Associate Counsel

Waste Connections of Canada Inc.; Ontario; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in environmental services as an Associate Counsel, where you will provide comprehensive legal support across various departments. This role requires strong analytical and advocacy skills to navigate complex legal matters while collaborating with teams to ensure compliance and protect company interests.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Annual cash bonus

Retirement Plan with company match

Employee Assistance Program

Scholarship Opportunities for kids

Employee Share Purchase Plan

Life Insurance

Short Term / Long Term Disability Insurance

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in legal matters.
• Member in good standing of the Ontario Bar.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal counsel on transactional and commercial matters.
• Assist with labour and employment matters.
• Support resolution of disputes and litigation.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Advocacy Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Job description

Join to apply for the Associate Counsel role at Waste Connections of Canada .

Why Choose Us

We are Waste Connections of Canada, a company committed to providing innovative waste solutions across various industries. Waste Connections of Canada offers solid waste collection, transfer, disposal, and recycling services to local residents and businesses throughout Canada. Through our affiliate, we also serve clients in the energy sector through our oil marketing operations and disposal facilities.

At Waste Connections of Canada, we are proud to be a different kind of company with a different kind of culture. One where self-directed, empowered employees have our trust and full support to realize their potential as they strive to make a bigger and better impact on their communities and careers every day.

General Description

We are seeking an experienced and versatile Associate Counsel to provide a broad range of legal services and strategic advice across various departments and business units within our Canadian operations. This role requires a corporate generalist with strong analytical, contractual, and advocacy skills to support the company’s transactional, commercial, and employment-related legal matters.

As an Associate Counsel with us the minimum responsibilities are :

• Provide legal counsel on transactional and commercial matters, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating customer contracts, collection, transportation, and disposal agreements, as well as requests for proposals and other commercial arrangements.
• Assist with labour and employment matters, including labour arbitrations and employment proceedings before courts and relevant tribunals.
• Enforce commercial and municipal contracts to ensure compliance and protect the company’s interests.
• Support the resolution of disputes and litigation matters as they arise.
• Manage special projects as assigned.
• Collaborate with and oversee external legal counsel as needed.

What We Need From You

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) with strong academic credentials.
• Member in good standing of the Ontario Bar.
• 2–5 years of experience, either in-house or at a law firm.
• Strong interpersonal skills with a dynamic, team-oriented approach.
• Excellent analytical and advocacy skills, with the ability to draft, review, and apply legal advice effectively.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines.
• Proficiency in leveraging technology to enhance the delivery of legal services.
• Adaptability and willingness to engage in a diverse range of legal matters.
• Ability to successfully complete all pre-employment requirements.

What You’ll Get From Us

• Competitive compensation, including annual cash bonus and restricted share unit grant eligibility.
• Retirement Plan with company match; let us help you save for your future.
• Perks, perks, perks! Employee Assistance Program, Scholarship Opportunities for kids, Employee Share Purchase Plan.
• Insurance : Life, Short Term / Long Term Disability.

We thank all applicants for their interest but advise only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Waste Connections of Canada is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions (including but not limited to hiring) are made without regard to characteristics protected by federal, provincial, or local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Legal

Environmental Services, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage, and Construction