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- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- Lead · 10+ years
- Apply by
- Oct 21, 2026
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
- Seniority
- Director
- Application method
- Direct apply is available
Job summary
The General Counsel will serve as the primary legal partner to the Canadian leadership team and provide expert advice on various operational matters. This high-impact role involves overseeing legal strategy for a global business services provider.
Job details
Mississauga, 10+ Years’ Our client, a global, market-leading business services provider of safety and specialty services is looking to hire its first Canadian General Counsel. As an advisor to its Canadian operations, the successful candidate will be in a high-impact, business-facing role that will serve as the primary legal partner to the leadership teams in Canada. Your 10+ years of experience will be vital, as will your interest and exposure to areas such as construction, labor and employment, health and safety, IP, and data privacy, to name but a few. Preference will be given to those that are perfectly bilingual. For more details, please contact Warren Bongard at wbongard@zsa.ca. Ref. #LI34545. The recruiting efforts for this role are intended to fill a vacant position.
What you’ll do
The General Counsel will serve as the primary legal partner to the Canadian leadership team and provide expert advice on various operational matters. This high-impact role involves overseeing legal strategy for a global business services provider.
Requirements
Candidates must possess at least 10 years of legal experience with exposure to construction, labor, employment, and data privacy law. Preference is given to candidates who are perfectly bilingual.
Listed skills
- Leadership · Preferred
Other relevant skills
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- Legal Advisory
- Corporate Law
- Construction Law
- Labor Law
- Employment Law
- Health And Safety
- Intellectual Property
- Data Privacy
- Leadership
- Strategic Planning
Job areas
- Legal
- Management & Leadership
- Construction
- Security & Safety
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