Being part of Air Canada is to become part of an iconic Canadian symbol, recently ranked the best Airline in North America. Let your career take flight by joining our diverse and vibrant team at the leading edge of passenger aviation.

Air Canada is Canada's largest airline, the country’s flag carrier and a founding member of Star Alliance, the world's most comprehensive air transportation network. Air Canada provides scheduled service directly to more than 180 airports in Canada, the United States and Internationally on six continents. It holds a Four-Star ranking from Skytrax. Air Canada’s Aeroplan program is Canada’s premier travel loyalty program, where members can earn or redeem points on the world’s largest airline partner network of 45 airlines, plus through an extensive range of merchandise, hotel and car rental partners. Through Air Canada Vacations, it offers more travel choices than any other Canadian tour operator to hundreds of destinations worldwide, with a wide selection of hotels, flights, cruises, day tours, and car rentals. Its freight division, Air Canada Cargo, provides air freight lift and connectivity to hundreds of destinations across six continents using Air Canada’s passenger and freighter aircraft. Air Canada’s climate-related ambition includes a long‑term aspirational goal of net‑zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

We have an innovative legal team that continues to earn the respect and confidence of our internal colleagues, participating as true business partners to support Air Canada’s strategic objectives. When you join Air Canada and its Legal Department, you’ll become a vital part of a team of driven professionals that fly the flag every day, sharing the best of Canada with the world.

Responsibilities We are looking for a counsel to join our team of professionals in Montreal. The successful candidate will work on a variety of commercial transactions primarilyfocused on aircraft and other aviation equipment‑related transactions. The successful candidate will have a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in a major law firm or an established in‑house legal department and strong written and oral communication skills, possess good business judgment and be strategic, pragmatic and thorough with a solid ability to assess legal risk. The successful candidate will also possess strong drafting, negotiating and analytical skills, be self‑motivated and someone who thrives on challenges, having responsibility and enjoys working in a dynamic and constantly evolving environment alongside a very cohesive team of professionals.

The ideal candidate should have a strong commercial law background and possess particular experience in the drafting and negotiation of a variety of commercial agreements, including sale and purchase agreements, leasing agreements, and agreements for the procurement of “mission critical” goods and services.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing advice on contractual matters and other legal issues as well as drafting, reviewing and commenting on contractual and other documentation and will play an important role in negotiating and supporting the “client” at all phases of a project, from conception through the letter of intent to completion of the final transaction.

Qualifications The candidate should have a track record demonstrating the following qualities or characteristics:

drive for results and urgency and motivation towards achievement of goals;

ability to understand, anticipate and meet “client” needs, effectively communicating and always remaining cognizant of related risks;

strong desire to participate as part of a team;

be strategic and creative and have the ability to consider, refine and merge different approaches to achieve workable solutions;

inclination to take initiative and be proactive and resourceful;

be supportive of innovation, and adaptable and flexible to work effectively in a context of rapid change and to grasp opportunities to learn and build knowledge;

capacity to work autonomously and under pressure, displaying composure in difficult situations;

thoroughness, tenacity and resilience to persevere towards goals, despite challenges and obstacles, maintaining enthusiasm through to the attainment of the goals;

have a practical and business‑oriented approach, recognizing the operational and commercial implications of any commercial arrangement.

Demonstrate punctuality and dependability to support overall team success in a fast‑paced setting.

The successful candidate will be someone who is willing to go beyond a defined role, to tackle issues oneself as a means to increase overall effectiveness and who looks at the broad context to decide what action is called for to achieve the desired result. He or she will be prepared to pursue the tough option if it means doing the right thing for th

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