Corporate Counsel, Business

Corporate Counsel, Business

Provides general legal advice and service on business legal matters for Ricoh Canada business units and corporate functions.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Reports to the Vice President, General Counsel for Ricoh Canada and provides assistance on a wide variety of lines of business, business units, and legal areas.  Local Canadian legal team is small (2 individuals) working within a broader Ricoh North America legal department.
• Provides legal advice, guidance and training to corporate and local teams on legal and risk issues arising from both the long-term strategy and the day-to-day business of the company.
• Significant focus placed on customer-facing procurement, contracts and negotiation.
• Reviews, drafts and negotiates commercial agreements, including contracts with customers and/or suppliers/partners, including: agreements for managed, information management, professional, and maintenance services; sales agreements and leases; supply agreements; labour outsourcing agreements; licensing agreements; and SaaS agreements.
• May be responsible for assigned area(s) of compliance as directed by the Vice President, Legal.
• Works directly with internal clients and with external counterparties.
• May serve as a primary point of contact between the Ricoh Canada business or legal function and the broader Ricoh North America legal group or business teams, as required. 
• Coordinates advice from the legal department and other areas of the company.
• Provides advice about commercial and other disputes affecting the company.  Coordinates Ricoh’s response to and resolution of such disputes.
• Supervises outside counsel.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications (Education,  Experience, and Certifications)

Typically Requires:

• Requires 4+ years of experience at a large law firm and/or the legal department of a significant corporation.
• Excellent academic credentials.  LLB and/or BCL degree and admission to the bar of at least one Province of Canada.
• Experience with federal or provincial contracting is preferred but not required.
• Experience with technology transactions (SaaS, IP licensing, etc.) is preferred but not required.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong contract drafting skills
• Strong analytical abilities
• Business acumen
• Well-organized and able to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Pro-active and flexible
• Bilingual French/English is preferred

Working Conditions, Mental, Physical Demands

• Office location is Mississauga, Ontario
• Typically, an office environment with adequate lighting and ventilation, and a normal range of temperature and noise level
• Work assignments are diversified.  Interpret, comprehend and apply complex material, data and instruction – prepare, provide and convey diversified information
• Minimal physical effort required.  Work is mostly sedentary but does require walking, standing, bending, reaching, lifting, or carrying objects that typically with less than 10 lbs. (e.g., papers, books, files and small parts, etc.).  Moderate dexterity – regular application of basic skills (calculator, keyboard, hand tools, eye/hand coordination.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with a job.