Legal Counsel

OPTEL is one of the world’s leading providers of traceability systems. Its mission is to leverage innovative technologies to create a better world through responsible capitalism. The company’s renowned solutions ensure the quality of healthcare products and help fight the counterfeiting of medicines and medical devices worldwide. OPTEL also adapts its technologies to a variety of sectors, from healthcare to smart manufacturing and beyond, enabling all industries to benefit from global traceability. OPTEL’s expertise empowers industries to measure, inspect, control, and track a wide range of elements in order to improve product quality and promote a more responsible use of resources.

Summary:
Reporting to the Director of Legal Affairs, the Legal Counsel provides support in the legal aspects of all the company's affairs worldwide, including the activities of its subsidiaries (Canada, Brazil, United States, Ireland, Germany, France, India), particularly in the field of high technology.

Principal tasks:

• Legal advice, in all areas of law, to management and various stakeholders in all sectors (e.g., marketing, human resources, sales, projects, research & development, services, customs and exports, finance & administration, communications and public relations, real estate asset management, information technology management, procurement & purchasing, governance and quality assurance);
• Drafting and reviewing various documents of a transactional, commercial, corporate, and administrative nature (contracts (NDAs, MSAs, SLAs, Ts and Cs, ToU, EULAs), corporate resolutions, company declarations to various registers, foreign administrative formalities, etc.);
• Advising human resources management (labor law) in Quebec and abroad;
• Legal advice and management of files and events related to various laws, local and international, on the confidentiality of personal information;
• Advice and assistance with regulatory compliance (S-211, GDPR, Law 25, Law 96, etc.).
• Organization, preservation, and filing of archives;
• Researching information on various legal and/or technical subjects (most often from foreign sources, in a language other than French) and presenting summaries to allow for better guidance of Optel's decisions, policies, and processes in the conduct of its business;
• Updating the statuses of the company's various corporate entities, local and foreign;
• All litigation involving the company, including representation before the courts, a mediator, or an arbitrator;
• Coordination and follow-up of various files involving legal services required externally;
• Monitoring legal information relevant to the company's business areas;
• Opening offices abroad;
• Providing support in the management of the company's trademark portfolio and other intellectual property rights;
• Providing support in financing or acquisition files;

Requisite Skills:

• Aptitude for research, analysis, and writing;
• Knowledge or strong interest in labor law, business law, international commercial law, software and information technologies, the internet of things, and intellectual property;
• At least two (2) years of experience in private practice or in-house;
• Knowledge of common law, Canadian and American, an asset;
• Perfect command of English, both written and spoken*
• Proficiency in other languages such as Spanish, German, or Portuguese will be considered an asset.
• Be a member of the Barreau du Québec;
• Proficiency in case management software tools and Google and Microsoft suites

*Most of the company's transactions are with foreign companies or partners, and the Legal Counsel will frequently have to use English to understand documents and interact with foreign stakeholders whose preferred language of communication will be English.

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation
• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid work environment
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Comprehensive group insurance plan
• A global organization with a presence on several continents

OPTEL is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that diversity is essential to fostering innovation and creativity. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, gender identities, sexual orientations, abilities, ages, and beliefs. We are committed to providing a fair and inclusive recruitment process in which every candidate is evaluated solely on their qualifications, skills, and potential. At OPTEL, each employee’s unique perspective contributes to our collective success, and we celebrate the richness that diversity brings to our team.