Senior Counsel - Telus Legal & Regulatory Affairs Team

Description

Are you ready to create better business outcomes with your legal skills and creativity?

Join our team

The in-house TELUS & Regulatory Affairs team provides world-class, innovative solutions to the TELUS group of companies. Our scope of work is broad and diverse and includes employment law, contract and commercial law, regulatory law, commercial litigation, privacy law, intellectual property law, real estate and environmental law, securities law, pensions, financing, mergers and acquisitions and competition law. We are trusted advisors who collaborate closely with leaders and teams across the organization to deliver better outcomes for customers and team members.

Our team has been consistently recognized as a leading in-house legal team in Canada and recently won the 2021 CGCA Baker McKenzie Innovation Award and the 2024 CGCA Blakes Judy L. Wilson Diversity Award.

Here's the impact you'll make and what we'll accomplish together

We are seeking a dynamic and business-savvy lawyer, with a minimum of 8 years of post call experience, to join our Employment and Accessibility Law Team as Senior Counsel. In this role, you will have the opportunity to leverage your employment law background to support TELUS and its various business units, including the People & Culture team, on all aspects of employment law matters. You will primarily focus on providing legal advice and guidance in respect of the non-unionized workforce at TELUS Communications and its subsidiaries, such as TELUS Health, TELUS Agriculture and Consumer Goods, and TELUS Security. This is a unique opportunity to gain exposure to various dynamic and growing industries, both national and internationally.

Here's how

This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to: be a part of one of Canada's leading in-house legal teams; join an innovative and leading Canadian company with global operations; gain exposure to legal issues across TELUS' diverse range of business groups including telecommunications, health, and security; learn and develop as a lawyer and trusted business partner; and engage in a broad and challenging legal portfolio.

The Employment Law and Accessibility team is very collaborative and we work cross-functionally with other members of the TELUS Legal & Regulatory team and across the organization. We offer many opportunities for both formal and informal mentorship and development.

Qualifications

You're the missing piece of the puzzle

• A minimum of 8 years experience post-call to the Bar at a law firm or company, with a focus on employment law
• Experience or interest in accessibility law would be an asset
• Drive to understand and proactively contribute to business objectives, and to work collaboratively and creatively with other lawyers and clients
• Strong legal and analytical skills, and the ability to communicate legal advice effectively
• Demonstrated ability to focus on critical goals and strive for superior results
• Recognized for your ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing situations and priorities
• Personable, and skilled at developing and maintaining relationships with colleagues and sophisticated clients
• Bar membership in any Canadian province

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