Conseiller(ère) juridique/Legal Counsel

at  RIO Tinto

FINDING BETTER WAYS TO PROVIDE THE MATERIALS THE WORLD NEEDS.

We are looking for a Legal Counsel to join the Rio Tinto Legal, Governance and Corporate Affairs (LG&CA) function and support matters involving Rio Tinto’s Canadian Mining Businesses located in Newfoundland & Labrador, Quebec and the Northwest Territories.
This is a great opportunity for a new hire to provide general legal advice in support of the normal course activities of these businesses but also to new development projects and potential transactions. The new hire will be expected to liaise, develop and maintain effective working relationships with members of the global RT Legal team and, more generally, colleagues within Rio Tinto business units and corporate functions, and help promote an inclusive and collaborative working environment.
LG&CA is an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

Reporting to the Chief Counsel, Canadian Mining Businesses, and working in a challenging and exciting environment, you will be supporting the delivery of legal support by:

• Managing and mitigating Rio Tinto’s major legal, commercial and reputational risks by conducting legal research and analysis and providing clear and business-oriented advice to management teams
• Providing advice, drafting and negotiating a range of legal documents and managing projects as designated
• Maintaining awareness of all material internal business developments and external legal developments which may lead to a need for legal advice
• Liaises, develops and maintains effective working relationships with members of the Rio Tinto Legal team globally and the Rio Tinto business units / corporate functions locally, and promote collaboration and information sharing
• Reviewing and developing template documentation as may be required for repetitive transactions and circumstances Ensuring adherence to the highest standards of governance and compliance in order to build and protect Rio Tinto’s reputation
• Collaborating with all other functional and business support to Rio Tinto