Change begins with the small decisions we make, each day, to support each other, and strive to create inspiring, incredible educational experiences for all students, no matter where they are, or how they learn. In choosing a career with Yorkville University, you will have the opportunity to push boundaries, flex your creativity, and inspire positive change for so many people. Our core values put the student experience at the center of what we do, reflecting who we are, and aspire to be.

If you want to shine a light on academic excellence, be empowered to make an impact on the transformation of the Canadian post‑secondary education landscape, and work collaboratively beyond levels, join us. Reporting to the Vice‑President, Legal and General Counsel, we are seeking a Legal Counsel to join our team. In this role, you will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, faculty, and staff, providing strategic legal guidance across the organization.

This is an opportunity to bring your expertise to a national private higher‑education institution with campuses across Canada, influencing decisions that impact thousands of students, employees, and external partners. You will help safeguard the institution while enabling growth and innovation, advising on matters of impact across various departments within Yorkville University and Toronto Film School including Academics, Finance, Student Services, Marketing/Recruitment Policy/Governance and Operations, handling a broad scope of subject matters such as reviewing, drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, supporting governance and policy development, providing legal advice in a broad scope of areas, employment, human rights, privacy and others. Full‑time role, currently following a hybrid model working both on‑site at our downtown Toronto location and remotely.

You will serve as a trusted legal partner to senior leadership, shaping key decisions across academic, operational, and corporate functions. Your guidance will directly influence the success, compliance, and growth of Yorkville University and Toronto Film School. You will join a newly established legal function, with the opportunity to help define its vision, build processes, and expand your advisory scope.

You will refine your expertise across a broad spectrum of matters, including commercial agreements, employment law, privacy, intellectual property, and litigation. You will be empowered to provide practical legal solutions, foster collaboration,



and help move the organization forward with confidence and authority. As a key member of the organization’s legal team, you will operate with a high degree of independence, taking accountability for complex matters, shaping institutional practices, and contributing meaningfully to high‑profile projects that impact the national mandate of the institution.

You will support the Vice‑President, Legal and General Counsel and act as a strategic legal partner to the Leadership Team, faculty, and corporate departments, enabling sound decision‑making across the institution. Draft, negotiate, and manage agreements. Advise on legal and regulatory matters.

You will provide guidance on privacy, employment, human rights, intellectual property, corporate or commercial law, and regulatory compliance, helping leaders balance risk with opportunity. Support compliance, policy development and governance. You will monitor legislative requirements, assess institutional impact, support institutional policy creation and create a proactive culture of compliance.

You will oversee legal disputes, including litigation and tribunal matters, and manage relationships with external counsel, ensuring timely and cost‑effective resolution. You will develop precedents, playbooks, and workflow procedures to standardize legal processes and deliver training programs that strengthen legal knowledge across the organization. Advance institutional projects.

You will contribute legal expertise to special projects and strategic initiatives, delivering outcomes that align with Yorkville University’s national mandate. You have successfully completed a Bachelor of Laws (LL.or equivalent law degree, and you are a member in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario. You have a minimum of three years of experience as a Legal Counsel with a leading law firm or as in‑house counsel at a major corporation.

You bring significant experience negotiating, drafting, and reviewing a wide range of contracts. You have broad legal knowledge in a wide‑variety of areas including contract law, privacy law, employment law, human rights,



intellectual property law and litigation. You are practical and results oriented in your approach to providing legal advice, highly organized, with proven time management abilities and a focus on accuracy.

You are motivated to solve complex legal matters, deliver results autonomously, and adapt to a energetic and evolving environment. Why work at Yorkville University? We value innovation and continuously look towards expanding our programming, working with the latest research, tools, and solutions.

As a private school with government approval of our offerings, we have the opportunity to do more, stay current, and be future‑forward. Place where all individuals feel welcomed in the academic and workplace environments and part of a highly motivated team. We celebrate the full range of human diversity, and we acknowledge that equal access to opportunities and services may require the removal of barriers that equity‑seeking communities experience in trying to obtain this access.

Appreciation for the insights and skills you bring to work with a competitive salary and comprehensive advantages, including a wide breadth of wellness services, and a work‑life balance. A virtual interview with a Talent Advisor. The conversation will be recorded using BrightHire, an AI‑powered video interview tool.

A virtual interview with the VP, Legal and General Counsel, and the VP, People. An in‑person interview with a member of the Senior Leadership Team. Diversity, equity and inclusion are a critical component of life at Yorkville University and Toronto Film School and we are committed to making these values an integral part of our culture.

We encourage applications from all qualified applicants, including women, persons with disabilities, Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC), people from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Transsexual, Queer, Questioning, Two‑Spirit, Intersex, Asexual + (LGBTQ2SIA+) community and other equity‑seeking groups.

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