Top Legal Counsel Jobs in Toronto

Provides practical legal advice on commercial contracts, regulatory compliance, data privacy, employment matters, and vendor and sales agreements. Drafts and negotiates SaaS, technology, consulting, and service contracts; supports procurement, sales, and HR teams; monitors global legal developments; and advises on compliance. Leads adoption of automation, AI, and legal technology to improve legal operations and supports scalable processes for a fully remote technology company.

Provides legal counsel for Canadian structured finance and securitization transactions. Reviews transaction documentation, identifies legal and reputational risks affecting credit ratings, advises analysts and rating committees on legal issues and methodology exceptions, communicates with issuers and advisors, supports policies and procedures, and monitors legislative and case law developments. Requires expertise in secured lending and corporate commercial law, with Canadian insolvency and securitization experience beneficial.

Serve as MedMe's first in-house counsel for Canadian and US operations. Lead commercial contract review and negotiation, corporate governance, cross-border legal matters, privacy and AI risk, employment law support, and healthcare-related compliance. Build scalable legal playbooks, templates, and triage processes while coordinating with outside counsel when needed. Partner with business and People & Culture teams to translate legal risks into practical guidance.

Provides legal advice and transaction support for project, infrastructure, acquisition, and structured finance. Drafts and negotiates complex financing and security documents, advises on risk allocation and lender protections, manages due diligence, supervises external counsel, and supports syndicated transactions. The role also develops legal precedents, processes, training, and guidance while helping establish FCC’s Project Finance business line.

Negotiate and manage high-volume pre-M&A contracts for investment fund and asset manager clients. Serve as a trusted legal contact, maintain client playbooks, mentor junior legal staff, review work, and improve Carta’s AI-backed legal technology tools.

Provides employment law advice across multiple jurisdictions, covering workplace policies, agreements, accommodations, terminations, compliance, and risk management. Develops legal frameworks and templates, supports corporate and commercial contracting, negotiates agreements, and manages external counsel. Partners with People Practices, Finance, Operations, and Legal teams to deliver practical guidance across Canada and the United States.

Provides legal advice and negotiates complex financing transactions, including syndicated financing, securitization, structured financing, and subordinated debt. Advises internal teams, coordinates external counsel, researches legal issues, supports strategic partnerships, and provides coaching and training. Requires strong negotiation, analytical, organizational, judgment, and business-oriented advisory skills, along with professional bilingualism in French and English.

Legal Counsel will draft and negotiate complex commercial, technology, SaaS, privacy, and partnership agreements while supporting corporate governance, subsidiary management, intercompany matters, and strategic transactions. The role requires independently managing sophisticated legal issues, balancing risk with business objectives, advising stakeholders, and contributing to legal process improvement and emerging technology initiatives.

Provides practical, risk-based legal advice on employment and workplace matters, including labor standards, occupational health and safety, human rights, accommodations, investigations, performance management, terminations, reorganizations, and DEI. Drafts employment policies and governance tools, delivers legal training, monitors legislative developments, represents the organization externally, and supports continuous improvement of legal services. Advises business leaders and HR partners while managing complex and sensitive legal matters.

Provides business-law solicitor services to CBC/Radio-Canada, including drafting, analyzing, negotiating, and advising on complex procurement, technology, media, outsourcing, and distribution contracts. Advises operational sectors and executives, supervises external counsel, supports legal strategy, and stays current on business law. Requires strong negotiation, communication, judgment, prioritization, and practical legal-advice skills, along with Quebec or Ontario Bar membership and three to five years of experience.

Oversee contract preparation, negotiation, execution, and compliance for software licensing, product sales, services, and RFPs. Provide transactional support and daily legal guidance to management, develop contract strategies, mitigate risks, and align agreements with company objectives. The role also involves drafting varied legal documents and updating contract terms to meet legal requirements.

Provide hands-on corporate and commercial legal support to super{set} and its portfolio companies. Responsibilities include company formation, governance, contracts, financings, equity administration, privacy and AI-related matters, compliance coordination, and legal operations. The role independently manages routine-to-moderate matters, coordinates with outside counsel, maintains records, and improves templates, workflows, and playbooks while escalating complex issues appropriately.

Provides practical legal counsel across commercial contracts, corporate governance, compliance, employment matters, disputes, securities, ESG, and cross-border operations. Drafts and negotiates agreements, supports executives and operational teams, coordinates external counsel, manages legal risks, and advises on matters across Canada, Mexico, the United States, and Latin America.

