WM is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
WM, a Fortune 250 company, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America. We are strongly committed to a foundation of operating excellence, professionalism and financial strength. WM serves nearly 25 million customers in residential, commercial, industrial and municipal markets throughout North America through a network of collection operations, transfer stations, landfills, recycling facilities and waste-based energy production projects.
I. Job Summary
The Sr. Legal Counsel focus will be transactional work and particularly the negotiation and drafting of complex contracts and service agreements related to facility development, equipment, material and labor acquisition, and commercial matters generally. Independently handles more complex legal matters and projects using advanced techniques and theories. Provides counsel to the company on legal rights and obligations pertaining to specialization in areas of law such as Commercial, Employment, Labor Relations, Litigation, Environmental and Regulatory, Corporate Securities/M\&A, Sustainability etc. Responsible for providing counsel and legal support in a given area of legal specialty including direct responsibility for negotiating and drafting required legal documentation and advising clients.
Bilingual (English and French) useful but not required. Your skills in these areas, along with your solid counsel background, will be instrumental in the success of this role. Your specialized knowledge in contract, corporate, joint venture and partnership law will be greatly utilized along with your excellent relationship building skills.
The Sr. Legal Counsel reports to the Assistant General Counsel and is located in Toronto, Ontario area.
II. Essential Skills, Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must have the skills and be able to satisfactorily perform the duties and responsibilities set forth below. Other minor duties and responsibilities may be assigned.
- Prepares, reviews and, negotiates legal documents on the Company's behalf, and assists management in representing the organization in legal disputes and transactions.
- Specialized knowledge as to contract, corporate, joint venture and partnership law
- Provides general legal advice and counsel to management (Corporate, Market Area and/or District level) for strategy and policy development. Reviews legal publications and pending legislation and advises management of changes that impact the Company, business and industry.
- Conducts risk assessment in connection with customer, vendor, operations, industry and/or business issues. Advises management on most appropriate response or action.
- May be responsible for management of outside counsel activities as necessary including determining effective business and legal strategy to address litigation and/or other specific operations or Company needs.
- May work at the Corporate level or as directed within an Area.
- Ability to provide proactive legal and practical business advice to internal clients
- Ability to negotiate, draft and close purchase and sale, joint venture, investment and project financing and other transaction agreements with minimal outside counsel support
- Interfaces with numerous departments and functions within the Company to work effectively and provide a high-level of service to our business partners.
III. Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory duties but may occasionally act as a team lead and manage work of less experienced attorneys.
IV. Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.
A. Education and Experience
Juris Doctorate and eight (8) or more years of previous experience.
The following areas of expertise are highly preferred:
Intellectual Property
Patent Application and prosecution
Post Grant Proceedings
Trademarks/Copyright
IP Portfolio Management
Licensing
Patent Litigation
General IP Legal Counseling
Due Diligence
Data Privacy
New Privacy Laws such as GDPR and California Consumer privacy act
Operationalizing the legal requirements
Emerging Privacy and Technology Issues
Data Security Breach and Cyber Risk
Workplace Privacy
Sustainability Related Matters such as greenwashing, recycling, and renewable natural gas
B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements
State/Provincial Bar Licensure.
V. Work Environment
Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
Normal setting for this job is: office setting.
Benefits
At WM, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on RRSP, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.
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ABOUT WM
WM (WM.com) is North America's largest comprehensive waste management environmental solutions provider. Previously known as Waste Management and based in Houston, Texas, WM is driven by commitments to put people first and achieve success with integrity. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides collection, recycling and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. With innovative infrastructure and capabilities in recycling, organics and renewable energy, WM provides environmental solutions to and collaborates with its customers in helping them achieve their sustainability goals. WM has the largest disposal network and collection fleet in North America, is the largest recycler of post-consumer materials and is the leader in beneficial reuse of landfill gas, with a growing network of renewable natural gas plants and the most gas-to-electricity plants in North America. WM's fleet includes nearly 11,000 natural gas trucks -- the largest heavy-duty natural gas truck fleet of its kind in North America -- where more than half are fueled by renewable natural gas. To learn more about WM and the company's sustainability progress and solutions, visit Sustainability.WM.com.
Equal Employment Opportunity
For United States: WM is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
For Canada: WM is committed to the principle of equal employment for all applicants and employees, without discrimination on the basis of all grounds protected by applicable human rights legislation. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Please notify us if you require accommodation.
