Location:
Ottawa, ON, CA
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Job Requisition Id: 201485
Business Function: Legal
Primary City: Ottawa
Other Location(s): See below for more information
Province: Ontario
Employment Type: Full-Time
Employment Status: Permanent
Language Requirement: Bilingual Non-Imperative (CBCC) - Candidates do not need to meet the language requirements at the time of hire. Unilingual candidates are welcome to apply. The successful candidate must commit to learning the second official language.
Employee Class and Level: CPLGA04
Number of Vacancies: 1
Area of Competition: National
Closing Date (YYYY-MM-DD): 2026/07/24
Job Description
The Assistant General Counsel (AGC) is a senior practitioner as well as a team leader and manager, with these responsibilities being of equal importance. The AGC is responsible for providing timely and accurate advice on matters that are of strategic significance to the Corporation (based on size, sensitivity, associated risk, cost), enabling informed, business focused decision-making though clear options and recommendations aligned to enterprise priorities, while ensuring that the team does likewise on any other matter, proactively engaging with business needs and facilitating business outcomes.
The work is complex, as the expectations and challenges of stakeholders both within and outside of the Corporation must be met. Success is measured by the ability to effectively balance these in a manner that prioritizes business outcomes, while proactively supporting the business, strengthening trusted partnerships, and contributing to the Corporation’s strategic goals and objectives.
Achieving more with less is a significant challenge as the Corporation strives to efficiently reduce costs and transform its operations. As a result, the AGC is accountable for balancing the administrative workload while continuing to provide quality and timely legal advice that is responsive to business needs and calibrated to risk and value. The volume of work, especially in respect of labour matters, requires the judicious use of external counsel. Regardless of where in the Corporation budget is for these costs, the AGC is expected to actively manage and optimize the Corporation’s overall external legal spend to ensure alignment with business priorities, cost-effectiveness, and measurable value.
Job Responsibilities
1. Provides proactive, sound and effective strategic, risk appropriate, business-focused and decision-enabling legal advice to all levels of management within the Canada Post Group (subsidiaries as required), to support problem resolotion and decision making, including by representing clear options and recommendations to enable the successful operation of the Corporation and achievement of business priorities.
2. Provides expert advice and coaching to legal professionals within Legal Affairs, including providing a broader / strategic perspective on the files under consideration, so that they are able to deliver the required quality and standard of service required by the Corporation while strengthening business acument and an outcome-focused mindset, and improving their own capabilities and knowledge.
3. Creates a positive work environment and culture, provides clear objectives and performance expectations for subordinates, conducts training and development needs assessments and ensures that team members are provided with the support necessary to deliver against the expectations of their roles and contribute to measurable business outcomes.
4. Leads the provision of legal services relating to large / complex files within personal areas of expertise and experience, in order to secure outcomes in accordance with the specific objectives determined by the Corporation while balancing risk, speed, and business impact.
Job Responsibilities (continued)
5. Directs the Legal Affairs team to ensure they are capable of meeting client requirements across a broad range of legal fields (e.g. labour law, contracts, franchising, intellectual property, civil litigation), meeting ongoing demand while proactively anticipating issues and opportunities to support problem resolution and decision-making, and delivering high-quality, cost-effective services through flexible and scalable processes aligned to business value creation.
6. Determines the work priorities and allocation of files to legal professionals to optimize, grow and utilize the available capability, while balancing workloads to achieve timely service delivery and responsiveness to business needs supporting the development of trusted, proactive client counsel relationships that position Legal as a valued business partner.
7. Ensures the selection and effective oversight of outside counsel to provide required resources or expert services to ensure the legal service requirements of the clients are met in a timely and cost effective manner and aligned to business objectives and value.
8. Contributes, as a member of the Legal & Corporate Affairs management team, to the identification and implementation of initiatives to improve services and processes, and undertake and satisfy all managerial responsibilities with respect to the service teams (e.g. budgets, performance management, managerial communications) so the teams are able to function effectively while continuously improving service delivery and demonstrating value through contribution to business outcomes.
Qualifications
Education
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) or Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from an accredited institution.
- Membership in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario.
Experience
- Minimum of 10 to 15 years of progressive legal experience, including significant experience in a senior leadership or advisory role
Other Candidate Requirements
- Excellent judgment and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage sensitive and confidential matters.
- Exceptional communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management abilities.
- Ability to balance legal risk with business objectives and provide practical, solutions-oriented advice.
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with a collaborative and inclusive approach.
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- High level of integrity, professionalism, and commitment to ethical standards.
- Bilingualism (English/French) is considered an asset.
Other Information
Other Location(s)
Employees who reside outside the geographic area of competion are invited to apply provided that no relocation is required OR the employee is willing to pay for their own relocation.
Canada Post’s values and behaviours
Our Values - Trust, Respect and Deliver represent our fundamental promise to ourselves, our expectations of one and another and our shared duty to our country.
Our behaviours – Make the call, Know the destination, Deliver for others, Ignite our pride; embody our values, bringing them to life and guiding our actions.
We’re committed to living these values and practicing these behaviours every day. Learn more about the values and behaviours by visiting the Canada Post website.
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Canada Post’s values and behaviours
Our Values - Trust, Respect and Deliver represent our fundamental promise to ourselves, our expectations of one and another and our shared duty to our country.
Our behaviours – Make the call, Know the destination, Deliver for others, Ignite our pride; embody our values, bringing them to life and guiding our actions.
We’re committed to living these values and practicing these behaviours every day. Learn more about the values and behaviours by visiting the Canada Post website.
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All qualified candidates will be considered however preference will be given to Indigenous People (First Nations, Metis or Inuit) or Persons with disabilities. This is a special measure employment equity initiative and candidates from this group who wish to qualify for preferential consideration must self-identify.
Accessibility
Canada Post is committed to fostering an equitable, respectful, and caring workplace where everyone is welcome and has equal opportunity, where diversity is valued and celebrated and where we work together to remove barriers and promote accessibility. If you are contacted regarding a job opportunity, please advise if you require an accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.
Employment Equity
Canada Post is committed to creating a safe workplace that embraces and celebrates everyone. We are committed to employment equity and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Persons with disabilities, Members of visible minorities, and Women.
Disability is defined as a persistent or episodic physical, sensory, or mental health condition and/or functional limitation. Disability includes both visible and hidden conditions and/or limitations that may impact vision, hearing, mobility, flexibility, dexterity, pain, learning, developmental, mental/psychological, and memory.
Information on our Equity, diversity & inclusion national strategy and our Indigenous reconciliation strategy can be found at the following links:
Equity, diversity and inclusion
Indigenous reconciliation strategy
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