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Legal Counsel 4 (Aboriginal Law)
Number of positions: 1 Job Location: Dunsmuir 16
Employment type: Permanent Region: Lower Mainland
Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Flexible Work Role: Hybrid
Annual salary: $ 131,100.00 - 165,800.00
Position Highlights
We are looking for a full-time, practising lawyer focussed in the area of Aboriginal Law with at least 6 years post-call
experience to join our in-house Legal Services team.
In this position, you will provide advice on legal obligations and consultation processes relating to BC Hydro projects and
operations and support the negotiation, drafting and implementation of agreements with First Nations. You will also provide
guidance regarding BC Hydro policies and practices to respond to new legal developments.
As an integral part of the Legal Services team, the successful candidate will join two senior in-house lawyers specialized in
Indigenous matters and work with a Legal Services team of more than 25 lawyers, including lawyers with specializations in
public utility regulation, environmental, and properties matters.
What you'll do
As a member of the Legal Services team, you would:
- Advise on consultation processes with First Nations relating to BC Hydro projects, operations, energy planning,
commercial transactions, litigation and regulatory processes.
- Draft, review, and support negotiation of agreements with First Nations, including impact benefit agreements, relationship
agreements, and other commercial arrangements.
- Prepare and review submissions to regulatory agencies, including the British Columbia Utilities Commission, on matters
relating to First Nations and Aboriginal law.
- Support projects involving federal and provincial crown lands and First Nation reserve and treaty lands.
- Understand and effectively communicate BC Hydro's corporate values, priorities, operations, and risk tolerances.
- Communicate evolving legal and strategic risks through legal opinions, verbal advice, and briefing papers.
- Provide legal advice on complex, high-impact matters affecting BC Hydro's projects, operations, and relationships with
First Nations.
- Share knowledge and mentor lawyers and business partners on Aboriginal law matters.
- Work effectively with both in-house lawyers and external legal counsel.
- Manage external legal counsel and related budgets to ensure timely, cost-effective delivery of legal services.
What you bring
- You have knowledge of key principles relating to Aboriginal law and policy.
