Assistant General Counsel - Canada/US
Core
Provides strategic legal counsel and acts as an embedded advisor to an assigned region or line of business, focusing on judgment-intensive, business-critical work while routing routine tasks to centralized teams.
Role type
Senior in-house general counsel (strategic business partner)
Builds
Strategic legal guidance, risk mitigation frameworks, and business-aligned legal policies for specific regions or business units
Domain
Legal services / Real estate / Professional services
Required skills
Strategic business partnering, complex contract guidance, risk identification and escalation, litigation liaison, M&A support, commercial judgment, matrixed organization navigation
Preferred skills
Commercial real estate experience, professional services experience, French fluency
Technologies
Legal playbooks, compliance protocols, risk assessment frameworks
Responsibilities
Serve as primary legal point of contact for assigned region/business; Attend business leadership meetings as a standing advisor; Review and advise on non-routine, high-value agreements; Identify and escalate legal/regulatory risks; Act as business liaison for litigation matters; Provide operational due diligence support for M&A transactions
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
