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About the Role

Serve as the primary legal resource for Banyan's growing portfolio of independent software businesses, acting as shared in-house counsel. Simultaneously, work directly with the General Counsel on Banyan HQ matters, including procurement, corporate governance, HQ employment, and commercial disputes. This unique role requires a commercially minded lawyer who thrives in a lean, high-growth environment, excels at context-switching, and can build scalable infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Lead post-close legal onboarding for newly acquired portfolio companies, including contract review, risk identification, and alignment with Banyan standards.
Maintain and develop a roster of overflow counsel to service portfolio company day-to-day legal needs.
Manage IP matters for the global portfolio through external law firm relationships.
Advise portfolio companies on commercial disputes and litigation, managing external counsel.
Advise portfolio companies on high-risk employment matters.
Manage privacy and data incidents across the portfolio.
Serve as a resource for strategic legal questions across the portfolio, including real estate, product, technology, and regulatory issues.
Build and maintain a self-serve legal resource library with template contracts, playbooks, and guidance.
Design and run legal education programming for portfolio company teams.
Serve as the General Counsel's right hand on strategic legal matters at the Banyan level.
Support day-to-day HQ legal needs, including procurement reviews, entity governance, and escalation matters.
Advise on HQ employment matters, including complex terminations and policy questions.
Manage disputes and post-close claims arising from Banyan's acquisitions.
Engage cross-functionally with Banyan's M&A, Finance, HR, and Operations teams on legal matters.
Actively lead and model AI adoption across legal workflows.
Build AI-enabled processes to reduce turnaround time and improve consistency.
Help portfolio companies understand how to use AI tools responsibly.
Continuously evaluate and implement legal technology tools.

Requirements

Called to a Canadian Law Society or U.S. state bar, in good standing.
6-9+ years of experience, with meaningful in-house time at a technology or software company.
Experience operating in a lean environment, owning a broad scope, and being the primary legal voice.
Demonstrated, hands-on use of AI tools in legal practice with actual workflow integration.
Strong commercial judgment and ability to provide plain-language advice.
Experience managing external counsel relationships.
An instinct for enablement and building reusable resources.
Excellent drafting and communication skills.
Comfortable operating autonomously, advising senior leadership, and making decisions under ambiguity.

Skills

AI adoption
Legal technology implementation
Commercial judgment
Contract drafting
Negotiation
IP management
Litigation management
Employment law
Privacy and data security
Corporate governance
M&A support
Cross-functional collaboration
Communication
Autonomy

Location

Toronto, ON, Canada

Work Type

Hybrid
Full-time

Experience Level

6-9+ years

Education Level

Admitted to a Canadian Law Society or U.S. state bar

Salary/Compensations

CAD $175,000-$200,000 base salary, excluding annual bonus and equity

Benefits

Annual bonus
Equity (when applicable)

About the Company

Banyan Software is the best permanent home for software businesses that serve specialized industries. We acquire, build, and grow great companies worldwide, helping them modernize through shared AI expertise and operational discipline.
The Banyan Software Foundation is endowed with $100 million in Banyan stock and leverages technology to build a greener and more equitable world.
Banyan is Great Place to Work Certified, a five-time Inc. 5000 honoree, and a top 10 company on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500.
Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Atlanta, Banyan operates more than 100 portfolio companies across North America, the UK, EU, and APAC.

Equal Opportunity

Banyan affirms that inequality is detrimental to our Global Teams, associates, our Operating Companies, and the communities we serve. As a collective, our goal is to impact lasting change through our actions. Together, we unite for equality and equity.
Banyan is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristic, including race, color, genetic information, creed, national origin, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lawful alien status, ancestry, age, marital status, or protected veteran status and will not discriminate against anyone on the basis of a disability.
We support an inclusive workplace where associates excel based on personal merit, qualifications, experience, ability, and job performance.