Senior Counsel

Intello Technologies Inc.; Montreal; Remote; CAD 130,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm seeks a dynamic Senior Counsel to join its Real Estate, Environment & Sustainability team. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in private practice or in-house, particularly in commercial real estate and network infrastructure. This position allows for remote work from anywhere in Canada, providing strategic advice and managing external counsel. Comprehensive benefits and a performance bonus are offered.

Benefits

Comprehensive total rewards package

Competitive salary

Flexible benefits plan

Generous company matched pension and share purchase programs

Career growth and learning opportunities

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant post-call experience in private practice and/or in-house.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as strategic advisor and trusted business partner.
• Balance high competing priorities effectively.

Skills

Commercial real estate

Network infrastructure

Managing external counsel

Fluent in English

Fluent in French

Education

Member in good standing with a Canadian Law Society

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or equivalent

Job description

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Jobs by Category: People & Culture, Finance and Corporate Affairs

Job Function: Legal

Status: Full Time

Schedule: Regular

Join our team

TELUS Legal & Regulatory Affairs (TLRA) provides effective thought leadership and strategic guidance to the TELUS group of companies across the globe and meaningfully contributes to TELUS’ success and social purpose.

We foster a culture of strong engagement, high performance and collaboration with each other and our stakeholders across the organization. We are active in our journey to continuously cultivate a more inclusive environment and value diverse perspectives in everything we do.

Here’s the impact you’ll make and what we’ll accomplish together

We are seeking a dynamic, experienced lawyer to join our TLRA Real Estate, Environment & Sustainability team as Senior Counsel. Reporting to the Associate General Counsel, you will serve as TLRA prime for TELUS’ wireless/wireline network infrastructure build and operations across Canada, retail leasing portfolios across Canada and Québec-based corporate real estate leasing, acquisition, disposition and development portfolios. You will be an integral part of a tight-knit, supportive team, with flexibility to work remotely from anywhere in Canada, and collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders including landlords, competitors, partners and governmental and regulatory bodies on a broad range of corporate/commercial matters related to TELUS fibre and wireless networks.

Here’s how

• Serving as strategic advisor and trusted business partner
• Balancing a high volume of competing priorities in a timely and effective manner
• Building strong relationships and fostering trust with colleagues and stakeholders
• Cultivating a deep understanding of the business and providing proactive, solution-oriented advice
• Driving innovative approaches and continuous process improvements
• Overseeing external counsel as needed, ensuring high-quality service and cost-effectiveness

You’re the missing piece of the puzzle

• 7+ years of relevant post-call experience in private practice and/or in-house
• Member in good standing with a Canadian Law Society
• Proficient fluency in English and French (verbal and written)
• Experience in commercial real estate, network infrastructure, transactional work and/or managing external counsel across different jurisdictions
• Knowledge of civil law and common law, membership in the Quebec Bar and prior experience with telecommunications industry considered assets
• Successful track record of independently managing a high volume of competing priorities, collaborating across teams and delivering on commitments in a fast-paced, complex environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with ability to tell the story to technical and non-technical audience at all levels
• Proven ability to connect with, relate to and build trust with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders, including senior executives

#LI-REMOTE

Salary Range: $130,000-$194,000

Performance Bonus or Sales Incentive Plan: 30%

Actual total compensation will be determined based on factors such as knowledge, skills, performance and experience. In addition, TELUS offers rewarding benefits, which may vary per job function, such as:

• Comprehensive total rewards package highlighting competitive salary and bonus structures, minimum 3 weeks of vacation, and flexible benefits plan to meet the needs of you and your family
• Flexibility to work in-office, virtually or a combination of both
• Generous company matched pension and share purchase programs
• Opportunity to give back to communities in which we work, live and serve
• Career growth and learning & development opportunitiestodevelop your skills
• And much more …

A bit about us

We’re a people-focused, customer-first, purpose-driven team who works together every day to innovate and do good. We improve lives through our technology solutions and foster a culture of innovation that empowers team members to solve complex problems and create remarkable human outcomes in a digital world.

You’ll find our engaging, high-performance culture personally fulfilling, professionally challenging, and financially rewarding. We’re committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability. Your unique contributions and talents will be valued and respected here. When you join our team, you’re helping us make the future friendly.

Note for Quebec candidates: if knowledge of English is required for this position, it is because the team memberwill be asked, on a regular basis, to interact in English with external or internal parties or to use English applications or software as part of their tasks.

People & Culture, Finance and Corporate Affairs

Across People & Culture, Finance and Corporate Affairs, we are the diverse and talented team responsible for making sure TELUS is managed as a world-leading organization.

We are honoured to be recognized

150,000+
Team members worldwide

14
# of years voted One of Canada’s Best Corporate Citizens

Accessibility

TELUS is proud to foster an inclusive culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to fair employment practices and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

We offer accommodation for applicants with disabilities, as required, during the recruitment process.