Legal Counsel

Danone; Toronto, Boucherville; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global food and beverage company is seeking a Legal Advisor in Toronto, Ontario. In this role, you will provide legal advice on advertising, draft contracts, and analyze regulations affecting business operations. The ideal candidate is a member of the Ontario or Quebec Bar with 1-3 years of experience, and is bilingual in English and French. Join us and contribute to our mission of bringing health through food to more people, while enjoying a range of exceptional benefits.

Benefits

Equal opportunities workplace

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Recognition as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers

Qualifications

• 1 to 3 years of relevant experience in a legal role.
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
• Autonomous and results-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on advertising and intellectual property.
• Draft and negotiate various commercial contracts.
• Monitor legal trends relevant to the business.
• Prepare legal trainings for internal stakeholders.

Skills

Bilingual (English and French)

Excellent analysis skills

Strong business sense

Ability to work under pressure

Organizational skills

Education

Member of the Ontario Bar or Quebec Bar

Job description

Your main role will be to counsel Danone Canada and various other companies of the Danone Group on all legal aspects related to their respective activities, namely in its divisions of dairy products, plant-based products, beverages, coffee creamers, bottled water and medical nutrition in Canada.

In this role, you will assume namely the following responsibilities:

• Provide legal advice to various internal clients, namely on advertising and intellectual property;
• Draft, revise and negotiate various commercial contracts;
• Monitor and anticipate the main legal trends;
• Provide legal trainings to the main stakeholders (internal departments, external agencies);
• Support the legal department in its corporate compliance initiatives;
• Analyse rules and regulations applicable to the commercial activities of Danone Canada and other various affiliates.

About you

• Member of the Ontario Bar (or another Common Law province) or the Quebec Bar;
• Between 1 to 3 years of relevant experience;
• Bilingual (English and French), spoken and written;
• A strong business sense, pragmatic and results-oriented;
• Excellent analysis skills and ability to synthesize;
• Very organized, autonomous and takes initiative;
• Ability to collaborate and work with multidisciplinary teams;
• Ability to work under pressure with tight delays;

About Danone

What are you waiting for? Join our team and enjoy these exceptional benefits!

Danone Canada is a business unit of Danone and operates from headquarter offices in Boucherville, Quebec, and Toronto, Ontario. Danone Canada is the country’s largest consumer-facing B Corporation, demonstrating that the company meets the highest standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. From year to year, Danone is recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for its forward-thinking work environment and was awarded the Parity Certification Women in Governance for our commitment towards gender equality in the workplace. We have 500+ employees across Canada that are engaged and energized to deliver Danone’s mission: Bringing health through to food to as many people as possible, by working on strong brands such as Activia, Oikos, Danone, Silk, International Delight and many others. Come join our movement for a healthier world: One Planet. One Health BY YOU.

Danone Canada doesn’t just welcome what makes you unique, we value it. We’re proud to provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to cultural background, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression or age. Faithful to our values of openness and humanism, all our employees share the commitment to engage one another with dignity and respect.

Please note that this posting has been written in the masculine form solely to shorten the text. We promote diversity and encourage all people with the skills mentioned in this posting to apply for this position.

Job details

Dedicated to bringing health through food to as many people as possible, we are a leading global food & beverage company built on four businesses: Essential Dairy and Plant-Based Products, Waters, Early Life Nutrition and Medical Nutrition.