Legal Counsel ( Temporary 12-18months)

At Saputo, we bring good to the table by making high-quality products, investing in our people, and supporting communities around the world. As a top 10 global dairy processor, we value contributions that matter and strive to foster an inclusive, growth-driven work environment. Ready to bring your best?

Overview of The Role

The incumbent will be an integral part of the Dairy Foods Division (U.S.) legal team to support their needs. The successful candidate will provide support to several sectors of the company, including operations, sales, distribution, marketing, real estate, procurement, and information technology.

How you will make contributions that matter:

• Draft, negotiate and interpret commercial contracts of varying types
• Provide legal opinions and strategic advice to managers
• Provide continuous legal support to the departments and business units that are linked to U.S. Operations

You are best suited for the role if you have the following qualifications:

• Two to four years of experience in commercial law
• Excellent legal knowledge and capacity to solve problems
• Ability to write and negotiate exceptionally well
• Ability to manage priorities and a large volume of projects at once
• Good sense of business and entrepreneurship
• Ability to establish excellent interpersonal relationships and communicate clearly and efficiently with the different multidisciplinary teams both internally and externally, in a corporate environment as well as with legal professionals
• Strong sense of ethics and responsibility
• Good judgment
• Strong motivation and good customer service skills
• Ability to work in a team and collaborate, as well as work independently
• Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L. or LL.L.) and member of the Barreau du Québec
• Bachelor of Common Law (LL.B.), an asset
• Experience in commercial litigation, an asset
• Perfectly bilingual in English and French (spoken and written)

We support and care for our employees and their families by providing:

• Competitive salaries
• A hybrid work environment with the possibility to work from home 2 days a week
• Advantageous corporate agreements
• Full range of group insurance benefits
• Group retirement pension plan with employer contribution
• Purchase option of company stocks
• Group RRSP
• Health and wellness program in the workplace
• Assistance program for employees and their families
• Saputo products at a discounted price

Salary Range: $98,400 - $129,150

*Salary offers will vary commensurate with experience, education, skills, and training.

We support employment equity. Saputo strives to embed diversity and inclusion in its operations and invites candidates from all horizons to join its family.