Legal Paraprofessional (Corporate) - Legal Services

Summary of Duties

As a member of the Legal Services team at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (“Sunnybrook”), the Legal Paraprofessional (Corporate) (“LPP Corporate”) will focus on organizational corporate matters arising in the diverse portfolio of the Legal Services team and will report directly to the Senior Legal Counsel (Corporate). The role will require the LPP to work independently in a busy and fast paced environment and will provide significant opportunity for the LPP to take initiative and have decision making authority where appropriate. While requiring the ability to work independently and take responsibility, the LPP will at the same time be part of a collaborative and supportive team of legal counsel, legal paraprofessionals, legal administrative assistant and file coordinator in which mentorship and teamwork is considered a priority.

The LPP Corporate role includes, but is not limited to the following:

Corporate Legal Work:

• Drafting, reviewing, negotiating and providing advice on a broad range of corporate agreements, including: confidentiality agreements, services agreements, funding agreements, collaboration agreements, information technology agreements, software license agreements, education affiliation agreements, , construction contracts and commercial leases
• Reviewing the business terms of agreements and working directly with business partners and senior leaders to ensure terms align with the business needs of the organization and are compliant with applicable legislation and regulations and Sunnybrook policies and guidelines
• Supporting the Capital Planning Development team to resolve legal matters arising in the course of ongoing construction projects including delay and price escalation claims and construction lien matters
• Providing guidance to Capital Planning Development team, and supporting escalations, final review and sign-off, for RFP tender processes and procured vendor agreements negotiated by our third party sourcing service provider in accordance with Broader Public Sector Guidelines
• Conducting corporate and real estate searches using eCore and Teranet eXpress
• Supporting the Information Technology and Information Security teams through the review of a variety of software related agreements and managing legal matters arising in connection with implementation of new information technology systems
• Supporting the Privacy Office on as needed basis
• Supporting a variety of internal clients to develop and asses legal implications of plans, policies, and new initiatives throughout the organization
• Participating in discussions with external counsel retained to assist on complex corporate matters
• Overseeing and tracking status of multiple corporate files and providing regular updates to the Senior Legal Counsel (Corporate) and General Counsel
• Other duties as requested

Research Legal Work:

• While the focus of this role is not on the support of the research endeavours at Sunnybrook, on occasion workload demands may result in the review of research related agreements being assigned to the LPP Corporate
• Research agreements encompass a broad range of clinical and pre-clinical research agreements, including: clinical trial agreements, sponsored research agreements, sub-site agreements, material and/or data transfer agreements, research services agreements, and confidentiality agreements

Qualifications:

• A College diploma or certificate in a Paralegal or Law Clerk program.
• Three to five years of relevant experience gained in an in-house setting or leading law firm. Previous experience in a healthcare setting will be considered an asset and preferred.
• Ability to demonstrate sound use of and familiarity with legal terminology, language and vocabulary.
• Ability to demonstrate a sound use of and familiarity with medical terminology and the Ontario health care system will be considered an asset.
• Superior organizational and communication skills, tact, diplomacy and sound judgment.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision within a dynamic team, where problem-solving ability and enthusiasm will be highly valued.
• Experience working on special projects and flexibility with regard to types of tasks assigned, as well as initiative to develop new projects.
• Ability to work under pressure and deal with conflicting priorities and deadlines is critical to the role.
• Well-developed computer skills are essential, including high level of proficiency in the use and maintenance of computer database systems and data analysis, proficiency in the use of the Microsoft Office suite of applications, Adobe Acrobat Professional and related software combined with an ability to learn new applications quickly.
• Experience working with clients, staff and organizations serving diverse groups is an asset.