The Role
Are you a sharp, adaptable legal professional ready to make a profound impact on a hyper-growth tech scale-up? Neo is seeking a Legal Counsel to join our dynamic team in Calgary. This isn't your average in-house role. You'll be a pivotal force, navigating a vast and exhilarating landscape of legal challenges that span corporate, commercial, regulatory, employment, and privacy matters.
Our Legal team thrives on complexity, champions agility, and constantly seeks to make processes better, simpler, and stronger. You'll be empowered to drive transformative work, collaborating with some of Canada's most successful leaders and brightest tech minds to build products and technologies that truly change lives.
What you'll be doing:
Provide practical, clear and accurate legal advice on a broad range of practice areas including commercial, corporate, regulatory, employment and privacy matters
Independently structure, draft, negotiate and review financing, partnership and customer-facing agreements, including identifying legal and business risks and collaborating with business and other lawyers on solutions to commercial and legal problems
Anticipate, elucidate and address legal issues to protect the interests of Neo and reduce exposure to legal risks
Draft internal policies and guidelines to ensure compliance with legal requirements
Support legal updates to all customer facing disclosures and agreements
Develop and implement processes for efficient and streamlined operations surrounding contract negotiation
Conduct legal research and provide concise and fit-for-purpose legal advice to internal stakeholders, in a timely manner
Manage external legal counsel, as required
Who we are looking for:
A sharp and adaptable lawyer with a Bachelor’s Degree in Law (L.LB) or Juris Doctor (J.D.) and 2-5 years of post-call experience
A mix of law firm and in-house experience, ideally within a regulated industry or start-up environment.
Commercial experience and a true generalist mentality, comfortable negotiating a variety of agreements such as 3rd party vendor contracts, NDAs, and consulting agreements
Experience working on a small team, fostering strong relationships, collaborating with business teams and taking ownership of your work.
Someone who isn't afraid to roll up their sleeves and tackle any task. You'll be a trusted partner to our business teams, providing practical, succinct, and solution-minded advice.
You have a strong sense of urgency, a hustle mentality, and a major attention to detail. You're also tech-savvy.
Comfortable and capable of managing multiple competing priorities - We are a fast-paced team that values strategic thinking and a sense of perspective.
The ideal candidate will be adaptable and maintain a positive attitude, focusing on the big picture without getting bogged down by minor details.
Working at Neo:
The people who thrive at Neo are resourceful, growth-oriented, and driven to win. We hold ourselves to high standards because we’re on a mission that matters: to build a more rewarding financial future for all Canadians. As individuals and as a team, we constantly challenge ourselves and each other to do our best work for our customers. Our commitment to customer success drives everything we do, from building intuitive products to providing exceptional support at every step of their journey. If this resonates with you, keep reading.
We trust, respect, and support each other. This means honest conversations, constructive input, and continuous support. You’ll be surrounded by people who push you to be your best. We primarily collaborate in person across our Calgary, Winnipeg, and Toronto offices. As we evolve rapidly, we’re looking for change-makers who thrive on challenge—people who would rather blaze a trail through uncertainty than follow a well-paved path.
All team members have a stake in Neo’s success and earn meaningful equity through stock options. This ownership mindset is at the heart of everything we do — when Neo grows, we all grow. If you’ve heard that Neo employees work hard, it’s true. We hold ourselves accountable for delivering on our commitments to our customers, partners, and each other. Working at Neo means taking ownership of your work and driving results, knowing that your contributions directly impact the company’s success.
Apply with us:
We believe in equal opportunity and are committed to creating an inclusive climate where everyone can thrive. Customers trust us with their finances, so successful candidates for this position will be required to undergo a security screening, including a criminal records check and a credit check.
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