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Position Summary

Are you a trusted legal leader who can guide complex decisions, manage risk, and support the University’s mission? Join us as our new General Counsel The General Counsel is the University’s principal legal officer and a member of the Executive Team. The position provides strategic, institution-wide legal services and advice that protect the University’s legal interests and support practical, timely, and well-informed decision making aligned with the University’s public mission.

What You’ll Do:

- Strategic legal advice: Provides timely, practical, and solution-oriented legal advice to the President, Executive Team, and University leaders on complex institutional matters. Identifies legal exposure and recommends strategies to reduce risk.
- Contracts, privacy, and compliance: Oversees the delivery of legal services related to contracts, agreements, memoranda of understanding, privacy, access to information, legislative compliance, administrative law, procurement, leases and records. Works with the Compliance and Contracts Advisor and responsible University units to provide coordinated advice and consistent legal support.
- Legal services coordination and capability building: Builds connectivity among legal, contract, privacy, copyright, research, facilities, and other specialized resources across the University. Provides professional guidance and development to internal legal resources and promotes appropriate coordination, referral, and sharing of legal expertise.
- Litigation and dispute support:



Liaises with external counsel and the University’s insurers on litigation, claims, threatened proceedings, regulatory matters, and other disputes. Ensures senior leaders are appropriately briefed and supports resolutions that protect the University’s interests.
- Employment and labour legal advice: Provides strategic legal advice on employment, labour relations, collective bargaining mandates, and faculty and staff matters where legal exposure or procedural fairness issues arise. Works collaboratively with Human Resources and academic leaders to support fair, consistent, and defensible processes.
- External counsel and legal services management: Determines when external or independent legal counsel is required. Manages retainers and legal budgets, coordinates external advice to support cost-effective and consistent legal services aligned with institutional priorities, and maintains appropriate records of key legal opinions and decisions.
- Education, prevention, and relationship building: Builds legal literacy through guidance, templates, training, and proactive advice. Develops trusted relationships and communicates complex legal issues in clear, plain language that enables sound decision making without creating unnecessary barriers.
- Plus More:



Be ready to take on additional related tasks as assigned – your role is dynamic and essential to our success

Why Join Us?

- Meaningful Impact: Your work directly contributes to creating a better environment for students, faculty, and staff.
- Professional Growth: We support your development, offering opportunities for advancement and learning.
- Work-Life Balance: We value your well-being and know your personal life is most important
- Dynamic and Inclusive Workplace: We value diversity and inclusivity. You’ll be part of a team that celebrates different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences, making every day an opportunity for personal growth.
- Innovation Culture: We encourage fresh ideas and innovative thinking.
- Competitive Compensation: We offer competitive compensation package and benefits to reward your talent. A few of the these benefits include Health/Dental/Vision Benefits, adaptable spending account, Defined Contribution Pension Plan, and much more

Position Requirements

What You’ll Bring to this Position:

- Juris Doctor or Bachelor of Laws degree and membership in good standing, or eligibility for membership, with the Law Society of Saskatchewan.
- A minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible legal experience in a Canadian common law jurisdiction, preferably including senior-level experience in a post-secondary or other similar diverse portfolios from the private/public sector, or equivalent senior level experience.
- A combination of education and experience may be considered.

Skills That Will Ensure Your Success in the Role:

- Demonstrated ability to provide strategic, practical, and risk-informed legal advice to a President, Board, executive team, or senior decision makers. <

📌 General Counsel at University of Regina (Canada)
🏢 University of Regina
📍 Canada