CORPORATE LEGAL COUNSEL (2-4 years' corporate / M&A experience)

Original job posting

The role involves reviewing, negotiating, and drafting commercial contracts, shareholder agreements, and M&A transactions. Additionally, the counsel will provide risk management and compliance advice and assist with public company reporting requirements.

Job details

Dexterra Group (TSX:DXT), one of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited’s subsidiaries is certified as a Great Place to Work®. It is a fast-growing, financially strong, publicly listed company, extending across North America. With over 9,000 employees and revenues over $1B, it delivers a range of support services and solutions for the creation, management and operation of corporations across Canada, both in the public and private sectors. Its objective is to help its clients achieve higher performance and productivity and to play a vital role in Canada’s communities and economies. Work that Matters, People who Care. To support this fast-growing company, the General Counsel is adding to the legal team and is seeking a Corporate Legal Counsel. You will start by developing a thorough understanding of what the business does by visiting Dexterra’s various sites and getting to know the business groups. Your work will then include taking an integral role in reviewing, negotiating and drafting commercial contracts, shareholder / JV agreements and M&A transactions. Working closely with business groups, you will also be relied upon to provide training and risk management and compliance advice, as well as to help prepare Dexterra’s public company requirements. This position reports directly to the EVP Legal, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary and is located in Dexterra’s head office, in Toronto’s west end, with a hybrid arrangement. Target compensation range, including salary and target bonus, is $150,000 – $180,000. The ideal candidate will have 2-3 years of M&A and corporate experience gained from a top-end firm or corporation. Strong negotiation, drafting and problem-solving skills will be required in order to succeed in this role. Any experience with M&A, debt financing and public company reporting (Canadian and/or US) will be seen as an asset. Self-motivation, decisiveness, excellent communication skills and the ability to build relationships will also be important. In addition, a practical and business centric approach to finding solutions will be mandatory as will an ability to juggle and prioritize competing matters and take initiative. Dexterra provides its employees with a culture that promotes stability, diversity and inclusion, camaraderie, respect and work-life balance. As this company continues to grow, so are the opportunities to expand your career. This is a unique environment which will allow you to join a legal team at the ground level. If you are interested in applying to this position, please forward your cv and cover letter to Lorene Nagata or Garrett Giannidis from NagataConnex Executive Legal Search at info@nagataconnex.com or by clicking apply above. As this is an exclusive campaign with NagataConnex Executive Legal Search, any resumes received from other sources will be forwarded to it.

What you’ll do

The role involves reviewing, negotiating, and drafting commercial contracts, shareholder agreements, and M&A transactions. Additionally, the counsel will provide risk management and compliance advice and assist with public company reporting requirements.

Requirements

The ideal candidate should have 2-3 years of M&A and corporate experience from a top-tier firm or corporation. Strong negotiation and drafting skills are required, with experience in debt financing and public company reporting considered an asset.

Benefits

• Stability • Diversity and Inclusion • Camaraderie • Respect • Work-life Balance

Listed skills

• Problem solving · Preferred
• Risk Management · Preferred
• Negotiation · Preferred
• Communication Skills · Preferred
• Relationship Building · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Commercial Contracts
• M&A Transactions
• Shareholder Agreements
• JV Agreements
• Risk Management
• Compliance Advice
• Public Company Reporting
• Debt Financing
• Negotiation
• Drafting
• Problem-solving
• Communication Skills
• Relationship Building

Job areas

• Legal
• Finance & Accounting
• Management & Leadership
• Consulting
• Manufacturing