Legal Counsel jobs in Canada

Meissner are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Corporate Legal Counsel to join our growing legal and compliance team. The Corporate Counsel will be based out of our manufacturing site in Castlebar and will report directly to Meissner’s Associate General Counsel. This role is ideal for someone with a strong foundation in commercial contracts and general corporate legal matters, and who is comfortable working in a dynamic, cross-functional environment.

As Corporate Legal Counsel, you will serve as a trusted legal advisor and play a critical role in supporting our commercial operations, reviewing and negotiating contracts, supporting intellectual property prosecution, supporting HR and employee relations, and ensuring legal compliance across the organization globally. You will collaborate closely with internal stakeholders across departments including sales, finance, HR, marketing, R&D, procurement, and compliance.

Duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts, including supply agreements, vendor agreements, service agreements, NDAs, and licensing agreements.
• Ensure contracts comply with applicable laws, internal policies, and industry best practices.
• Assist in developing and maintaining contract templates, playbooks, and legal policies.
• Provide timely, practical legal advice to business units including sales, procurement, operations, and R&D.
• Assist in the implementation and optimization of internal legal processes and systems, including but not limited to developing expertise with our contract lifecycle management tool.

• Support corporate governance activities and assist with compliance matters.
• Assist with the formation, dissolution, and maintenance of legal entities.
• Stay current on relevant laws and regulations impacting the life sciences industry, including privacy, regulatory, and anti-bribery/anti-corruption considerations.
• Provide legal support on matters involving cross-border transactions, intellectual property agreements, data privacy compliance (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, CPRA), employee relations, and corporate entity management across global operations.

• Assist with managing litigation, arbitration, government investigations, and administrative proceedings.
• Collaborate with external counsel as needed on specialized legal matters.

• Support the coordination of insurance renewals and interactions with insurance brokers and carriers.
• Provide legal support on employee relations and HR-related issues.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to successfully function in this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Qualified solicitor in Ireland (or equivalent qualification within the EU).
• Law Degree from an accredited law school/qualification (LLB or equivalent).
• 5+ years post qualification experience in Corporate/Commercial law at a leading law firm, with in-house legal experience preferred.
• Proven expertise in drafting, negotiating and advising on complex, commercial contracts and transactions.
• Experience with cross-border transactions, intellectual property transactions, data privacy and protection (GDPR, CCPA, CPRA), employment law, entity formation and management and prior in-house experience is preferred but not required.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while managing multiple priorities.
• Business acumen with the ability to balance legal risk and business strategy.
• Proactively identifies emerging issues, potential impacts, and translate ideas and insights into viable recommendations.
• Comfortable working in a collaborative environment with internal stakeholders, customers, suppliers, and peers.
• Strong negotiation, interpersonal, writing, and communication skills with a business-oriented, collaborative approach.
• Highly organized with a strong attention to detail.

Occasional work may be done in an ISO Class 7 cleanroom environment. Powder free gloves, face masks, hairnets, gowns, and shoe covers must be worn. Because smokers continue to shed thousands of smoke particles even hours after smoking a cigarette and these particles will damage our products, only non-smokers are permitted to enter or work in the cleanroom. As a result, the successful candidate must be a nonsmoker.

Meissner Filtration Products is Proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.