Counsel to draft, review, and negotiate a high volume of client and third‑party agreements across the Americas. The role requires legal licensing in Canada, a law degree, and relevant contract experience.

The successful candidate will identify liability exposures, provide practical risk‑based solutions, and collaborate with internal stakeholders and outside counsel to support business growth from the Toronto office.

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice law in Canada.
• Bachelor's degree and a law degree.
• Minimum 1 year of legal experience.
• Experience negotiating contracts and assessing contractual risk.
• Ability to work independently and manage deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide corporate legal advice for Marsh Management Consulting across the Americas.
• Draft, review and negotiate client and third‑party contracts, including MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, and software licenses.
• Analyze changes in laws/regulations and their impact on the business.
• Interact with outside counsel and manage negotiations with external parties.
• Provide practical legal guidance balancing business and legal considerations.
• Explain contract terms to internal teams and support RFP responses.

Skills

Contract drafting

Contract negotiation

Risk assessment

Legal research

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Juris Doctor / Law degree

Job description

Counsel provides legal advice and support on a broad range of issues to the Oliver Wyman and Marsh Management Consulting businesses across the Americas.

This role is responsible for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a high volume of client and third‑party agreements, including client services agreements, master services agreements, statements of work, confidentiality agreements, release letters, software development and licensing agreements, vendor agreements, data processing addenda, collaboration agreements, and other legal documents.

The ideal candidate can identify liability exposures and provide practical, creative solutions to manage risk while supporting business growth. The ability to prioritize work, manage competing deadlines, and work efficiently and independently is essential.

This role reports to an Assistant General Counsel or Senior Counsel and is based in Toronto, Canada.

Please note that this role requires working from the office three days per week.

We will count on you to:

• Provide corporate advice and support on a broad range of legal issues and projects for the Marsh Management Consulting businesses across the Americas.
• Draft, review, and negotiate various legal documents, including client and third‑party contracts, client services agreements, master services agreements, statements of work, confidentiality agreements, release letters, software development and licensing agreements, vendor agreements, data processing addenda, collaboration agreements, memoranda, subcontracts, and other legal documents.
• Analyze new and changing laws and regulations and assess their potential impact on the business.
• Identify liability exposures and provide practical and creative solutions to manage and reduce risk.
• Interact with outside counsel representing Marsh Management Consulting, as well as outside counsel representing adverse parties.
• Conduct negotiations with external third parties, escalating unresolved legal issues to other members of the Legal Department as appropriate.
• Provide business colleagues with practical legal advice and guidance while developing solutions that balance business and legal considerations.
• Interpret and explain contract terms to internal business colleagues.
• Assist with responding to requests for proposals from prospective clients.
• Manage workflow effectively in a proactive and responsive manner while meeting deadlines and changing priorities.

What you need to have:

• Qualification and licensing to practice law in accordance with applicable Canadian statutes, rules, and regulations.
• A bachelor’s or university degree.
• A law degree.
• A minimum of 1 year of legal experience gained at a law firm or in a corporate legal department.

What makes you stand out:

• Experience reviewing and independently negotiating contracts, with a strong understanding of contractual risk.
• Sound judgment, financial acumen, and strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, with keen attention to detail and strong analytical abilities.
• The ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion when handling highly confidential information.
• The ability to work effectively under pressure and manage deadlines and changing priorities.
• General fluency in business issues, with the ability to formulate legal solutions that reflect both client and Oliver Wyman business priorities.
• The ability to meet the specific requirements to practice law in-house in Canada.
• Experience with software licensing agreements and data privacy terms.
• Experience providing legal advice and support to professional services, consulting, technology, or other complex business organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and manage contractual and business risks while supporting commercial objectives.
• Experience working effectively with internal stakeholders, external parties, and outside counsel.

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work, and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients, and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well‑being.

Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) is a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, Marsh will provide a reasonable accommodation to employees and prospective employees to the point of undue hardship upon request and as required in respect of the individual’s particular restrictions and limitations. If you require a specific accommodation because of a disability or medical need, please contact [e-mail].

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.

The applicable base salary range for this role is $119,200 to $169,200.

The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, education, and any applicable minimum wage requirements. Decisions will be determined on a case‑by‑case basis. In addition to the base salary, this position may be eligible for performance‑based incentives.

We are excited to offer a competitive total rewards package which includes health and welfare benefits, tuition assistance, retirement programs as well as employee assistance programs.

This is a New position.