IP Counsel for Tech, AI & Global Solutions

WSP in Canada; Montreal (administrative region); In loco; CAD 104.000 - 137.000; Tempo pieno

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Descrizione del lavoro

WSP is seeking a Legal Counsel, Intellectual Property in Canada to advise on IP issues across development, deployment, and commercialization of digital solutions, AI systems, and technologies. You will draft, review, and negotiate IP-related contracts and contribute to governance frameworks in collaboration with Legal, IT, Procurement, and business teams.

Qualified to practice law in Quebec or similar jurisdiction, you bring 3–5 years of IP experience, a practical business mindset, and strong

Competenze

• Qualified to practice law in Québec or another relevant jurisdiction.
• Approximately 3 to 5 years of IP legal experience, in private practice or in-house, ideally including commercial law, AI-related matters, privacy, and/or technology law.
• Sound understanding of IP principles, including ownership, licensing, use restrictions, and the protection of proprietary rights, with the ability to apply them in a practical business context.
• Strong knowledge of IP applicable to a global organization, including interpreting and applying legal and regulatory requirements.
• Exposure to legal issues relating to artificial intelligence, digital technologies, software, data use, IP, and innovation initiatives.
• Comfortable using AI tools, including generative AI, in day-to-day legal work, with an interest in developing internal solutions.
• Ability to analyze complex legal issues, identify risks, and provide clear, practical and business-oriented advice.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across functions and geographies.
• Ability to work independently, manage a varied workload with growing autonomy, and prioritize deadlines.
• Strong judgment, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience supporting multinational corporations or global legal, privacy, or compliance programs is an asset.
• Relevant certifications or additional training in IP or technology law are an asset.
• Experience with trademark clearance, patent administration, IP management platforms or global IP programs is an asset.
• Strong contract drafting skills and oral communication skills.

Mansioni

• Advise on IP issues arising from the development, marketing, deployment, use and commercialisation of digital solutions, AI systems, and other technology.
• Advise on IP issues arising from trademarks, patents, copyrights, and trade secrets related to engineering services, solutions, and technologies provided and used by WSP.
• Draft, review and negotiate IP-related contract provisions and related legal documents, including SaaS agreements, EULAs, end-user notices and AI DISCLAIMERS, working from existing templates and playbooks.
• Support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of policies, standards, guidance, and governance processes relating to Intellectual Property.
• Support the Principal Legal Counsel, Commercial & IP, in advising regional legal teams on the management of intellectual property matters in their respective regions, including liaising with external counsel, as relevant.
• Contribute to IP due diligence on digital solutions, covering ownership, third-party rights, open-source software, code validation and the documentation a product needs before it reaches a client.
• Support the day-to-day administration of WSP’s IP portfolio on our IP management platform, including trademark clearance and registration, patent filings, invention intake and the protection of trade secrets and know-how, and help coordinate external counsel where specialist input is required.
• Support IP transfers, and intercompany licensing and distribution arrangements.
• Help monitor competitive IP activity to identify third-party filings, market developments, risks and opportunities that matter to our teams.
• Contribute to the development of internal templates, playbooks, negotiation guidance, and knowledge resources.
• Deliver training and practical resources that make good IP practice the easy option across the business.
• Work effectively across functions and geographies in a complex global environment, including with Tax, Finance, and Procurement.
• Perform other duties relevant to the position, as assigned and required.

Conoscenze

IP strategy

IP governance

Contract drafting

AI/tech law

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Communication

Independent work

Risk assessment

Multinational experience

Legal tech/AI tools

Regulatory knowledge

Descrizione del lavoro

WSP is seeking a Legal Counsel, Intellectual Property in Canada to advise on IP issues across development, deployment, and commercialization of digital solutions, AI systems, and technologies. You will draft, review, and negotiate IP-related contracts and contribute to governance frameworks in collaboration with Legal, IT, Procurement, and business teams.

Qualified to practice law in Quebec or similar jurisdiction, you bring 3–5 years of IP experience, a practical business mindset, and strong