Legal Counsel

Neo Financial•Calgary, AB

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Neo is seeking a Legal Counsel to join their dynamic team in Calgary. This role involves navigating a broad range of legal challenges including corporate, commercial, regulatory, employment, and privacy matters. The Legal team at Neo focuses on complexity, agility, and continuous improvement of processes. The Legal Counsel will be empowered to drive transformative work and collaborate with leaders and tech minds to build impactful products and technologies.

Requirements

A sharp and adaptable lawyer with a Bachelor’s Degree in Law (L.LB) or Juris Doctor (J.D.) and 2-5 years of post-call experience
A mix of law firm and in-house experience, ideally within a regulated industry or start-up environment.
Commercial experience and a true generalist mentality, comfortable negotiating a variety of agreements such as 3rd party vendor contracts, NDAs, and consulting agreements
Experience working on a small team, fostering strong relationships, collaborating with business teams and taking ownership of your work.
Someone who isn't afraid to roll up their sleeves and tackle any task. You'll be a trusted partner to our business teams, providing practical, succinct, and solution-minded advice.
You have a strong sense of urgency, a hustle mentality, and a major attention to detail. You're also tech-savvy.
Comfortable and capable of managing multiple competing priorities - We are a fast-paced team that values strategic thinking and a sense of perspective.
The ideal candidate will be adaptable and maintain a positive attitude, focusing on the big picture without getting bogged down by minor details.

Responsibilities

Provide practical, clear and accurate legal advice on a broad range of practice areas including commercial, corporate, regulatory, employment and privacy matters
Independently structure, draft, negotiate and review financing, partnership and customer-facing agreements, including identifying legal and business risks and collaborating with business and other lawyers on solutions to commercial and legal problems
Anticipate, elucidate and address legal issues to protect the interests of Neo and reduce exposure to legal risks
Draft internal policies and guidelines to ensure compliance with legal requirements
Support legal updates to all customer facing disclosures and agreements
Develop and implement processes for efficient and streamlined operations surrounding contract negotiation
Conduct legal research and provide concise and fit-for-purpose legal advice to internal stakeholders, in a timely manner
Manage external legal counsel, as required