Legal Counsel, Negotiator

The Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC)

Legal Counsel and Negotiator for BC health care contracts in a collegial team setting. Providing legal advice and analysis in a variety of human resources and legislative contexts.

Posted 6/20/2026full-timeVancouver • 🇨🇦 CanadaSeniorLead💰 CA$130,864 - CA$171,758 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Working within a collegial and service-oriented environment, you will work with a team of lawyers, negotiators and other professional staff to support and/or conduct negotiations for physician and medical staff contracts.
The Legal Counsel and Negotiator provides advice and analysis on a range of legal, policy and human resources issues, and advise or represent the government or BC’s Health Authorities on disputes arising under the Physician Master Agreement, physician and medical staff contracts or related legislation.

Requirements

What you’ll need

You must be a member or eligible for membership to the Law Society of British Columbia or have a masters’ degree (or equivalent), in a related discipline and seven (7) to ten (10) years recent related experience in negotiating, labour relations, or health care.
Demonstrated experience negotiating complex contracts, preferably within the public sector environment.
Demonstrated ability to lead, plan, direct, manage and implement.
Exceptional communication skills both written and verbal.
Excellent conflict resolution, facilitation, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
Ability to gain trust and confidence of senior leaders internally and externally.
Expertise in research, evaluation, analysis and interpretation of legal issues.
Ability to prepare high quality legal correspondence, contracts, submissions, summaries, reports and opinions for a variety of groups.

Benefits

Comp & perks

In office or hybrid work environment – flexibility that suits your needs.
Four weeks of vacation, earned in your first year of employment & 13 statutory holidays.
Comprehensive health & dental benefits, with immediate coverage upon starting.
Pension Plan - BC’s Municipal Pension Plan is one of the largest pension plans in Canada and provides secure retirement income to plan members.
Training and development opportunities – HEABC supports your continuing education & growth.
A work environment which values work-life balance, respect, recognition, teamwork, and inclusivity.
The opportunity to make a positive contribution to the BC health care system through your work.

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Hard Skills & Tools

negotiatingcontract negotiationlabour relationslegal analysislegal researchcontract draftingpolicy analysisdispute resolutionevaluationinterpretation of legal issues

Soft Skills

communication skillsconflict resolutionfacilitationinterpersonal skillsleadershipplanningmanagementtrust buildingconfidence buildingimplementation

Certifications

Law Society of British Columbia membershipmaster's degree in related discipline