Description :
Lawyer/Inhouse Legal Affairs –
Purely Canada Foods Corp., Above Food Inc., HTC Extraction Systems, and Delta CleanTech
SALARY: $75,000 - $100,000 per annum.
Title
Reports to
Chairman and Legal Affairs Executive Manager
Description
The candidate is a lawyer and will be a member of our corporate affairs’ team and will be required to act in the capacity of organizing, reviewing, and aggregating business proposals and contracts, and contract drafting. This position is being offered on a part-time or full-time basis, and the right candidate may be able to complete tasks from home. Salary commensurate with experience.
Skills
Effective ability to understand, develop and execute contracts;
Exceptional ability to draft preliminary MOU, LOI and simplistic contracts;
Attention to detail and the ability to spot errors and inconsistencies;
Understand the importance of accuracy and attention to detail;
Excellent reading and language comprehension;
Exceptional communication skills (oral and written);
Ability to work with a team at all levels of an organization;
Have exceptional organization and time management;
Be able to work independently with little instruction;
Computer literacy; and
Proficiency in English
Experience
Be a qualified lawyer, with minimum of 4 years of experience;
Contract drafting, real-estate transactions, and general business administration experience is preferred; and
Law Degree required, admission to the Law Society not required.
Duties
Contract Drafting & Business Administration
Work with different levels of personnel within an organization to analyze and solidify contract strategies;
Coordinate actions with internal legal team and multi-corporate executive management team;
Obtain instructions and draft preliminary contracts, MOU and LOI;
Identify additional contracts required, flowing from existing obligations, and put those in place;
Report status of current contract processes to management;
Resolve any existing contract conflicts;
Serve as a liaison between internal and external parties during contract development and negotiation stages;
Follow up to guarantee contractual terms are being met;
Analyze potential risks that contract changes may pose to the organization;
Review and proofread documents and correspondence to ensure compliance with legal procedures and grammatical usage; and
Utilize knowledge of legal records and procedures and frequently controlling confidential materials and documents.
Application Guidelines
For consideration, interested applicants should submit the following documents:
Cover letter
Current resume/CV
Submissions should be made electronically in a single PDF document to: hr@kf1899.com