Legal Counsel Corporate

• Research legal matters, provide legal opinions and advice on a variety of pension, financing and banking matters, and corporate disclosure requirements.
• Review and draft contracts and documents related to various assigned areas of company operations. Advise on a broad range of financing and commercial agreements, credit agreements, license agreements, letters of intent, merger, acquisition and divestiture agreements, joint venture agreements and confidentiality agreements.
• Assist with the preparation of continuous disclosure and regulatory compliance documents.
• Coordinate work with outside legal counsel to instruct, direct and oversee their performance of CPKC legal work. Review work completed by outside counsel and distill such advice.
• Accountable for independent handling and case management of significant legal files in the financing, banking, pensions and commercial/corporate areas from presentation of the legal issue through to conclusion of the file.
• Liaise and collaborate with other members of the Legal Services and Corporate Secretary teams as necessary to ensure comprehensive and consistent support.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Membership in the Law Society of one or more of the provinces of Canada.
• 5 - 8 plus years of demonstrated experience, including some transactional experience, gained from a top tier firm, boutique or in-house.
• Demonstrated experience in completing transactions with successful results.
• Knowledge of the business and regulatory environment that companies in federally regulated businesses operate in (e.g., railway, telecom, pipeline) and understanding of law.
• Ability to apply applicable legal principles to CPKC business and operations, and to transform these principles into proactive, effective and strategic advice for senior leaders.
• Ability to communicate legal principles and explain the business implications of such principles effectively and pragmatically.
• Managing relationships with outside counsel.
• Organizational skills acquired via experience with managing conflicting priorities and high volumes of work.

WHAT CPKC HAS TO OFFER

• Flexible and competitive benefits package.