Legal counsel Jobs in Burnaby, BC

Posted Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 4 : 00 a.m. | Expires Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 3 : 59 a.m.

OUR VISION

Telefilm Canada is committed to building a skilled workforce that reflects the diversity of the Canadian population. The organization promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion, and encourages all individuals to voluntarily indicate if they identify as a woman, a member of an Indigenous community, a person with a disability, a member of a racialized group or other.

Telefilm Canada also strives to respect the principles of accessibility by making our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible. If you have any questions about accessibility or require any accommodation at any point in the application and hiring process, please do not hesitate to contact us at cv@telefilm.ca .

As a responsible leader in, and champion of, the Canadian audiovisual industry, Telefilm Canada commits to adopting sustainability as a lens through which we work. This commitment is in alignment with the Government of Canada’s target to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

SPECIFIC TERM, 12 MONTH

YOUR ROLE

Reporting to the Associate Director, Legal Services and Information Management, the incumbent is called upon to provide legal services to the various sectors of the organization. Key responsibilities include :

• Provides legal and strategic advice on a variety of issues relating to the organization and its activities, including entertainment and labor law;
• Drafts, reviews and negotiates various types of contracts, including in connection with project financing, the procurement of goods and services, and the establishment of partnerships;
• Participates in the development of corporate policies, guidelines and directives;
• Participates in the processing of requests for access to information and personal information, as required from time to time;
• Provides training to organization employees on ethical and legal obligations within the organization.

SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS

The job description has been simplified for this posting and does not necessarily reflect an extensive list of tasks and responsibilities, and job requirements.

Applicants commit to complying with the Conflict of Interest Disclosure Requirements.

All staff members must fully comply with our Flexible Work Policy and make themselves available to work from their local Telefilm office, twice a week (or 8 days a Month) or more depending on organizational needs or in the event of a change in policy.

We thank all candidates for their interest but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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