Own and negotiate commercial agreements, advise Sales and business teams on deal structure and risk, and develop scalable contracting processes. Partner with Security, Privacy, Product, Engineering, Finance, and Operations on technology transactions, data protection, AI, pricing, and revenue matters. Support international transactions, improve negotiation efficiency through metrics and processes, coordinate outside counsel, and contribute to the growth of Tailscale’s commercial legal function.

Senior Legal Counsel will advise leadership and cross-functional teams on global commercial legal matters. Responsibilities include negotiating SaaS agreements, vendor contracts, NDAs, partnerships, and privacy terms; improving legal workflows; assessing contractual and regulatory risks; supporting RFPs, tenders, and M&A due diligence; and delivering compliance training. The role requires substantial SaaS, technology, data privacy, negotiation, and stakeholder-management experience.

Independently manage insurance defense litigation files from intake through resolution, including auto claims, accident benefits, bodily injury, commercial lines, property, subrogation, and coverage matters. Assess liability and damages, draft legal opinions and court documents, conduct examinations for discovery, and represent the organization at hearings, arbitrations, motions, pre-trials, and trials. Collaborate with claims partners and legal colleagues while contributing to knowledge development and client service.

Provides commercial and corporate legal advice across Canada, the United States, and global operations. Responsibilities include drafting and negotiating contracts, advising on product launches and market expansion, supporting financial-services licensing and regulatory matters, maintaining corporate governance, managing external counsel, resolving disputes, and preparing legal playbooks and training. The role partners with Compliance, Corporate Development, HR, Risk, Operations, and other stakeholders while supporting Ebury’s North American growth.

Provide legal leadership for Enforcement Division knowledge and practice: develop and maintain practice materials, run knowledge management, conduct legal research, advise investigators and counsel, design and deliver training, and identify technology and process efficiencies to support investigations and litigation.

Provide in-house legal counsel for major Canadian infrastructure projects, focusing on construction claims, contract disputes, insurance coverage, negotiation, and risk mitigation. Advise project and bid teams on alternative delivery models, public contracting, and contractual risks. Coordinate insurers, outside counsel, experts, joint venture partners, lenders, contractors, and public authorities while managing dispute strategies, legal budgets, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.

Provide hands-on legal and regulatory advice across crypto, payments, securities and AML; partner with product, compliance and leadership to launch products, lead regulatory initiatives, draft commercial agreements, and improve legal processes using AI and automation.

Provides strategic legal advice and risk management support to Honda’s Canadian businesses across privacy, commercial contracts, corporate, financial services, consumer protection, advertising, employment, and litigation matters. Monitors legal developments, supports compliance activities, promotes legal education, and builds relationships with business stakeholders and legal professionals. The role requires a Canadian-qualified lawyer with substantial post-call experience and strong analytical, communication, organizational, and risk-identification skills.

Corporate Counsel will advise Prosper’s Capital Markets team on structured finance, secured lending, loan sales, servicing, credit facilities, securitizations, debt sales, and bank-partner agreements. Responsibilities include negotiating transaction and commercial documents, managing investor contract obligations, coordinating closings, supporting collections and recoveries, and advising on operational, marketing, and strategic matters. The role requires strong transactional judgment, collaboration, organization, and the ability to manage complex matters independently.

Provides commercial legal support across North America, managing customer, partner, supplier, and stakeholder contracts from drafting through negotiation. Advises teams on SaaS agreements, privacy, data protection, compliance, procurement, vendor management, AI, and cybersecurity regulations. Maintains contract lifecycle systems and templates, delivers internal training, supports legal monitoring, and coordinates occasional litigation matters with internal teams and outside counsel.

Provide broad legal support across commercial contracting, corporate development, energy-market regulation, policy, governance, privacy, intellectual property, insurance, and risk management. Advise business units on transactions and operations across Canadian and U.S. electricity markets, support market entry and regulatory proceedings, negotiate agreements, and build scalable legal templates, playbooks, and processes. The role requires direct executive exposure, strong commercial judgment, and collaboration with sales, operations, technology, finance, and energy-market teams.

The Legal Counsel will provide legal support, draft contracts, advise on legal issues, and manage correspondence with the headquarters in China, maintaining compliance and risk management.