Director, Legal
BJRC Recruiting
Director, Legal
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Our Client
Our client is a rapidly growing software acquisition and operating company that acquires, builds, and supports vertical market software businesses.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary legal advisor to both corporate headquarters and a portfolio of software businesses across North America.
- Advise on a broad range of legal matters, including commercial contracts, procurement, employment, privacy, intellectual property, governance, disputes, compliance, and general corporate matters.
- Partner closely with senior leadership, including the General Counsel, on strategic and operational legal initiatives.
- Manage external counsel relationships across multiple jurisdictions and practice areas.
- Support legal onboarding and post-acquisition integration of newly acquired businesses.
- Develop scalable legal infrastructure, including templates, playbooks, training materials, and self-service resources.
- Lead legal education initiatives and provide practical guidance to business stakeholders across the organization.
- Drive adoption of AI tools and legal technology solutions to improve efficiency and scalability.
- Build processes and systems that enable business teams to operate independently while appropriately managing risk.
- Support a diverse portfolio of software businesses in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
Qualifications
- Member in good standing of a Canadian Law Society or U.S. State Bar.
- Possess 5–9+ years of legal experience, including significant in-house experience within a technology, software, SaaS, or high-growth business environment.
- Demonstrated experience supporting a broad range of commercial and operational legal matters.
- Strong commercial judgment and ability to provide practical, business-focused legal advice.
- Experience managing external counsel and advising senior business stakeholders.
- Proven ability to operate independently and effectively in environments characterized by ambiguity and evolving processes.
- Demonstrated hands-on use of AI tools within legal workflows.
- Excellent drafting, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- M&A exposure is considered an asset but is not required.
The Ideal Candidate
- Thrives in entrepreneurial, fast-paced, and high-growth environments.
- Takes a practical and solutions-oriented approach to legal issues and understands how to balance legal risk with business objectives.
- Is highly autonomous while remaining collaborative and team-oriented.
- Has a low-ego, hands-on approach and enjoys building processes from the ground up.
- Communicates complex legal concepts clearly to non-legal stakeholders.
- Is passionate about technology, innovation, and the use of AI in legal practice.
- Enjoys working across multiple businesses, stakeholders, and legal disciplines and has the potential to grow into broader leadership responsibilities over time.
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Vacancy posted 12 days ago
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