Legal Counsel

Job title:

Authorized Counsel

Firm

GHD

Job description

Job Description:

At GHD, we do not simply consider within the energy of dedication, we stay and breathe it every single day.

That is why we pledge to assist and empower all our individuals to make a constructive affect when working hand in hand with our enterprise to drive change. We’ll assist you to speed up your profession and empower you with the correct expertise and coaching as you deliver concepts and tasks to life.

Collectively along with your colleagues, shoppers, and companions, you will make an affect that’s felt by all. See the place your dedication might take you.

GHD North America has a possibility for an In-house Counsel place (Canada), working out of GHD’s Vancouver, BC, or Calgary, AB workplace, reporting on to GHD’s Senior Authorized Counsel. The profitable applicant will be a part of a collaborative 20+ individual Americas Authorized, Danger & Compliance Workforce and supply assist to an bold 3,800 individual sturdy rising North American enterprise. This function is eligible for a hybrid work association, topic to the phrases of GHD’s International Versatile Work Operational Coverage.

In an ever-changing world, it requires creativity and innovation to remain forward.

We’re looking for the curious, those that are stimulated by recent pondering and a need to form our communities in new, constructive methods.

As a part of a very world workforce, engaged on advanced and rewarding tasks, you will be on the forefront of driving change. See what the ability of dedication can do for you.

As a part of the Authorized, Danger & Compliance Workforce within the capability of Authorized Counsel, the profitable candidate shall be liable for the next duties:

• Present authorized, threat allocation and administration, and compliance assist to GHD’s Canadian operations
• Report issues of fabric concern to GHD’s Senior Authorized Counsel, Canada and Assistant Common Counsel, Canada, and to senior administration in North America
• Work collaboratively with GHD’s Americas Authorized, Danger & Compliance Workforce
• Set up and implement finest practices for authorized and threat administration framework for Canadian operations
• Help with implementation of company-wide threat administration initiatives
• Carry out duties in individual from native GHD workplace in accordance with enterprise wants and GHD’s

Major Duties – Particular

A. Danger allocation – contract assessment and administration:

• Evaluate and negotiate shopper and subcontractor agreements, primarily associated to GHD’s core skilled providers of engineering and consulting.
• Liaise with inner GHD shoppers and firm shoppers re: mission pursuits and contracts
• Negotiate contracts with exterior events

B. Danger Mitigation – mission dispute, potential claims and litigation administration and assist on office investigation issues:

• Present actual time recommendation to inner GHD shoppers striving to de-risk mission disputes.
• Handle exterior counsel and liaise with insurers in conduct of GHD’s errors and omissions litigation issues.
• Prosecute and oversee GHD-driven declare issues (together with advising and aiding on shopper non-payment, together with coordinate assortment efforts
• Report back to GHD’s Senior Counsel, US, in respect of declare standing and relating to reserves for contingent liabilities

C. Common Authorized Assist

• Present recommendation to inner GHD shoppers on varied advert hoc authorized, threat and compliance issues, together with legislative compliance; employment regulation and company insurance policies; various mission supply; skilled licensing; actual property; Federal contracting; mental property; privateness, knowledge safety, knowledge administration and knowledge breach response, and anti-spam compliance; subpoena response; mergers and acquisitions; and many others.

Minimal Training, Requisite Coaching, and Certification and Skilled Standing:

• Obtained Juris Physician diploma from an accredited Canadian regulation college
• Licensed to apply regulation and an lively member in good standing with the Provincial Bar Affiliation
• An approximate minimal of three years expertise in a significant regulation agency or mixture of regulation agency and in-house authorized division expertise.
• Background in a single or a number of of the next fields:

• Transactional expertise drafting and negotiating business agreements with emphasis on skilled providers;
• Litigation expertise (protection, business, or skilled providers most popular).
• Self-starter that requires minimal path to remain on activity, work effectively, and full assigned duties in a well timed and cost-effective method
• Sturdy analytical expertise with the power to establish and handle priorities
• Potential to journey (

5%)

Tackle among the world’s hardest challenges – with everybody at GHD backing you each step of the way in which.

We’ll offer you management over your profession, empower you to search out progressive options and assist you to create a long-lasting affect.

See the place your dedication might take you with GHD.

As a multicultural group, we encourage particular person achievement and acknowledge the energy of a various workforce. GHD is an equal alternative employer. We offer equal employment alternatives to all certified staff and candidates with out regard to race, creed, faith, nationwide origin, citizenship, coloration, intercourse, sexual orientation, gender id, age, incapacity, marital standing or veteran standing.

Anticipated wage

Location

Calgary, AB

Job date

Solar, 14 Jan 2024 07:11:43 GMT

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