Senior Legal Counsel, 12-Month Maternity Leave Contract
TransUnion
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Burlington • Canada
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Salary
💰 $144,000 - $216,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Provides legal services to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements for product initiatives
- Offers counseling to management and various teams throughout the product development life cycle
- Develops strategies to mitigate legal risk
- Reviews products and initiatives to provide legal advice
- Conducts privacy impact assessments and executes risk mitigation strategies
- Provides counsel on complex legal matters and contractual negotiations
- Supports data governance and privacy initiatives
- Maintains positive relationships with internal and external clients
- Keeps abreast of current legislative developments impacting company operations
- Provides training for internal clients
Requirements
- Bachelor of common law
- At least 5-7 years of experience as a lawyer
- Member of the Law Society of Upper Canada
- Knowledge of consumer reporting legislation, PIPEDA, and other privacy legislations
- Strong negotiation skills
- Contract law and general corporate commercial knowledge
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Strong organizational and advocacy skills
- English written skills and ability to draft clear and concise documents
- Strong analytic and problem-solving skills
- Technologically adept with proficiency in legal tools
- Working knowledge of French preferred
Benefits
- Accommodation available for applicants with disabilities in accordance with applicable laws
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
contract lawcorporate commercial knowledgeconsumer reporting legislationPIPEDAprivacy legislationlegal risk mitigationprivacy impact assessmentslegal advicenegotiation
Soft Skills
negotiation skillsorganizational skillsadvocacy skillsteamworkanalytical skillsproblem-solving skillscommunication skillsrelationship management
Certifications
Bachelor of common lawMember of the Law Society of Upper Canada