Legal Manager (Freelance)

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Legal Manager (Freelance) based in Canada. This role offers an opportunity for an experienced legal professional to take ownership of key legal activities within a growing, technology-driven organization. You will help ensure that business operations remain compliant with applicable laws, regulations, and contractual obligations. The position combines legal management, strategic advisory work, risk assessment, and cross-functional collaboration. You will provide practical guidance to leadership while helping the organization navigate corporate and operational legal matters. The role requires strong judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to translate complex legal requirements into clear business recommendations. As a freelance professional, you will have the autonomy to manage priorities while contributing directly to the organization’s legal strategy and risk management. This is a strong opportunity for a seasoned legal professional seeking a flexible engagement with meaningful organizational impact. \n Accountabilities Manage and coordinate day-to-day legal activities, ensuring that legal matters are handled efficiently and in accordance with applicable requirements. Provide strategic and practical legal advice to leadership and relevant stakeholders on corporate and operational matters. Monitor applicable laws, regulations, and legal developments and assess their potential impact on business activities. Support the organization in maintaining compliance with relevant legal and regulatory obligations. Review, draft, and advise on contracts, agreements, policies, and other legal documentation as required. Identify potential legal risks and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies to protect the organization’s interests. Collaborate with internal teams and external legal professionals when specialized advice or additional legal support is required. Help establish and maintain effective legal processes, documentation, and governance practices. Provide clear, commercially minded recommendations that enable the organization to make informed business decisions. Requirements Proven experience as a legal professional, Legal Manager, Corporate Counsel, or in a comparable legal leadership role. Strong background in corporate law and experience advising organizations on a range of business-related legal matters. Solid understanding of applicable legal and regulatory frameworks, with the ability to identify and address compliance risks. Experience reviewing and drafting contracts, agreements, policies, and other corporate legal documents. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail. Ability to provide clear, practical, and commercially focused legal advice to senior stakeholders. Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple legal matters and competing priorities. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Strong professional judgment, discretion, and integrity when handling sensitive legal and business matters. Ability to work independently and effectively as a freelance professional in a flexible, remote environment. Relevant legal qualifications and authorization to practice law in the applicable jurisdiction. Benefits Freelance engagement with a flexible, part-time structure. Remote working arrangement. Opportunity to take ownership of important legal and compliance activities. Strategic exposure to a growing, technology-driven marketplace. Ability to work closely with leadership and contribute to business-level decision-making. Flexible environment suited to experienced legal professionals seeking autonomy. Opportunity to apply corporate legal expertise to innovative, globally oriented business operations. \n How Jobgether works: We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team. We appreciate your interest and wish you the best! Why Apply Through Jobgether? Data Privacy Notice: By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Jobgether will process your personal data to evaluate your candidacy and share relevant information with the hiring employer. This processing is based on legitimate interest and pre-contractual measures under applicable data protection laws (including GDPR). You may exercise your rights (access, rectification, erasure, objection) at any time. #LI-CL1

The Legal Manager will coordinate day-to-day legal activities and provide strategic advice to leadership on corporate and operational matters. They are responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance, drafting legal documentation, and identifying potential risks to the organization.

Candidates must have proven experience as a legal professional or corporate counsel with a strong background in corporate law. The role requires excellent analytical skills, the ability to manage competing priorities, and authorization to practice law in the applicable jurisdiction.

• Flexible part-time structure • Remote working arrangement • Autonomy • Strategic exposure

• Résolution de problèmesSouhaitée
• Gestion de projetSouhaitée

Relevées dans la description du poste. Confirmez les exigences importantes ci-dessus.

• Corporate law
• Legal management
• Strategic advisory
• Risk assessment
• Compliance
• Contract drafting
• Contract review
• Regulatory compliance
• Project management
• Analytical skills
• Problem-solving
• Communication skills
• Governance
• Legal research
• Stakeholder management
• Legal Support
• Contract Drafting
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
• Business Operations
• Legal Strategy
• Compliance Risk
• Business Decisions
• Regulatory Frameworks
• Data Privacy
• Legal Risk
• Artificial Intelligence
• Management
• Decision Making
• Corporate Laws
• Information Privacy
• Leadership
• Innovation
• Problem Solving
• Risk Management
• Project Management
• Risk Analysis
• Verbal Communication Skills
• Mitigation
• Advising
• Advisory Work
• Detail Oriented

• Legal
• Management & Leadership
• Consulting
• Legal Manager
• Corporate Lawyer
• Lawyers

Expérience minimale

5+ ans

Langue de l’offre

anglais

Heures de travail

40 heures par semaine