Legal Counsel
Legal Counsel
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19-04-2025
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Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit including GO Expansion Light Rail Transit routes and major expansions to Torontos subway system to get people where they need to go better faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.
At Metrolinx equity diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion thinking forward and playing as a team.
Our Office is seeking a Director Legal Services who under the general direction of the Chief Legal Officer or a designate will assist with professional legal work and provide legal advice and opinions on a diverse range of corporate matters.
What will I be doing
- Accountable for a portfolio of legal work grouped by business unit program or project as assigned by the Vice President Legal Services.
- Provides legal project management as well as legal work and strategic advice to business units programs and projects including the Subways Program and the Capital Projects Procurement and PreConstruction Services teams.
- Supervises staff including managing workload and employee engagement reviewing employee performance and development goals and conducting performance reviews.
- Contributes to the Legal Management Team participating in people management business planning budgeting KPIs risk management and other department management activities.
- Drafts and reviews complex contracts memoranda of understanding and other legal documents.
- Directs external counsel and make recommendations to the Vice President Legal Services.
- Provides legal advice and opinions on a diverse range of complex commercial matters and practice areas including construction procurement municipal and planning law.
- Leads significant daytoday legal transactions and other initiatives; reports major developments to the Vice President Legal Services Leads legal presentations to management including presentations to the Senior Management Team.
- Advises all levels of management and senior ministry representatives including briefings of senior management and ministry representatives.
- Maintains an awareness of current provincial and federal legislation and regulations that may affect Metrolinx; recommends amendments to existing policies and procedures arising from relevant legislative or regulatory changes; provides advice/opinions on the interpretation of legislation.
- Contributes to enhancing corporate policies and procedures and provides opinions and advice to the corporation.
- Provides proactive legal advice to organization outside of specific legal assignments
- Provides Section 28 applications to the Minister of Finance.
- Commits to ongoing leadership development through participation in organizations leadership programs.
What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need
- Law Degree and membership in good standing as a Lawyer in the Law Society of Ontario is required.
- Demonstrated experience/training as a lawyer gained at a reputable law firm and/or inhouse legal group preferably at other provincial agencies or for the Province of Ontario.
- Ability to work well as a full and valuable member of an integrated businesslegal team
- Ability to think strategically.
- Comfortable with working independently.
- Ability to comprehend and assess situations which require approval or input of the Chief Legal Officer and other senior management.
- Ability to provide sound legal advice and suggest businessoriented solutions to complex legal issues in commercial and political contexts.
- Ability to function well under pressure and demonstrate leadership in legal department
- Strong service ethic.
- Ability to translate legal concepts into readily understandable advice.
- Sound judgment and practical approach to resolving legal issues.
- Strong negotiation interpersonal and oral/written communication skills.
Dont Meet Every Requirement
If youre excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesnt quite align with every qualification of this posting we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.
We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equitydeserving communities including those who identify as Indigenous Black racialized women people with disabilities and people with diverse gender identities expressions and sexual orientations.
Accommodation:
We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at:or email .
Application Process:
All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send timesensitive correspondence we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.
For Internal applicants with the recent implementation of the Internal Mobility Policy the internal recruitment process has changed for nonunion roles. Candidates must be in their current role for 12 months prior to applying for another role and each applicant must be in good standing (not participating in a Performance Improvement Plan). Please review all provisions of the policybefore submitting your application.
Should it be determined that any background information provided is misleading inaccurate or incorrect Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.
We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.
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