Legal Counsel, Commercial & Corporate

About This Opportunity

We are representing a confidential technology organization in their search for a practical, business-minded Legal Counsel to support day-to-day commercial contracts, corporate governance, M&A integration, and legal risk management. This is a remote position based in Canada.

Our client operates multiple subsidiaries and requires hands-on legal support across business operations, finance, HR, sales, procurement, and other departments. Until the organization reaches its next stage of growth, you should expect to handle related administrative coordination, including document intake, tracking, follow-up, and records organization.

Responsibilities

Commercial Contracts

• Review, draft, revise, and negotiate SaaS, software license, professional services, NDA, reseller/channel, vendor, amendment, and renewal agreements
• Identify key legal and business risks, including liability caps, indemnities, data/security obligations, IP, payment terms, termination, assignment, and governing law
• Advise business, finance, sales, procurement, and operations teams on contract positions and practical fallback language
• Maintain and improve standard contract templates, clause language, approval rules, and contract review playbooks

Corporate Governance and Entity Management

• Support corporate governance and entity management across multiple subsidiaries
• Prepare and maintain resolutions, consents, officer/director records, organizational documents, and corporate records
• Coordinate annual filings, business registrations, entity qualifications, and other corporate compliance matters
• Work with internal teams and outside counsel to maintain accurate subsidiary records across jurisdictions

M&A and Integration Support

• Support acquisitions and strategic transactions through legal due diligence, document review, contract summaries, and issue tracking
• Review target company contracts for assignment, change-of-control, consent, termination, exclusivity, liability, IP, and compliance issues
• Support post-closing integration, including contract assignments, entity updates, IP records, and governance cleanup
• Coordinate with finance, operations, HR, executive leadership, and outside counsel during diligence and integration

IP, Insurance, and Risk Management

• Coordinate with outside IP counsel on trademark, copyright, domain, assignment, renewal, and maintenance matters
• Maintain internal IP records, including registrations, applications, licenses, assignments, and ownership changes
• Support annual insurance renewals and review customer/vendor insurance requirements
• Advise on contract risk allocation, including indemnity, limitation of liability, insurance obligations, and related provisions

HR, Compliance, and Special Projects

• Support HR and management on employment-related documentation and risk-management matters, coordinating with outside employment counsel for higher-risk issues
• Review confidentiality, contractor, and other standard employment-related agreements as needed
• Support RFPs, RFIs, procurement questionnaires, customer compliance requests, and regulatory response activities
• Research legal, regulatory, operational, and compliance issues and provide practical business-oriented recommendations

AI-Enabled Contract and Document Management

• Use AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency and consistency in contract review and document management
• Help organize, classify, and manage contract documents submitted across departments
• Use AI-assisted review outputs responsibly, validating key legal conclusions before relying on them or sharing them externally
• Help develop practical workflows for contract intake, review, approval, storage, search, and renewal tracking

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer in good standing in a Canadian province
• Approximately 3–5 years of relevant legal experience
• Experience reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts
• Strong understanding of SaaS, software, technology, or commercial services agreements
• Practical business judgment and ability to balance legal risk with commercial priorities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with ability to explain legal risks in plain English
• Highly organized and comfortable managing multiple matters across multiple subsidiaries
• Ability to work independently in a remote-first, fast-paced environment
• Comfort coordinating with outside counsel and cross-functional business teams
• Familiarity with AI-enabled tools, or a demonstrated willingness to use AI to improve contract review and document management

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior in-house legal experience, especially in software, SaaS, technology, or private equity-backed businesses
• Experience with M&A due diligence and post-acquisition integration
• Familiarity with corporate governance, subsidiary management, and legal entity administration
• Experience supporting privacy, cybersecurity, IP, employment, insurance, or procurement-related matters
• Experience working with U.S. parent companies, Canadian subsidiaries, or international corporate structures
• Experience using or implementing AI, CLM, contract repository, document management, or workflow automation tools

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Commercially practical and comfortable working directly with business teams
• Organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing contract and governance matters across many subsidiaries
• Hands-on and willing to manage practical administrative coordination while helping build scalable legal processes as the organization grows
• Thoughtful about risk, but focused on enabling the business with clear recommendations

How We Work With You

When you apply through Get A Job.ai, our talent team will review your qualifications and conduct an initial screening. If there's a strong match, we will submit your profile to our client for consideration. Please do not contact the client directly—we manage all coordination and communication throughout the hiring process.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process and are competitive with market rates for this level of experience and expertise.

Equal Opportunity

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