Senior Legal Counsel

Top Aces•Versailles, FR-IDF

5h•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Legal Counsel provides practical, commercially focused legal advice supporting Top Aces’ Canadian and international business activities. Reporting to the VP, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer, the role independently manages a broad range of commercial agreements, advises on privacy, data and intellectual property, and supports acquisitions, financings and other corporate transactions. The position works closely with the legal team and business development, purchasing, operations, finance and technology teams to advance business objectives while identifying and managing legal risk. The role also supports corporate secretarial responsibilities, maintains corporate registrations across multiple jurisdictions, and manages insurance claims and other litigation. It requires flexibility to provide support across multiple time zones, and occasional international travel may be required. Security clearance requirements will be defined based on the successful candidate’s jurisdiction of residence.

Requirements

Qualified as a lawyer in a province or territory within Germany, the Netherlands, France or Canada.
At least 10 years of progressive legal experience, including a combination of in-house and private practice experience at a reputable firm.
Strong commercial drafting skills.
Experience developing programs and supporting compliance with GDPR and other privacy laws relevant to the organization’s operations.
English language proficiency.
Excellent problem-solving, business-acumen, communication, analytical and organizational skills.
Ability to operate independently, advise senior business leaders and recommend pragmatic solutions to mitigate risk.
Proactive, creative and adaptable when responding to rapidly changing priorities in a fast-moving environment.
Flexibility to provide support across multiple time zones.
Occasional travel, including international travel, may be required.

Nice To Haves

Dual credentials in civil and common law jurisdictions.
Ability to practice in another language, preferably German, Dutch or French.
Experience supporting transactions with government entities.
Experience in the defence and/or aviation industry, or an analogous regulated industry, is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Negotiate and draft commercial agreements, including non-disclosure agreements, letters of intent, technology transfers, purchase and sale agreements, joint venture and teaming agreements, data processing addenda, services and consulting agreements, and commercial leases.
Support business development in responding to government RFX processes.
Provide legal support and advice to finance, human resources, technology and service operations teams.
Instruct and supervise external counsel, including counsel in the EU and other international jurisdictions.
Support acquisitions, financing activities, corporate reorganizations and other corporate transactions.
Review and support the creation, implementation and compliance of corporate policies and processes, including in the EU and other international jurisdictions.
Support the establishment and maintenance of international operations branches and offices.
Advise on regulatory and contractual requirements and support compliance initiatives and programs.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders and partners across all levels of the business, both within and outside the legal team.
Support the protection of the organization’s intellectual property, including maintaining registrations.
Support corporate secretarial responsibilities for the organization’s entity portfolio, including drafting resolutions, minutes and other corporate documents.
Maintain and update corporate registrations in Canada, the EU, the United States and other international jurisdictions as required.
Manage insurance claims and other litigation.