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Associate General CounselStikeman Elliott • Toronto, ON, CAN
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Associate General Counsel

Associate General Counsel

Stikeman Elliott • Toronto, ON, CAN
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Stikeman Elliott LLP is seeking a business-savvy lawyer with an analytical and strategic mindset to join our General Counsel Office as the Associate General Counsel.

The Associate General Counsel works closely with the General Counsel in providing strategic legal advice to firm leadership, including hands-on legal support in connection with business and commercial matters, enterprise risk management practices and initiatives, policy development and implementation, compliance matters and administration of professional obligations. The Associate General Counsel serves as a trusted advisor and business partner across the firm’s national and international offices.

Key Responsibilities

In collaboration with the General Counsel:

  • Advise the leadership team on legal obligations and issues affecting the firm, its business and clients, and the legal industry
  • Keep the Executive Committee and Managing Partners abreast of changes in legislation and case law affecting the firm, and recommend practical actions, policies, procedures and guidelines to operationalize changes
  • Work with Managing Partners and Professional & Ethics Committee on new mandate intake and resolution of legal conflicts
  • Provide ongoing advice and recommendations on privacy and information security working with the firm’s IT, KM, Talent Management and business services teams in a constantly evolving environment
  • Continuously support and enhance the Firm’s enterprise risk management program working with leadership, internal audit and business services teams to align framework and operations with best practices
  • Develop and support education programs for lawyers and staff on key professional and legal issues affecting the firm and our clients
  • Coordinate and manage internal teams and outside counsel for legal issues, as needed
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