Legal Counsel - Litigation

at  Pomerleau

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As a Legal Counsel working in the operational support team at Pomerleau Construction, you will play a pivotal role in the future success of the business by providing strategic legal counsel in matters of corporate and commercial law. Supporting large-scale building and infrastructure projects – ranging from $1.5 million to upwards of $1 billion – you will have the opportunity to provide strategic legal advisory and support on day-to-day activities and operations of the company (Pomerleau and its subsidiaries).

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Provide strategic legal advice to the Companies executive and management teams

• Providing legal advice to project teams during the course of construction on Projects across Canada and the United States, including management and preparation of claims under project contracts

• Provide general legal advice as required by the Companies’ operations in relation to disputes relating to procurement, environmental, employment, labour, real estate, and other areas of law
• Managing all aspects of active litigation, arbitration, and administrative proceedings on the Companies’ behalf, including drafting pleadings, preparing document disclosure, conducting examinations, and running mediations, motions, trials, and arbitrations
• Assisting in the preparation and implementation of corporate governance policies
• Managing, coordinating, and collaborating with external legal counsel

THIS ROLE COULD BE FOR YOU IF YOU HAVE

• Hold a juris doctorate, or bachelor’s degree in law, and be a member of the Law Society of Ontario or another common law Canadian jurisdiction

• The successful candidate will be required to obtain federal personal security clearance to the Level of Secret (10 years of continuous Canada residency, clear criminal record)

• Have 3 to 5 years of experience in private practice, or as in-house counsel, with experience in construction law, commercial litigation and/or contract disputes
• Possess excellent legal reasoning, judgement, and the ability to apply these skills in a solution-focused problem-solving manner
• Be open to business travel to various regions of Canada and the United States as may be required

Additional assets include:

• Fluently bilingual in both official languages
• Knowledge of the construction industry