Counsel
Toronto, ON, CA, M5J 2V5 Vancouver, BC, CA Calgary, AB, CA
Description
Join our team
We are looking for a lawyer to support TELUS’ Procurement group as a Counsel.
TELUS Legal Services’ mission is to deliver world-class, innovative, and timely legal solutions with business acumen, aligned with TELUS’ strategic imperatives. We encourage curiosity, continuous learning, and innovative thinking to challenge the status quo and drive improvements of practices and processes.
We are passionate about our purpose and enjoy strong connections with our clients, with whom you will cultivate your relationship. You should have a positive attitude, willingness to learn, and be able to change things up as you go.
What you get
- Flexible work styles allowing you to work remotely
- Great pay, profit sharing bonus, stock purchase plan
- Dedication to team engagement
- Career development
- Flexible benefit plan with many innovative options and programs
- Defined contribution pension
Here’s the impact you’ll make and what we’ll accomplish together
You will support procurement managers and business owners in understanding, interpreting, and negotiating contracts for various products and services, including hardware, software, and IT services. As well, you will provide advice on other procurement related matters.
You will be part of a tight-knit team that will guide and mentor you to become a trusted business advisor. In this role, you will develop and strengthen relationships with colleagues, key stakeholders and clients by cultivating a deep understanding of their business in order to provide proactive, solution-oriented legal advice.
You will also gain new knowledge and contribute to initiatives supporting our clients’ learning and development. You will be part of an innovative team that is advancing legal and business practices by driving new approaches and process improvements, including through the adoption of new technologies.
Qualifications
- Experience interpreting, negotiating, and drafting vendor or business to business contracts
- Ability to apply legal skills combined with business acumen, initiative, creativity, and a collaborative style
- Comfortable engaging with and communicating legal advice to a diverse range of stakeholders
- Possess a growth mindset and willingness to learn new technologies as TELUS continues to evolve its business
- From 2 to 4 years post-call experience
- Member in good standing with a provincial Law Society in Canada
Nice to Haves
- IT and Cloud Services experience
- Curious about legal technology and GenAI tools
- Proficient in another language
- Procurement experience
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