Legal Director

Location: Brampton, Ontario

Our Client

Our client is a global leader in energy solutions and equipment rental services, supporting customers across a wide range of industries including construction, infrastructure, manufacturing, and industrial operations. This newly created standalone legal role offers the opportunity to join a growing Canadian business and serve as a key legal partner to leadership while collaborating closely with the North American legal team.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary legal advisor for the Canadian business, partnering closely with the VP of Legal and senior leadership.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of customer and vendor commercial agreements.
• Advise business leaders on legal, commercial, and operational risks.
• Support the Canadian business across a variety of legal matters, including commercial contracts, employment, compliance, risk management, insurance, litigation management, intellectual property, and regulatory matters.
• Develop and deliver internal legal and compliance training programs.
• Manage external counsel relationships where required.
• Support leasing, real estate, and business expansion initiatives.
• Provide occasional support on acquisitions, due diligence, and corporate legal matters.
• Build strong relationships with business stakeholders and provide proactive, practical legal guidance in a fast-paced operational environment.

Qualifications

• Member in good standing of a Canadian Law Society.
• Possess 4–9+ years of legal experience,
  
  
  
  including at least 3 years of in-house legal experience.
• Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, including customer and vendor contracts.
• Strong ability to operate independently in a standalone, business-facing legal role.
• Strong commercial judgment and ability to provide practical, solutions-oriented legal advice.
• Experience advising senior business stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced operational environment.
• Experience supporting employment, compliance, risk management, and general corporate legal matters.
• Experience in manufacturing, industrial, construction, engineering, infrastructure, energy, equipment rental, or similar operational industries is considered an asset.
• Fluency in French (oral and written) is highly preferred to support Quebec operations and French-language contracts.

The Ideal Candidate

• Thrives in a hands-on, operational, and fast-paced business environment.
• Takes a practical and commercial approach to legal matters and understands how to balance risk with business objectives.
• Has solid in-house instincts and enjoys acting as a strategic business partner.
• Is highly autonomous while remaining collaborative and relationship-oriented.
• Communicates complex legal concepts clearly to non-legal stakeholders.
• Enjoys building processes, supporting business growth, and working across multiple functions.
• Brings resilience, adaptability, and a proactive mindset to a growing organization.

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