Legal Counsel

Colas Canada; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in transportation infrastructure seeks a Legal Counsel to provide legal support across various topics, ensuring sustainable growth. The role includes contract management, compliance analysis, and collaboration with different teams. Ideal candidates will have a diploma in law and significant experience in legal research and negotiation.

Qualifications

• At least five years of experience in a law firm or business.
• Experience in transactions and negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Legal analysis on different topics to ascertain strategies and risks.
• Review contract and lawsuit management.
• Provide legal support to operations.

Skills

Legal Research

Negotiation

Collaboration

Problem Solving

Education

Diploma in Law

Tools

Excel

Job description

Colas is a Canadian leader in transportation infrastructure - materials, construction, and maintenance. From roads to rail, airports to ports, we build some of the most important projects that connect our communities.

Backed by our network of Colas companies across Canada and the Colas Group worldwide, Colas offers a wide range of innovative and sustainable solutions for the construction and maintenance of transportation infrastructure.

Join the largest transportation infrastructure group in the world and help connect Canada.

Position Summary

Employment type : Full-time Permanent

Reporting to : General Counsel

Telework : Possibility for hybrid work (2 days remote / week) after completion of probationary period

Your Mission

As a Legal Counsel, you will play a key role in providing solid legal support to ensure the sustainable growth of Colas Canada Inc. and our network of subsidiaries. You will work with a variety of topics ranging from labour and employment, construction / materials, corporate and commercial transactions, P3, insurance, construction-related disputes, and providing general advice to support the decision-making process.

Main Responsibilities

• Legal analysis on different topics as required in order to ascertain strategies and risks;
• Review contract and lawsuit management;
• Legal support to operations (industries and construction activities);
• Review and update the templates of commercial agreements with a focus on improvement and ensuring consistency across the country;
• Review and advise the business regarding negotiation of commercial agreements;
• Insurance (coverage analysis and portfolio management);
• Compliance analysis and implementation;
• Implementation and oversight of our internal policies, including through trainings;
• Liaising with and gathering information from different groups and entities for various corporate purposes, including regulatory matters, licenses and real estate related matters;
• Providing support to Colas Canada’s General Counsel and legal team;
• Role involves clerical and regulatory tasks to ensure proper licenses are in place.

Your Profile

• Diploma in law and enabled to exercise law in Ontario or another province (a provincial multiple diploma is an asset). For Quebec candidates, Common Law training is required;
• At least five (5) years of experience in a law firm or business;
• Experience in legal research and analysis of applicable laws;
• Experience in transactions and negotiations;
• Mastery of Excel software;
• All candidates for this position must succeed in checking conflicts of interest before taking office;
• Collaborative approach with administrative and legal services and ability to collaborate;
• Support and dedication to understanding the company;
• Willingness to evolve with the position, the legal service, and the organization;
• Ability to engage at a detailed level on questions requiring a long-term vision;
• Ability to find simple and achievable solutions to complex problems;
• Curiosity and audacity to help and support;
• Patience and perseverance to overcome complexity.

Assets considered :

• Experience in the fields of construction, work and employment, and insurance.

DIVERSITY IS IMPORTANT TO US

At Colas, we believe our workforce should reflect the diversity of the communities we connect. By living our core values of Caring, Sharing, and Daring, we welcome all those who help create the links that bring us together. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of age, ethnicity, national origin, religious beliefs, disability, marital or family status, gender, gender identity or expression.