Why Ryan? Hybrid and Remote Work Options Award-Winning Culture Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) Benefits Up to 20 Weeks of Parental Leave Top-up (Adoption Included Monthly Gym Membership OR Gym Equipment Reimbursement Health and Dental Benefit Eligibility Effective Day One RRSP with Employer Match Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service This role assists the Legal Department with directing, implementing, managing, coordinating, and overseeing legal matters relating to the Firm, with a heavy emphasis on contract review, drafting, and negotiation, including client contracts, vendor contracts, Firm contracts, licenses, NDAs, RFPs, and confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements. This position will also require bankruptcy, collections and informal dispute resolution work. It may also entail assisting with compliance, office leases, intellectual property matters, employment matters, strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions, and litigation/disputes, as needed to conduct the business of the department. This role may advise management on various legal issues relating to the business of the Firm. The position also may be designated to manage litigation matters, including insurance notifications and outside counsel management. Responsibilities in this role may include assistance with international growth, risk management and corporate development initiatives. Legal Counsel (Canada) People: Maintains collaborative rapport with Canadian business teams. Client: Reviews, drafts, and negotiates a broad range of general commercial agreements in English and French, including client engagement, vendor, partner, referral, software agreements, NDAs and DPAs. Value: Negotiates contracts and assists in preparing and revising contract templates in English and French. Supports and advises the company regarding compliance policies and procedures. Supports corporate governance and legal entity recordkeeping needs. Provides first line of support to local global shared service providers such as HR, Marketing, Operations with either support or direction from other members of the legal team. Instruct and manage internal litigation reporting and risk reporting and external counsel on assigned files Duties and responsibilities, as they align to Ryan’s Key Results People: Provides legal expertise to other departments where needed. Create associations of trust and respect with key stakeholder. Client: Reviews, revises, and negotiates client engagement agreements and related documents (e.g., confidentiality agreements and nondisclosure agreements). Reviews, revises, and negotiates vendor agreements and related documents (e.g., confidentiality agreements and nondisclosure agreements). Value: Anticipate issues and estimate risks strategically. Evaluate and weigh multiple inputs and impacts of any decision or course of action. Identify proactive solutions that will eliminate or mitigate risks. Supports and assists with various aspects of the Firm’s legal affairs and ensures maximum protection of its legal rights. Manages outside counsel services, particularly in connection with bankruptcy, collections and litigation matters. Meets KPIs established for the Legal Department. Reviews lease agreements, construction contracts, estoppel certificates, and other facility-related and operations support documents. Draft agreements that minimize risks and maximize legal rights. Reviews, revises, negotiates and approves material contracts. Prepares business contracts and administers other legal matters. Interprets laws, rulings, and regulations for the Firm. Assists with client-related bankruptcy issues, including appointment of the Firm as ordinary course professionals. Reviews and negotiates software licenses, development agreements, and other IT-related documents, as needed. Facilitates meetings and negotiations. Reviews outside legal counsel invoices. Assists with other projects as needed. Education and Experience: Juris Doctor Degree (JD) from an accredited law school or equivalent and at least 5 years related experience and/or training in a similar environment; or equivalent combination of education and experience required. Applicable license to practice law required. Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have intermediate knowledge of Microsoft® Word, Excel, PowerPoint, LMS, WebEx, Outlook, and internet navigation/research. Certificates and Licenses: JD Degree from an accredited law school and license to practice law in Canada required. Membership to the American Bar Association and Association of Corporate Council preferred. Valid driver’s license required. Supervisory Responsibilities: This position may share supervisory responsibility over the Paralegal Staff. Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran Ryan offers outstanding opportunities to work in a dynamic, rapidly expanding tax services firm serving the world’s most respected Global 5000 companies. Our innovative work environment, accelerated growth path for high performers, competitive benefits package, and outstanding earning potential provide the most rewarding career experience available in the industry. Ryan employees are given the freedom to do their best work in the way they work best. With a clear understanding of expectations and accountabilities, our employees are given ownership of their time and flexibility to meet the demands of their professional and personal lives. Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Ryan LLC (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status). Job duties related to this role are to be conducted in a manner that adheres to privacy laws, as well as follows internal governance related to protecting confidential information and trade secrets, and to securing data and company records. Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Accommodation Ryan, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to compliance with all applicable laws prohibiting employment discrimination. It is our policy to take all employment actions and make all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, sex (including pregnancy), affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, citizenship status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, disability, military status, status as a disabled or other protected veteran or any other protected status under applicable law. It is Ryan's policy to make reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities. Please contact our People Group at 972.934.0022 or peoplegroup@ryan.com if you are interested in applying and need assistance to submit your application, or if you are interested in a position and believe you may require a reasonable accommodation in order for you to perform its essential functions. Click here to view the entire EEO poster and supplement. Notice to Canada Candidates – In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Canadian Human Rights Act, Ryan ULC will provide accommodation, accessible formats and communication supports for the interview upon request. Ryan welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Please access our Privacy Notice in relation to this at the following link for additional information on how we protect and handle personal information. To change or modify any personal information previously provided, please click here to access our Data Subject Access Request form.
