Hybrid Senior Legal Counsel

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About the role

  • Senior Legal Counsel providing business-focused legal advice on technology transactions at BlueCat. Supporting compliance initiatives and collaborating with product teams on new features.

Responsibilities

  • Provide business-focused legal advice on technology transactions, such as SaaS, software licensing, software development, technology partnerships and services engagements.
  • Support internal compliance initiatives on topics such as privacy, open source, marketing, export compliance and others.
  • Support M&A activity, including overseeing due diligence and assisting with post-acquisition integration activities.
  • Work with product teams on development of new products and features and advise on intellectual property, open source, data protection and similar topics.
  • Assist with management of legal entities in various global jurisdictions.
  • Coordinate with outside legal counsel in different parts of the world.

Requirements

  • Active member in good standing with Law Society of Ontario.
  • 7+ years of relevant experience in a top-tier law firm or corporate legal department in SaaS/software.
  • Extensive experience drafting and negotiating technology-related agreements, including software licenses, SaaS agreements, technology development contracts and partner agreements.
  • Knowledge of data privacy requirements and experience with data protection agreements.
  • Exceptional negotiation, communication and interpersonal skills with ability to support fast-paced sales and partner transactions and advise internal sales clients.
  • Business-minded individual with a commercial mindset.
  • Proven ability to work under tight deadlines and deliver results.
  • Creative problem-solving skills and a collaborative team player.

Benefits

  • A Professional Development Budget
  • Dedicated Wellness Days and Wellness Week
  • A Lifestyle Spending Account
  • An Employee Recognition Program

Job title

Senior Legal Counsel

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$180,000 - CA$200,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

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