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The Ministry of the Attorney General has a challenging opportunity for one counsel to join the Legal Services Branch for the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade (MEDJCT) and the Ministry of Energy.
This position will have a particular focus on duty to consult and advice on Indigenous relationships arising in provincial business sector investments in the context of grants, secured lending, procurements, venture capital transactions, as well as program and policy development advice.The Legal Services branch welcomes applications from candidates who can contribute to the goal of promoting a diverse, respectful and supportive workplace.
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About the job
You will work in a collegial, fast-paced and demanding environment. You are expected to work both independently on a broad range of legal issues that are relevant to the ministries and collaboratively and effectively with others on team projects. Duties will include:
• Providing advice on Indigenous law aspects arising in major provincial investments such as in the auto, steel and battery sectors, particularly with respect to Indigenous consultation and duty to consult considerations;
• Negotiating, drafting, reviewing and interpreting legislation, regulations, term sheets, grant; agreements, secured loan agreements, memorandums of understanding, purchase agreements, and other complex commercial legal documents;
• Preparing legal opinions, and briefing senior ministry officials;
• Providing litigation support on various politically-sensitive litigation matters;
• Developing and delivering related training and education initiatives;
Advising on agency matters, board governance and appointments.
Providing legal advice on the development of policies and operationalization processes related to funding and other support programs
The successful candidate should also have a proven client service orientation and demonstrated ability to be proactive on files, be responsive to client requests and inspire client confidence.
What you bring to the team
Mandatory requirements
• Membership in good standing as a lawyer with the Law Society of Ontario
Knowledge and Skills
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of Indigenous issues and law
• Demonstrated experience in negotiating, drafting and reviewing corporate and commercial documents including secured lending documents, procurement documents, grant agreements, and other commercial legal documents with varying levels of complexity
• Familiarity and experience with corporate law, lending, and bankruptcy and insolvency.
• Experience with agency establishment and governance
• Ability to recognize and assess legal implications in proposed and existing programs and initiatives and able to provide innovative, strategic, risk-based and helpful and solutions-oriented legal advice on complex, time-sensitive and high- profile issues that arise
• Experience and familiarity with drafting and interpretation of statutes, regulations and other legislative instruments
• Ability to handle a high-volume practice with short turnaround times while working proactively, professionally and cooperatively with sophisticated clients and with colleagues
• Conversant with the law, government policies and practices relating to government grants, procurements, lending and corporate and commercial law
• Proven client service orientation and demonstrated ability to be proactive on files, responsive to client requests and inspire client confidence
• Demonstrated experience with mentoring others and leading and contributing positively to teams on collaborative work projects