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Legal Counsel - Commercial Category: Legal Affairs
Main location: Canada, Quebec, Montréal
Position ID:J1126-0782
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Description: Join CGI's Legal Department in Montreal and play an important role in supporting the commercial and technology-related activities of a global IT and business consulting organization.
We are seeking a Legal Counsel - Commercial who combines commercial legal expertise, sound business judgment, and strong negotiation skills to provide practical, solution-oriented legal advice to our business and operational teams.
In this role, you will work closely with internal stakeholders on a variety of commercial agreements, technology services contracts, procurement activities, and business opportunities. You will help identify and manage contractual risks while supporting CGI's commercial objectives.
You will join a collaborative and experienced legal team where knowledge sharing, mutual support, and professional relationships are valued. This opportunity offers exposure to diverse commercial matters, including technology services, software licensing, cloud solutions, and complex contractual negotiations.
Your future duties and responsibilities:• Commercial Agreements: Draft, review, negotiate, and interpret a broad range of commercial contracts, including client agreements, supplier agreements, and information technology services agreements.
• Technology Contracts: Provide legal support on technology-related agreements, including software licensing, cloud services, managed services, and other IT consulting arrangements.
• Business Advisory: Deliver timely, practical, and business-oriented legal advice to internal stakeholders, balancing commercial objectives with legal and regulatory considerations.
• Procurement and RFP Support: Review and support responses to requests for proposals (RFPs), requests for information (RFIs), and procurement processes involving private-sector and public-sector clients.
• Risk Management: Participate in business opportunity assessments to identify, evaluate, and mitigate contractual, commercial, and legal risks.
• Contract Negotiations: Lead or support commercial negotiations, working collaboratively with internal business teams and external counterparties to achieve commercially viable outcomes.
• Corporate Governance: Advise internal stakeholders on CGI's policies, procedures, governance frameworks, and risk management practices.
• Day-to-Day Legal Support: Address commercial legal questions, contractual matters, and issues arising throughout the contract lifecycle.
• Legal Team Collaboration: Work closely with Senior Legal Counsel and other members of CGI's Legal Department, contributing to a supportive and collaborative team environment.
Required qualifications to be successful in this role:• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or Juris Doctor (J.D.) from a recognized law school.
• Member in good standing of the Barreau du Québec.
• Three to eight years of experience in commercial law, acquired in a law firm and/or an in-house legal department.
• Demonstrated experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements, including client-facing and/or supplier contracts.
• Strong commercial contract negotiation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively and navigate discussions involving multiple stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, legal drafting, and problem-solving skills, supported by sound legal and business judgment.
• Ability to manage multiple files, competing priorities, and time-sensitive business requirements in a dynamic environment.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-management skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships across business functions.
• Ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative legal team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both French and English.
Assets
The following experience would be considered an advantage:
• Experience with information technology services agreements, software licensing, cloud services, managed services, or other technology-related commercial contracts.
• Familiarity with privacy law, data protection, and legal considerations relating to artificial intelligence.
• Experience supporting public-sector procurement processes, particularly RFPs involving Quebec public-sector organizations.
CGI is providing a reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role. The determination of this range includes factors such as skill set level, geographic market, experience and training, and licenses and certifications. Compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $90,000-$175,000. This role is an existing vacancy.
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Skills: - Communication
- Detail-oriented
- English
- French
- Legal concept knowledge
- Legal consulting
- Team Collaboration
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