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About the Role
Plan Canada is seeking a legal counsel to provide strategic, practical, and risk-based legal support across the organization’s operations, partnerships, and growth initiatives. This role supports day-to-day operations and evolving strategic priorities, including diversification of funding modalities, commercial contracts, and leveraging public-private partnerships.
Responsibilities
- Draft, review, and negotiate corporate agreements including service agreements, grant agreements, international program agreements, data sharing and processing agreements, and sponsorship and corporate partnership contracts.
- Provide clear, practical, and risk-based legal advice related to contract interpretation, dispute risk, and legislative requirements including Canadian charity law and regulatory compliance.
- Support development and implementation of diverse and innovative funding models such as results-based finance, commercial contracts, public-private partnerships, and blended funding approaches.
- Support cross-functional strategic initiatives by identifying legal risks, dependencies, and structuring considerations in enterprise-level projects.
- Provide legal advice on employment and workplace matters, including employment agreements, workplace policies, accommodation, performance management, leaves, terminations, workplace investigations, and employment standards.
- Provide legal guidance on public-facing initiatives, including campaigns, advocacy, partnerships, and brand positioning.
- Carry out reviews of applicable national and international policies and guidelines as part of Legal’s compliance function.
- Monitor and advise on legislative and regulatory developments impacting the organization such as those related to privacy, data protection, employment, tax, marketing and advertising, artificial intelligence, intellectual property.
- Manage legal files independently from intake through execution.
- Contribute to policy development and updates.
- Assist with Board, Board Committee, and Executive Management meeting materials including briefing notes and presentations.
- Support corporate governance under the Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act and internal bylaws.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of legal processes and tools including maintaining contract templates and guidance documents.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor or LL.B. required.
- Membership in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario.
- 3-5 years’ knowledge and experience in corporate law in Ontario gained in private practice, an in-house legal department, or a comparable environment.
- Experience with charitable / not-for-profit organizations and innovative funding models desired.
- Proficient in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and manage several complex files, initiatives, and demands concurrently.
- Proficient in issue spotting and risk analysis in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Time management and organizational skills, with an orientation to detail and ability to maintain a high degree of accuracy.
- Ability to work well in a team environment and establish excellent working relationships with individuals at all levels.
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential situations with a high degree of tact, diplomacy, confidentiality and professionalism.
- Ability to work independently with minimum supervision, prioritize projects, meet strict deadlines and take initiative.
- Must receive clearance by a police background check, including the vulnerable sector screen.
- Must be eligible to work in Canada for the duration of the work term.
Skills
- Corporate law
- Contract negotiation
- Risk analysis
- Legal advice
- Employment law
- Corporate governance
- Policy development
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Organizational skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Time management
- Attention to detail
Location
- Toronto (Hybrid)
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- Permanent
Experience Level
- 3-5 years
Education Level
- Juris Doctor or LL.B.
- Membership in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario
Salary/Compensations
- $100,000 - $130,000
Benefits
- Extensive benefits package
- Generous paid time off
About the Company
- Plan International Canada is a hybrid workplace.
- Plan International Canada hires based on merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community and to providing an inclusive workplace.
- Plan International Canada especially welcomes applications from Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women, persons of all sexual orientations and genders, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities.
Equal Opportunity
- Plan International Canada hires based on merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community and to providing an inclusive workplace.
- Plan International Canada especially welcomes applications from Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women, persons of all sexual orientations and genders, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities.
- If you have a disability that may affect your ability to perform in a role in which you are interested, we will be happy to discuss with you what adjustments or arrangements we can make to accommodate your needs.
- If your disability is likely to affect you adversely within the application process itself, please let us know (as soon as you feel comfortable to do so) by emailing gethired@plancanada.ca so that we can consider any adjustments to the process that will allow you to be considered fairly for the role.