Counsel

Location: Toronto, ON, CA, M5J 2V5 Vancouver, BC, CA Calgary, AB, CA Req ID: 49273 Jobs by Category: People & Culture, Finance and Corporate Affairs Job Function: Legal Status: Full Time Schedule: Regular

Description

Join our team

We are looking for a lawyer to support TELUS’ Procurement group as a Counsel.

TELUS Legal Services’ mission is to deliver world-class, innovative, and timely legal solutions with business acumen, aligned with TELUS’ strategic imperatives. We encourage curiosity, continuous learning, and innovative thinking to challenge the status quo and drive improvements of practices and processes.

We are passionate about our purpose and enjoy strong connections with our clients, with whom you will cultivate your relationship. You should have a positive attitude, willingness to learn, and be able to change things up as you go.

What you get

• Flexible work styles allowing you to work remotely
• Great pay, profit sharing bonus, stock purchase plan
• Dedication to team engagement
• Career development
• Flexible benefit plan with many innovative options and programs
• Defined contribution pension

Here’s the impact you’ll make and what we’ll accomplish together

You will support procurement managers and business owners in understanding, interpreting, and negotiating contracts for various products and services, including hardware, software, and IT services. As well, you will provide advice on other procurement related matters.

You will be part of a tight-knit team that will guide and mentor you to become a trusted business advisor. In this role, you will develop and strengthen relationships with colleagues, key stakeholders and clients by cultivating a deep understanding of their business in order to provide proactive, solution-oriented legal advice.

You will also gain new knowledge and contribute to initiatives supporting our clients’ learning and development. You will be part of an innovative team that is advancing legal and business practices by driving new approaches and process improvements, including through the adoption of new technologies.

Qualifications

• Experience interpreting, negotiating, and drafting vendor or business to business contracts
• Ability to apply legal skills combined with business acumen, initiative, creativity, and a collaborative style
• Comfortable engaging with and communicating legal advice to a diverse range of stakeholders
• Possess a growth mindset and willingness to learn new technologies as TELUS continues to evolve its business
• From 2 to 4 years post-call experience
• Member in good standing with a provincial Law Society in Canada

Nice to Haves

• IT and Cloud Services experience
• Curious about legal technology and GenAI tools
• Proficient in another language
• Procurement experience

#LI-REMOTE

Salary Range: $120,000-$180,000 Performance Bonus or Sales Incentive Plan: 15%

Actual total compensation will be determined based on factors such as knowledge, skills, performance and experience. In addition, TELUS offers rewarding benefits, which may vary per job function, such as:

• Comprehensive total rewards package highlighting competitive salary and bonus structures, minimum 3 weeks of vacation, and flexible benefits plan to meet the needs of you and your family
• Flexibility to work in-office, virtually or a combination of both
• Generous company matched pension and share purchase programs
• Opportunity to give back to communities in which we work, live and serve
• Career growth and learning & development opportunities to develop your skills
• And much more …

A bit about us

We’re a people-focused, customer-first, purpose-driven team who works together every day to innovate and do good. We improve lives through our technology solutions and foster a culture of innovation that empowers team members to solve complex problems and create remarkable human outcomes in a digital world.

You’ll find our engaging, high-performance culture personally fulfilling, professionally challenging, and financially rewarding. We’re committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability. Your unique contributions and talents will be valued and respected here. When you join our team, you’re helping us make the future friendly.

Note for Quebec candidates: if knowledge of English is required for this position, it is because the team member will be asked, on a regular basis, to interact in English with external or internal parties or to use English applications or software as part of their tasks.