Description:

Role Summary:
We are currently seeking a lawyer with a proven record of customer service and a practical, problem-solving approach to providing commercial legal services in a technology-enabled, data-driven corporate legal department. The successful candidate needs to be a hands-on commercial lawyer with exceptional communication skills, capable of providing sound legal and business advice and counsel to sales professionals, product management, and other internal customers. The successful candidate will be responsible for identifying and analyzing legal issues, drafting and negotiating documents, presenting commercially viable recommendations, and assuring legal compliance. When dealing with internal or external customers, the successful candidate will seek to enhance the customer experience and simplify the customer's interaction with the legal function.

This opportunity is with A Canadian Multinational Media Conglomerate based in either Toronto, Minneapolis?Saint Paul, or Dallas. The role sits within the Customers & Commercial team of the A Canadian Multinational Media Conglomerate General Counsel Office, a highly collaborative team focused on enabling business growth and mitigating risk for the customer-centric commercial group. To be successful in this role you should have the experience and capability to handle a broad range of legal and compliance matters.

About the role:
In this opportunity as Legal Counsel - Customers & Commercial, you will:

Review, draft, and negotiate a wide range of customer facing and partner agreements, primarily complex software (including SaaS) and information licensing agreements, re-distribution, hosting, content acquisition, consulting and professional services agreements, non- disclosure agreements and other commercial agreements relating to sales of A Canadian Multinational Media Conglomerate products and services.
Work within the Customers & Commercial team identifying legal, regulatory and compliance requirements and risks associated with various business initiatives and developing and implementing appropriate mitigation strategies. Work with members of the General Counsel Office on enterprise- wide legal issues and projects.
Operate within policy guidelines and requirements set for A Canadian Multinational Media Conglomerate lawyers to ensure compliance and consistency.
Research and respond to general legal inquiries from A Canadian Multinational Media Conglomerate internal customers that relate to corporate, commercial, intellectual property and compliance matters, including privacy-related matters, and advise business on appropriate legal action to be taken.
Contribute know-how to the group's Knowledge Management initiatives and help to build an open knowledge sharing culture.
Provide practical and insightful business and strategic advice, leveraging experience in the practice of law and the legal profession.
Undertake other reasonable duties as requested.

About You:
You're a fit for the role of Legal Counsel - Customers & Commercial, if your background includes:

3-5 years post qualification experience in private practice and/or as in-house legal counsel advising on the sell rather than the buy side
An interest in commercial contracting and a desire to build a legal career within a large corporate setting.
Excellent technical legal knowledge in contract and commercial law, particularly with SaaS products and solutions, including Gen AI products and solutions
Excellent negotiation and drafting skills.
Excellent written/verbal communication skills. Ability to positively influence behavior of multiple stakeholders.
Ability to think strategically and creatively, to identify and resolve legal issues.
Excellent communication, organization, and analytical skills, and an aptitude for problem-solving
Experience and/or interest in using AI tools and other legal technology.
Ability to think strategically and creatively, to identify and resolve legal issues; desire and ability to quickly learn about A Canadian Multinational Media Conglomerate' products and services, and its internal processes and organizational structure.
Ability to successfully work in a team environment and in a matrixed organization and ability to build rapport and trust with both internal and external stakeholders. Ability to juggle multiple matters at once and work independently in a fast-paced environment and prioritize accordingly. Ability to exercise good judgement on when to seek help and where to find appropriate resources to solve problems.
Authorized to practice law.

What's in it For You?
You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:

Hybrid Work Model: We've adopted a flexible hybrid working environment for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected
Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.
Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees A Canadian Multinational Media Conglomerate café networking.
Social Impact: Eight employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.
Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we've never talked about with as much pride as we should – we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.