Legal Professionals (Mid-Senior Level)

Job description

# Legal Professionals (Mid-Senior Level) > Hire · Canada (Remote) · Full-time · Posted 2025-12-23 **Salary:** CAD 110,000–190,000 **Workplace:** remote **Department:** Finance & Legal ## Description **Hire Resolve is assisting legal organizations in hiring experienced legal professionals** for multiple mid–senior level opportunities across a range of practice areas and in-house functions throughout Canada. This is a multi-role hiring campaign intended to attract candidates from private practice and corporate environments, with progression pathways toward senior specialist and leadership roles such as **Senior Counsel, Senior Associate, Legal Manager, Head of Legal, Compliance Lead, or Legal Operations Manager**. ### Key Responsibilities - Provide practical, commercially focused legal advice to business stakeholders and/or clients across operational and strategic matters - Draft, review, and negotiate contracts and legal documents (e.g., commercial agreements, vendor/customer contracts, NDAs, service agreements, leases) - Support matters across corporate/commercial, employment, regulatory, disputes, compliance, privacy, procurement, governance, or real estate (aligned to experience) - Manage outside counsel and service providers, including budgets, timelines, and matter strategy - Assist with legal risk assessments and recommend pragmatic mitigations aligned to business objectives - Support dispute management, including early case assessment, document preparation, settlement discussions, and litigation oversight where applicable - Contribute to compliance programs, internal controls, and policy development, including monitoring regulatory changes and advising on implementation - Maintain accurate legal records, contract repositories, and matter documentation, ensuring confidentiality and appropriate information handling - Partner with cross-functional teams (e.g., HR, Finance, Procurement, Sales, Operations) to improve legal processes and decision-making - Support governance processes, including board and committee documentation where relevant - Mentor junior colleagues and promote consistent professional standards and quality ## Requirements - **Qualifications (role-dependent):** - LLB/JD (or equivalent) is typically required for lawyer roles - Membership in good standing with a provincial/territorial law society (e.g., Law Society of Ontario, Law Society of British Columbia) for counsel/lawyer positions - For legal operations, contracts, compliance, or specialist roles: relevant degree/qualification with strong legal experience may be considered - **Experience:** Typically **5–12+ years** of progressive legal experience (in-house and/or private practice), aligned to mid–senior level scope - Demonstrated capability in one or more areas such as commercial contracts, corporate governance, employment, regulatory, disputes, compliance, privacy, or legal operations - Strong drafting, negotiation, stakeholder management, and risk-based judgement - Familiarity with relevant tools and systems (where applicable), including **document management, contract lifecycle management (CLM), matter management, e-billing, and Microsoft 365** - **Language:** Professional fluency in **English** is required; **French** is an asset for certain roles (particularly in Québec or national organizations) - Ability to manage competing deadlines, work independently, and maintain discretion with sensitive information ## Benefits - Extended Healthcare Plan (Medical, Disability, Dental & Vision) - RPP - Group RRSP - Group Life - AD&D - Critical Illness Insurance - Paid Time Off Benefits - Training & Development ## Apply [Apply at Hire ](https://apply.workable.com/hire-resolve-the-top-recruitment-agency/j/F3E4FCD160/apply) --- Powered by [Workable](https://www.workable.com)