Legal Counsel, Corporate Affairs

An overview of your future role at BBA

You’ll report to the Principal Director, Legal Affairs, and play a key role in providing legal support to BBA’s project teams, operations and corporate functions in Canada and abroad. Your practice will focus mainly on commercial contracts for engineering services and construction management, while also allowing you to contribute to a broader range of legal and strategic files.

As an attorney, you’ll manage a varied portfolio of files and work closely with the project, business development, risk management, finance and human resources teams. Your work will cover areas such as commercial contracts, corporate secretarial services and governance, intellectual property, insurance, business immigration and international mobility, as well as mergers and acquisitions to support BBA’s growth.

An overview of your mandates and responsibilities

• Analyze, draft and negotiate commercial contracts for engineering services and construction management, including professional service, subcontract, confidentiality and collaboration agreements
• Advise project and business development teams on the legal and commercial risks involved in requests for proposals, service proposals and mandate execution
• Identify discrepancies with BBAs contractual positions and propose practical solutions that support business objectives while adequately protecting the firm
• Support teams in addressing issues arising during a project, including scope changes, delays, claims, disputes and payment matters
• Contribute to corporate secretarial and governance activities, including preparing and reviewing resolutions, minutes of meetings and documents for the Board of Directors and its committees, as well as tracking corporate approvals and obligations
• Advise BBA on protecting, using and managing its intellectual property, including copyrights, trademarks, confidential information, tools, methods and deliverables developed for projects
• Help manage the firm’s insurance programs and insurance files, including coverage matters, contractual requirements, renewals, insurance certificates and claims, working with internal teams, brokers and insurers
• Assist the Human Resources group and business teams with business immigration and international mobility files, including work permits, visas and other authorizations required to assign or move personnel, in coordination with specialized advisors
• Participate in mergers and acquisitions, reorganization and integration projects, including due diligence, preparing and reviewing transaction documents, coordinating closings and post-closing follow-up
• Provide legal advice on BBA’s growth and geographic expansion initiatives and on establishing BBA’s operations in new jurisdictions
• Work with internal teams involved in professional liability, cybersecurity, data protection, compliance and risk management
• Help prepare and update contract templates, standard clauses, policies, guides and tools for operational and corporate teams
• Coordinate certain files with external legal counsel, including litigation files and mandates requiring specialized expertise, and monitor their progress
• Provide training and practical advice to internal teams and take part in continually improving the Legal Affairs department’s processes, tools and practices, including by leveraging the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence.

Do your qualities and values match our corporate culture?

• Rigorous and ethical
• Results-driven
• Strong commitment to health and safety
• Willingness to work together while having fun
• Sense of equity and inclusion
• Integrity and absolute discretion
• Caring mindset that puts people first
• Eco-mindfulness
• Ability to share and pass on knowledge.

Overview of job requirements

• Member of the Québec Bar Association and/or another Canadian bar association
• Four to six years of relevant experience in commercial or business law, acquired in a law firm or an in-house legal department
• Significant experience drafting, analyzing and negotiating commercial contracts; major asset: experience in the engineering, construction, professional services or infrastructure project sectors
• Understanding of key contractual issues related to professional services and projects, including scope of services, changes, liability, indemnification, insurance, intellectual property, schedules and payment terms
• Excellent analytical, drafting and negotiation skills, along with sound legal and business judgment
• Strong interest in and ability to support a variety of the firm’s legal needs, including governance, intellectual property, insurance, business immigration and transactions
• Ability to manage several files at once, set priorities and work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency in French and English, both spoken and written, as the role requires drafting and negotiating contracts and communicating regularly with clients, partners and colleagues in Canada and abroad
• Proficiency with the Microsoft 365 suite and ease using contract, document and collaboration management platforms
• Asset: experience in corporate secretarial services, mergers and acquisitions, business immigration, insurance or intellectual property
• Asset: proficiency with Spanish (for our operations in Latin America).

At BBA, you get many benefits

• Agility and listening: Your ideas are transformed into concrete initiatives
• Participation in our firm’s major projects by 2030:
  - Our Toward Net Zero plan and ESG promise
  - 35% women on our teams
  - and much more!
• A vibrant social club with something for everyone
• Annual premium program for regular employees
• Time bank
• Access to a cellphone reimbursement program
• Group insurance plan that starts on day one, including short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Retirement savings plan
• Annual vacation and sick leave