If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process. In-House Legal Counsel Full Time Salary Professional Guelph, ON, CA In-House Legal | Corporate & Commercial 150,000 - $175,000 CAD Full-Time You've built your legal foundation.

Gateway

Services is looking for an In-House Legal professional to join our team and work directly with our Chief Strategy Officer and leaders across our North American business. This is an opportunity for a lawyer with approximately 3-5 years of post-call experience who wants to make the move from private practice into corporate life - or accelerate an in-house career already underway. You'll work on real commercial issues, learn how a growing North American organization operates, interact directly with business leaders and develop experience across contracts, employment matters, litigation, corporate transactions, compliance, intellectual property and risk.

What we're looking for is a strong legal foundation, good judgment, commercial curiosity and someone who wants to become a great business lawyer, not simply a great technical lawyer. Broaden your legal experience. Gain exposure to commercial agreements, employment matters, litigation, M&A;, governance, IP, compliance and other issues affecting a North American business.

Understand the operational and commercial impact of legal decisions and help implement solutions. Work with senior leadership. Develop your commercial judgment. Help the business understand its options and find practical ways forward - not simply identify legal risk.

Build an in-house career. Develop the breadth, business knowledge and judgment that can form the foundation of a long-term corporate legal career. Draft,



review and negotiate commercial agreements. Advise business leaders on day-to-day legal questions.

Help identify and manage legal and commercial risk. Support litigation, claims and commercial disputes. Coordinate matters with external legal counsel across Canada and the United States. Support corporate governance and entity-management activities.

Assist with privacy, regulatory and compliance matters. Help protect Gateway's trademarks, patents and other intellectual property. Develop templates and processes that make legal support faster and more effective.

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Gateway's business and become a trusted legal partner to the teams you support. S. corporate, employment, privacy, regulatory, IP and litigation law. Gateway works with external legal partners who can provide specialized expertise when needed.

Gateway who understands both the legal issue and the business behind it. B. or equivalent law degree. You're a member in good standing of a Canadian provincial law society. You've developed a solid foundation in corporate and commercial law.

You're comfortable drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts. You can explain legal issues clearly without unnecessary legal jargon. You want exposure beyond one narrow area of legal practice. You're comfortable interacting directly with senior business leaders.

You value responsiveness and understand that internal teams are your customers.



You're looking for an opportunity to develop into a strong commercial and corporate legal professional.

Experience with employment law, litigation, M&A;, privacy, regulatory matters or corporate governance is helpful - but we do not expect you to arrive with all of it. Previous in-house experience is an asset, not a requirement. Become increasingly independent in reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements.

Provide clear, timely and practical legal guidance. Help improve Gateway's legal templates, processes and ways of working. Become someone our leaders want to call early, rather than someone Legal only hears from after a problem develops.

More Than a Legal Career Gateway Services is North America's leading pet aftercare provider, supporting veterinary professionals and pet families during one of the most difficult moments of pet ownership. For a developing corporate lawyer, that creates an unusual chance: meaningful work and meaningful legal complexity. You’ll get exposure to the realities of operating a business across jurisdictions, managing risk, supporting growth and balancing legal considerations with commercial objectives.

Health and dental benefits Paid vacation Retirement savings program Employee Assistance Program Ready to Make the Move In-House? If you've spent the first few years of your legal career building your technical foundation and are ready to get closer to the business, we'd like to hear from you. Bring your legal foundation, curiosity, judgment and willingness to learn.

We'll give you the opportunity to build the commercial experience that comes from being inside the business. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all Team Members. #

📌 Legal Counsel, Compliance & Commercial Law (Guelph)
🏢 Gateway Pet Memorial
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