Legal Counsel - Technology & Digital (Commercial Contracts)

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in supporting our Information Technology resource group as well as our Digital practice, focusing on the full lifecycle of software procurement and digital service delivery
• Act as a trusted advisor, providing practical, solution-oriented advice across a broad range of matters in support of our operations, with a particular focus on technology and digital areas, including without limitation, software procurement, digital services delivery, data privacy and cybersecurity
• Apply a strong understanding of the legislative landscape to proactively identify and mitigate risk and ensure firmwide compliance
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of agreements, including, without limitation, software licensing agreements, master services agreements, RFPs/RFIs etc., SaaS agreements, system implementation agreements, cloud-based engagements, managed services agreements, and other related digital and technology agreements
• Advise on risk allocation, commercial strategy and practical mitigation approaches, including in situations where terms are highly prescriptive or non-negotiable (e.g., large enterprise or public sector contracts)
• Advise on a broad range of legal matters, including emerging technology risks, including AI-enabled tools privacy, and security
• Research, analyze and prepare concise briefs on regulatory, legal and compliance issues, as well as other ad hoc matters, to inform stakeholders and guide decision-making
• Develop working relationships with a variety of stakeholders and work effectively with outside counsel
• Develop a thorough understanding of MNP’s services, businesses and industry
• Contribute to the development of new ideas and approaches to improve work processes, including templates, playbooks and scalable contracting processes
• Provide guidance on emerging technology risks, including AI-enabled tools, data usage and related legal and ethical considerations

Skills and Experience

• A minimum of four (4) years post-call experience, depending on depth of relevant technology and commercial contracting experience
• Member in good standing with the Law Society in the province where the work will be performed
• Extensive experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of agreements; particularly in software licensing, hosted/ cloud-based product agreements, professional services contracts, and maintenance and support agreements, integration and implementation agreements
• Experience with intellectual property, privacy/data protection, and emerging technologies (including AI)
• Strong business judgment with the ability to provide pragmatic, risk-based advice in fast-paced environments
• Written and verbal French and English language skills, due to frequent collaboration with English-speaking teams/clients across Canada and some client deliverables/regulatory reporting obligation are in English

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Requirements

• A minimum of four (4) years post-call experience, depending on depth of relevant technology and commercial contracting experience
• Member in good standing with the Law Society in the province where the work will be performed
• Extensive experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of agreements; particularly in software licensing, hosted/ cloud-based product agreements, professional services contracts, and maintenance and support agreements, integration and implementation agreements
• Experience with intellectual property, privacy/data protection, and emerging technologies (including AI)
• Strong business judgment with the ability to provide pragmatic, risk-based advice in fast-paced environments
• Written and verbal French and English language skills, due to frequent collaboration with English-speaking teams/clients across Canada and some client deliverables/regulatory reporting obligation are in English