Advisor, Legal CounselThanks for visiting TransUnion’s careers site. Just to let you know, we use necessary cookies to make our site work. These cookies enable functionality such as security, network management and accessibility. You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions. Using this tool will set a cookie on your device to remember your preferences.### Advisor, Legal CounselApply: Burlington, Canada: Full time: Posted Today: TransUnion's Job Applicant Privacy NoticeTeam OverviewThe Advisor, Legal Counsel, provides legal services to TransUnion Canada in a hybrid product and commercial role. The role is primarily focused on supporting the Product team and product development initiatives (approximately 80% of the role), with support for commercial matters as needed (approximately 20% of the role). The incumbent helps ensure that TransUnion product development initiatives meet regulatory requirements and that TransUnion products operate within the scope established by law, including PIPEDA and consumer reporting legislation. The incumbent provides counselling to management, product, business development, marketing and other teams throughout the product development life cycle and helps develop strategies to mitigate legal risk, including risks arising from changes in law that may affect existing product offerings. The incumbent also provides practical commercial legal support where required. The incumbent must have broad-based business knowledge and must rapidly learn the issues facing internal clients in order to protect the company. The incumbent is responsible for anticipating and helping to protect the company against legal risks and supporting compliance with corporate policies.




This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week. Role Overview And Core ResponsibilitiesThe expected allocation of responsibilities is approximately 80% product legal support and 20% commercial legal support, with the mix varying based on business needs.

Key Responsibilities
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* Reviews products, features, and initiatives to provide advice consistent with TransUnion’s legal obligations in Canada.
* Reviews privacy impact assessments of products and services and helps to execute risk mitigation strategies.
* Provides counsel, legal support and direction to company on a variety of complex legal matters and matters having a potentially significant impact on the company’s products, business and operations.
* Provides support on contractual and other commercial matters as needed, including legal review, assistance and liaison with senior management where appropriate.
* Drafts and updates, as needed, product templates, terms of use and privacy policies.
* Advises marketing in connection with product launches and go-to-market activities.
* As needed, provides prompt and practical advice to senior management on complex contractual matters involving personal information and/or technology.
* As needed, reviews and drafts commercial contracts, certificates and related documents and supports or represents the company in contract negotiations.




* Responsible for keeping abreast of current legislative developments, particularly with such developments that may have an impact upon company operations and product offerings.
* Works with other departments on commercial matters, corporate risk analysis and other matters as appropriate, while maintaining primary accountability for product legal support.
* Provides formal and informal training for internal clients (sales meeting presentations, operations, one-on-one discussions).
* Maintains and develops positive and qualified working relationships with members of the legal team, internal and external clients and management.
* Ensures the Assistant General Counsel is fully briefed on major product, legislative, business, contractual or operational issues arising in the relevant business area.
* Provides support to team initiatives.
* Performs other related duties as assigned. Required Knowledge And Experiences* Bachelor of common law and minimum of 3-5 years of experience as a lawyer.
* Must be a member of the Law Society of Ontario.
* Knowledge and understanding of the following areas are required: PIPEDA and other Canadian privacy laws, strong negotiation skills, contract law and general corporate commercial knowledge.
* Knowledge and understanding of the following areas of law are preferred: Consumer reporting legislation.
* Demonstrated experience advising clients on products/services.
* Ability to work in a team environment and with peers and management at all levels of the organization.
* Strong organizational and advocacy skills.
* English written skills and an ability to draft clear and concise documents.
* Effectively and efficiently manage multiple, complex, and often conflicting and quickly cha

📌 Advisor, Legal Counsel (Burlington)
🏢 TransUnion
📍 Burlington