Legal Counsel

LG Electronics; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 170,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

LG Electronics Canada, Inc. is seeking a Legal Counsel to join the in-house legal team located at the North York Office.

The role reports to the General Counsel and provides timely legal advice across a broad range of matters to support business operations. Key duties include drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, handling product safety and regulatory matters, and developing internal compliance programs and training.

Qualifications

• LL.B./J.D. and good standing with the Law Society of Ontario.
• Min 5 years: in-house counsel or law firm, or both.
• Strong knowledge of corporate/commercial matters.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, time management, and communication.
• Ability to work independently on complex matters.
• Cross-functional collaboration with legal and business teams.
• Experience with privacy and data governance is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic legal advice to business units on laws, regulations, and company policies.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements.
• Manage product safety and regulatory matters, including filings.
• Develop and deploy compliance programs, policies, training, and guidance documents.
• Monitor and report on internal compliance activities.
• Assist with Canadian privacy law compliance and privacy impact assessments.
• Monitor legal developments and advise on compliance and emerging risks.
• Support the development, management, and revision of internal policies and procedures.
• Assist General Counsel as needed.

Skills

Legal advisory

Contract drafting

Contract negotiation

Regulatory compliance

Corporate law

Privacy knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Time management

Independence

Education

LL.B./J.D.

Job description

• Position Type: Full-Time
• Department: Legal
• Work Location: North York Office: 20 Norelco Drive, North York, ON M9L 2X6
• Work Arrangement: Hybrid
• Work Hours: Monday-Friday, 8AM-5PM

At LG, we create Innovation for a Better Life.

We design products and services that make life better, easier, and more enjoyable. Whether it’s through smart functionality, design, or innovative technology, our home appliances, including kitchen, laundry and lifestyle solutions, media entertainment products, including televisions, sound bars, projectors, computer monitors and laptops, to cutting-edge business solutions in IT, digital signage, and HVAC, we’re driven by one simple idea: to make Life Good.

As a global leader in consumer electronics, LG is committed not only to enriching the lives of our customers, but also to creating rewarding experiences for our employees. We offer meaningful challenges, continuous learning opportunities, and a workplace culture that recognizes collaboration and rewards excellence.

Across our global network, LG employees share a common mission: to bring the Life’s Good promise to our customers by creating a better life for people, and a better future for our planet through our smart life solutions. Our relentless drive for innovation, combined with our culture of challenge and change, enables us to lead in today’s dynamic market.

At LG, Life’s Good.

Legal Counsel Role

As a key member of the legal team, the successful candidate will provide timely legal advice on a broad range of legal issues in support of business operations and will report directly to the General Counsel.

Principal Responsibilities

• Provide strategic legal advice to business units on the application of relevant laws, regulations, and company policies
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements
• Manage product safety and regulatory matters, including regulatory filings
• Manage legal compliance matters, including developing and deploying compliance programs, policies, training, and guidance documents
• Monitor and report on internal compliance activities
• Assist with Canadian privacy law compliance, including providing legal support for privacy impact assessments and responses to information requests
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments and advise business units on compliance and emerging risks impacting the business
• Support the development, management, and revision of internal policies and procedures
• Assist General Counsel as needed

Additional Duties As Required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• LL.B./J.D. and a member in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario
• A minimum of five years of relevant work experience as in-house counsel, in a law firm or a combination of both
• Strong knowledge and experience with corporate/commercial matters
• Strong technical skills and sound business judgment
• Strong drafting, negotiation, time-management, and communication skills
• An ability to work independently, handling complex matters from beginning to end with minimal supervision
• An ability to build collaborative relationships and work cross-functionally with legal and business partners
• An ability to provide concise, practical legal advice, while explaining complex legal concepts to non-legal stakeholders
• Experience advising on privacy and data governance matters is considered an asset, as is prior experience working with government agencies and/or regulators

Note: This posting is for an existing vacancy. The expected base salary range for this position is $170,000 - $190,000. Actual total compensation may include variable incentive pay. The determination of an applicant's base salary is based on the applicant's skills, competencies, location and unique qualifications.

Artificial intelligence will be used in sourcing, reviewing and communicating with candidates for this position.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Conditions Of Employment

It is the candidate’s sole responsibility to obtain any work permits/visas or other authorizations which may be required to legally work in Canada prior to commencing employment.

Equal Opportunity Employer

LG Electronics Canada, Inc. is strongly committed to diversity and inclusion and aims to create a healthy, accessible, and rewarding work environment, which highlights employees’ unique contributions to our company’s success. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all to help us build a diverse workforce which reflects the diversity of our customers, and communities, in which we live and serve. LG Electronics Canada, Inc., will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please inform LG’s Human Resources staff of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes.