Legal Counsel Job Toronto area,Ontario Canada,Security

Short Intro and About the Job

Your main role will be to counsel Danone Canada and various other companies of the Danone Group on all legal aspects related to their respective activities, namely in its divisions of dairy products, plant-based products, beverages, coffee creamers, bottled water and medical nutrition in Canada.

In this role, you will assume namely the following responsibilities:

Provide legal advice to various internal clients, namely on advertising and intellectual property;

Draft, revise and negotiate various commercial contracts;

Monitor and anticipate the main legal trends;

Provide legal trainings to the main stakeholders (internal departments, external agencies);

Support the legal department in its corporate compliance initiatives;

Analyse rules and regulations applicable to the commercial activities of Danone Canada and other various affiliates.

The annual base salary range for this position is $72,000 to $105,000 CAD. The final salary offered will be determined by factors such as relevant experience and qualifications, internal equity and external market conditions.

Danone Canada also offers a competitive short-term incentive bonus and a comprehensive benefits package, including group insurance, group retirement plans, wellbeing account, flexible time off, true hybrid work environment, paid parental leave, and other attractive options.

As part of our commitment to transparency in our hiring practices, we may use AI-enabled tools at certain stages of the recruitment process. However, all final hiring decisions are made by people.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

About You

Member of the Ontario Bar (or another Common Law province) or the Quebec Bar;

Between 1 to 3 years of relevant experience;

Bilingual (English and French), spoken and written;

A strong business sense, pragmatic and results-oriented

Excellent analysis skills and ability to synthesize;

Very organized, autonomous and takes initiative;

Ability to collaborate and work with multidisciplinary teams;

Ability to work under pressure with tight delays;

Some travelling required.

About Us, We offer and What's next

What are you waiting for? Join our team and enjoy these exceptional benefits!

Danone Canada is a business unit of Danone and operates from headquarter offices in Boucherville, Quebec, and Toronto, Ontario. Danone Canada is the country’s largest consumer-facing B Corporation, demonstrating that the company meets the highest standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. From year to year, Danone is recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for its forward-thinking work environment and was awarded the Parity Certification Women in Governance for our commitment towards gender equality in the workplace.

We have 500+ employees across Canada that are engaged and energized to deliver Danone’s mission:
Bringing health through to food to as many people as possible, by working on strong brands such as Activia, Oikos, Danone, Silk, International Delight and many others. Come join our movement for a healthier world:
One Planet. One Health BY YOU.

Danone Canada doesn’t just welcome what makes you unique, we value it. We’re proud to provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to cultural background, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression or age. Faithful to our values of openness and humanism, all our employees share the commitment to engage one another with dignity and respect.

Please note that this posting has been written in the masculine form solely to shorten the text. We promote diversity and encourage all people with the skills mentioned in this posting to apply for this position.

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Short Intro and About the Job

Votre rôle principal consistera à conseiller Danone Canada et diverses entreprises du Groupe Danone sur tous les aspects juridiques reliés à leurs activités commerciales respectives, notamment dans les secteurs des produits laitiers, produits végétaux, de breuvages, de crèmes à café, d’eau embouteillée et de nutrition médicale au Canada.

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