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We’re looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to join our Legal team in Montreal. Reporting to the Assistant General Counsel, Head of Litigation and Enterprise Risk, the Senior Legal Counsel will be responsible for providing practical legal advice to various Lightspeeders on the following legal matters: employment, litigation, intellectual property, and privacy matters.

WHO WE ARE:

Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed’s one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.
Founded in Montréal, Canada in 2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: LSPD) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: LSPD). With teams across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, the company serves retail, hospitality, and golf businesses in over 100 countries.
Lightspeed handles your information in accordance with our Applicant Privacy Statement.

• Serves as a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders, including executive leadership, particularly on Lightspeed’s People & Culture, Marketing, Product & Technology, Security, and Information Systems / Technology teams.
• A key advisor and partner to the People & Culture team who handles employment litigation, advises on employee contracting matters, contributes to Company policy-making and employee training, and other employment-related matters.
• Mentors and works closely with senior People Business Partners on various employment-related issues.
• Assists with management of global litigation matters, including preparing evidence (as needed), overseeing external litigation counsel, and informing litigation strategy.
• Assists with management of the Company’s global intellectual property ("IP") portfolio, and contributes to the Company’s IP policy-making, programs, and strategy.
• Contributes to the maturity of the Company’s privacy program, manages privacy-related requests (internally and externally), and drives strategic privacy initiatives forward.
• Develops processes, procedures, and programs for innovative delivery of legal services to ensure the efficiency and scalability of the Legal function.
• Exposure to other areas of legal practice at Lightspeed are likely and preference will be given to candidates with a desire for a well-rounded experience and a willingness to take on challenges in new areas.