Legal Counsel - Mississauga, Canada - Epiroc AB
Description
Functional area:
Other
Primary Skills:
Country/Region:
Ca
City:MIssissauga, ON
Company name:Epiroc Canada Inc
Date of posting:
Nov 4, 2023
Legal Counsel -
Canada
- General information:
- Epiroc Canada has an opening for a Legal Counsel based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The role will be responsible to support the growing business needs of Epiroc across Canada as part of Epiroc's Group Legal function headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden which includes Group Compliance and Group Risk Management & Insurance. Our legal team currently includes lawyers based in Sweden, US, China, Russia and Australia. Reporting to our Vice President, General Counsel Americas and with strong dotted line reporting to Canadian senior management, you will be responsible for providing legal advice and support to existing and acquired businesses in the country and assisting in regional and global legal matters as assigned. You will also help implement global strategy within the area of Group Legal and Compliance. You will play a key role in the development and implementation of business
- Responsibilities:
- Provides legal advice and counsel to management across a broad range of legal issues.
- Contract negotiation: Assists with negotiation of frame agreements, contracts, joint development agreements, supply agreements dealership arrangement and other contractual terms together with relevant business managers.
- Legal strategies: Anticipates and identifies legal issues of concern to management and proactively contributes to effective legal strategies and practical solutions.
- Governance: Ensures good corporate governance and management of all corporate filings and requirements, serving as corporate secretary and subsidiary corporate board director as needed to ensure local legal and governance requirements are met.
- Supports implementation of the Code of Conduct and ongoing integrity training and assists in investigation and resolution of any issues that arise as directed.
- Company guidelines and instructions: Assists with the implementation of both local and Group policies and directives and instructions and monitors ongoing compliance.
- External service providers: Manages and liaises with external legal counsel.
- Training: Provides legal training for managers and employees as needed.
- Manage and support the business in costeffective and timely resolution of business disputes and litigation matters.
- Act with high degree of initiative, independence and integrity to identify and recommend appropriate courses of action, bringing to bear legal guidance and business acumen.
- Provides advice to meet strategic goals and to protect business reputation, interests and ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
- Ongoing monitoring of applicable laws, regulations and policies and publication of and training on the same to business colleagues as needed to support the business.
- Qualifications:
- 5 to 10 years of relevant experience in business / commercial law (in-house or law firm)
- Specific experience in and competence to work and advise on a wide range of legal areas including:
- drafting and negotiating customer and supplier contracts
- corporate entity management and governance
- intellectual property (software licensing, patent issues (not prosecution) and trademark matters)
- real estate and environmental issues
- occupational and product safety and regulatory compliance
- litigation and/or litigation management
- insurance coverage and claims management
- mergers and acquisitions and integration of acquired companies
- compliance matters (anti-corruption, trade, competition, privacy, etc.) and investigations
- Undergraduate university degree
- Professional graduate degree in Law (JD)
- Licensed to practice in good standing in the Ontario Bar required; admission to other provincial Bars, in particular Quebec, helpful
- Bilingual (English and French) both written and oral
- Practical, businessminded, efficient and collegial
- Demonstrated ability to work in a dynamic and fast paced environment effectively managing significant and multifaceted workload efficiently
- Excellent analytical, communication, research and writing skills
- A resultsoriented professional with strong common sense, attention to detail and solid business acumen
- Understanding of technical concepts and interest in technology, experience in resources industries (mining, oil and gas, agriculture) helpful
- Independent, autonomous, and authoritative with independent decisionmaking ability
Life in Epiroc:
- We work in a complex, matrixed, international and multicultural organization wi
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