The General Counsel serves as the organization’s inaugural legal officer and a senior strategic partner to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team (ELT). This role provides authoritative legal guidance across all areas of the organization’s operations, with sensitivity to the unique legal, regulatory, and governance frameworks applicable to an Indigenous-owned enterprise operating within Squamish Nation territory and in alignment with Sḵwx́wú7mesh values and interests.
This is a decision-influencing position requiring deep legal expertise, sound commercial judgment, and the cultural competency to navigate the intersection of Indigenous governance, corporate law, and community expectation. The General Counsel is a trusted advisor who identifies and manages legal risk, ensures regulatory compliance, and upholds the legal integrity of Nchʼḵaý Development Corporation across all its entities and initiatives.
Duties, Responsibilities, Authority, and Accountabilities
Legal Advisory & Risk Management
Provide timely, practical, and strategically sound legal advice to the CEO, ELT, and Board on matters affecting the organization.
Identify, assess, and mitigate legal risk across corporate, commercial, regulatory, real estate, and Indigenous law domains.
Ensure the organization’s operations are conducted in accordance with applicable federal, provincial, and municipal laws, as well as Squamish Nation governance frameworks.
Corporate & Governance Counsel
Support the Board and ELT in meeting their governance obligations, including fiduciary duties, conflict-of-interest protocols, and policy compliance.
Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, agreements, and legal instruments on behalf of the organization and its subsidiary entities.
Oversee corporate secretarial functions, including maintenance of corporate records, minute books, and statutory filings.
Indigenous Law & Nation Interface
