Legal Counsel

Our Client Our client is a leading Canadian pharmacy and health & wellness retailer seeking a Legal Counsel to join its in-house legal team in Toronto. The successful candidate will support a diverse portfolio of businesses across the pharmacy, healthcare, wellness, and specialty services sectors, including affiliated rehabilitation and specialty health organizations. This role sits within a broader enterprise legal group and offers exposure to a sophisticated mix of commercial, regulatory, and strategic legal work. The successful candidate will advise on corporate/commercial matters, healthcare and pharmacy regulatory issues, strategic initiatives, smaller-scale M&A transactions, and increasingly technology-focused matters, including SaaS, privacy-adjacent, data-sharing, and other technology agreements. The legal team works closely with business stakeholders across multiple operating divisions and collaborates regularly with specialized enterprise legal groups, including privacy, franchising, and technology teams. Location & Hybrid Structure: Hybrid work model with 3 days/week preferred in the North York office Additional flexibility to work from downtown Toronto or Brampton offices 1 day/week remote Responsibilities Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial, technology, and healthcare-related agreements, including SaaS, data-sharing, supply, distribution, and professional services agreements Advise business stakeholders on pharmacy, healthcare, and health professions regulatory matters Support strategic business initiatives, transactions, and operational matters across multiple affiliated businesses Assist with smaller-scale corporate and M&A matters Provide practical, business-oriented legal and risk-management advice to internal teams Partner with cross-functional stakeholders on technology contracting, privacy-adjacent matters, and evolving digital initiatives Manage and liaise with external counsel where required Contribute to the development and improvement of legal templates, processes, and operational efficiencies Participate actively within a collaborative and high-performing legal team environment Requirements Member in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario Approximately 2-4 years of post-call experience gained at a leading law firm and/or sophisticated in-house legal department Strong corporate/commercial drafting and negotiation experience Experience with technology agreements, SaaS, privacy, data-sharing, or healthcare/pharmacy-related matters is considered a strong asset Exposure to regulatory, corporate commercial, and/or M&A work preferred Bay Street training strongly preferred Candidates with in-house experience at established organizations or major technology companies will also be considered Strong business judgment and the ability to provide practical, commercially focused legal advice Self-starter with excellent organizational, prioritization, and project-management skills Collaborative mindset with strong interpersonal and relationship-building abilities Interest in technology contracting and evolving privacy-related legal work is highly valued French bilingualism is considered an asset REF# LI1682

The Legal Counsel will draft, review, and negotiate various commercial, technology, and healthcare-related agreements while advising on regulatory matters. They will also support strategic business initiatives, M&A transactions, and provide risk-management advice to internal stakeholders.

The candidate must be a member in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario with 2-4 years of post-call experience. Strong expertise in corporate/commercial drafting, technology agreements, and regulatory matters is required.

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• Corporate Law
• Commercial Law
• Contract Negotiation
• SaaS Agreements
• Data-sharing Agreements
• Healthcare Regulatory Compliance
• Pharmacy Law
• M&A
• Privacy Law
• Risk Management
• Legal Drafting
• Project Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Technology Contracting

• Legal
• Healthcare
• Retail
• Technology

Formation minimale

Diplôme professionnel

Expérience minimale

2+ ans

Postuler avant le

19 août 2026

Langue de l’offre

anglais

Heures de travail

40 heures par semaine

Présence au bureau

3 jours par semaine

Niveau d’expérience

Associate

Mode de candidature

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