Legal Specialist, Business Counsel

Overview

A partner organization is seeking a Legal Specialist, Business Counsel based in Canada. This role operates at the intersection of law, healthcare innovation, and commercial execution within a fast-paced, highly regulated environment. The position supports business, marketing, and operational teams by ensuring commercial activities comply with legal requirements while remaining practically executable. It involves reviewing marketing claims, supporting contract processes, and navigating complex regulatory frameworks. Collaboration with legal, regulatory, privacy, intellectual property, and compliance stakeholders across multiple business units is essential. The role focuses on enabling business momentum while proactively identifying and mitigating legal risks and contributing to scalable legal processes, tools, and training materials.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day legal and business-facing support to commercial, marketing, and operational teams by translating legal requirements into clear, actionable guidance.
• Act as a first-line reviewer to identify legal and compliance risks in commercial activities, escalating complex matters to counsel as needed.
• Support marketing claims review processes and coordinate with regulatory, privacy, IP, quality, and compliance teams to ensure alignment.
• Assist with contract-related workflows, ensuring efficient drafting, review, and execution in collaboration with legal counsel and stakeholders.
• Maintain and improve legal templates, processes, and documentation to support scalability and operational efficiency.
• Deliver training and guidance to internal teams on legal concepts, claims substantiation, and compliant marketing practices.
• Coordinate across multiple legal and compliance functions to ensure timely resolution of business needs and regulatory alignment.
• Manage competing priorities across multiple legal workflows in a fast-paced, business-facing environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent legal/paralegal certification.
• 7+ years of experience in legal, compliance, regulatory, or contracts support roles.
• 5+ years in a legal specialist, senior paralegal, or similar role within a corporate or regulated environment.
• Experience supporting marketing review, claims substantiation, contract administration, or operational legal processes.
• Strong understanding of legal and compliance workflows in regulated industries such as healthcare or life sciences is preferred.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize effectively, and manage multiple complex workflows simultaneously.
• Strong judgment to identify, assess, and escalate legal and compliance risks appropriately.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with cross-functional collaboration experience.
• Experience developing legal training materials, guidance documents, or standardized processes is an asset.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and a process improvement mindset.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive compensation aligned with Canadian market standards and experience level.
• Flexible remote work arrangement within Canada.
• Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, and wellness programs.
• Potential eligibility for incentive or bonus programs depending on role structure.
• Exposure to complex, high-impact legal work across regulated healthcare and technology domains.
• Professional development opportunities within a global, cross-functional organization.
• Inclusive workplace with accommodations available for candidates with disabilities.

Location

• Remote within Canada