Legal Counsel

Honda Canada Inc; Markham; On-site; CAD 119,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

Honda Canada Inc. seeks a Legal Counsel to provide strategic legal advice across privacy, contracts, corporate secretarial, financial services, consumer protection, advertising, labour & employment, and litigation for Honda’s Canadian businesses.

The role focuses on risk management, regulatory monitoring, and supporting compliance and education initiatives. Ideal candidates are Canadian-licensed lawyers with 4–5+ years post-call experience, strong communication, integrity, and collaborative

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice law in Canada.
• 4-5+ years of relevant post-call legal experience.
• High degree of integrity and ethical standards.
• Ability to anticipate issues and identify risk strategically.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, strategic legal advice across privacy, commercial/contracts, corporate secretarial, financial services, consumer protection, advertising, labour & employment, and litigation.
• Develop and sustain effective relationships with business customers and other legal professionals.
• Monitor legislation, regulations, case law and literature to assess impact and opportunities for the company.
• Promote legal education and awareness across the organization.
• Develop and support management of the company’s compliance activities.

Skills

Strong communicator

Analytical thinking

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Adaptability

Education

Bar admission in Canada

Job description

The Legal Counsel will provide legal advice and promote risk management among business units within Honda’s Canadian businesses, including Honda Canada Inc., Honda Canada Finance Inc., and Honda Trading Canada Inc.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide high-quality, strategic legal advice on complex matters that cut across legal and related areas, which may include the following practice areas: Privacy, commercial/contracts, corporate secretarial, financial services, consumer protection, advertising, labour & employment, and litigation
• Develop and sustain effective and collaborative professional working relationships with business customers and other legal professionals
• Monitor developments in legislation, regulations, case law and general legal literature to determine impact on company and identify opportunities
• Promote legal education/awareness across the organization
• Develop and support management of the company’s compliance activities

QUALIFICATIONS

• Lawyer in good standing and called to the bar in a Canadian jurisdiction 4-5 years+ of relevant post-call legal experience
• High degree of integrity
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate issues and strategically identify risk
• Strong organizational/project management skills
• A continuous learner who stays on top of business trends and legislative changes
• Flexible and adaptable to change
• Strong communicator with the ability to effectively communicate complex concepts to a diverse group of clients/stakeholders
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Prior experience working in the automotive industry is considered an asset
• Develops and maintains good working relationships with other legal professionals, business customers, as well as other internal and external stakeholders

HIRING PRACTICES

The salary range for this position is $118,800- $148,500 CAD annually. Individual salaries within this range are determined by a variety of job-related factors, including education, experience, knowledge, and skill set.

This is an on-site with occasional work-from-home position that requires employees to work on-site four days per week with the opportunity to work-from-home one day per week (with a dedicated workspace at the assigned company office).

This posting is for an existing vacancy that Honda Canada Inc. is actively seeking to fill. Honda Canada Inc. does not use artificial intelligence (AI) in its recruitment or candidate selection processes. Honda Canada Inc. is committed to providing accommodations during the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities, upon request. Accommodations will take into account the applicant’s accessibility needs. If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please email Human Resources at [e-mail] or call [phone].

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