Legal Services - Corporate Counsel
Reporting to, and working collaboratively with the Executive Director, Office Quality, Risk and Patient Safety and the Director, Risk and Privacy, Corporate Counsel will provide a full spectrum of legal services across the organization including but not limited to: corporate commercial services, privacy law, and administrative law. Corporate Counsel will also lead internal investigations where appropriate.
What we offer:
- Regular Full-Time
- Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week
- Health and Dental Benefits & Pension Plan (HOOPP)
- Career development and training opportunities
- Employee Wellness Initiatives
Qualifications:
- Successful completion of a Bachelors Degree in a related field
- Successful completion of a three (3) year Bachelor of Law Degree (LL.B.) from an accredited university
- Current membership in good standing with the Law Society of Upper Canada
- Minimum of five (5) years of recent, relevant experience
- Advanced knowledge of the legislative framework governing hospitals and not-for-profit corporations, healthcare professionals, teaching hospitals and patient care an asset
- Advanced strong legal and management skills with broad legal and business knowledge, and experience of the healthcare system in Ontario
- Innovative critical thinking skills with the ability to investigate, analyze and problem solve in a highly regulated environment
- Demonstrated ability to foster collaboration in a team environment with diverse backgrounds, appreciating that different opinions, backgrounds, and characteristics can bring richness to the challenge at hand
- Proficient knowledge and understanding of the overall hospitla structure, operating policies, related issues and trends, legislation and decision making process
- Demonstrated practice and commitment to the principles of patient and family centered care
- Demonstrated practice and commitment to patient and staff safety at LHSC
- Demonstrated practice and commitment to LHSC’s Mission, Vision and Values
- Demonstrated ability to attend work on a regular basis
Submission Requirements (please submit in one document)
- Cover Letter, Resume and Listing of Education, Credentials and Certifications
Immunization Requirements:
- Provide vaccination records or proof of immunity against measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (chicken pox), Hepatitis B, Tetanus/ Diphtheria/Polio; Meningitis.
- Provide documentation of the Tuberculosis skin testing (two step) and COVID vaccine series.
- For more information visit https://www.lhsc.on.ca/careers/health-review-requirements
We are committed to providing a safe, healthy and inclusive work environment that inspires respect. LHSC is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, visible minorities, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and LGBTQ2+ persons. We are committed to providing persons with disabilities equal opportunities and standards of goods and services, and are also fully compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (2005), as applicable.
As part of the assessment process applicants may be required to complete a written examination or test. Please be advised that a reference check may be conducted as part of the selection process.
Your interest in this opportunity is appreciated. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Successful candidates, as a condition of job offer, would be required to provide a satisfactory police information check (original document) completed in the last 6 months.