Title: Legal Counsel - M&A

Location: Greater Toronto Area, Ontario

Contract: 6 months, with potential to become permanent

The Opportunity

A leading industrial technology and manufacturing organisation is looking for an experienced Legal Counsel to join its team on an initial 6-month contract, with the potential to transition into a permanent position. This is a hands-on opportunity to support an active M&A transaction, working closely with senior internal stakeholders, external legal counsel and other advisors.

Key Responsibilities

• * Provide legal support throughout an active M&A transaction
• * Draft, review and negotiate M&A agreements and related commercial contracts
• * Support legal due diligence and identify key legal and commercial risks
• * Review and negotiate transaction documentation
• * Work closely with senior business and finance stakeholders
• * Liaise with external legal counsel and transaction advisors
• * Provide practical, commercially focused legal advice throughout the transaction
• * Support the business through the negotiation and execution of transaction documentation
• * Assist with broader corporate and commercial legal matters where required

Experience Required

• * Bachelor of Law degree
• * Qualified lawyer with eligibility to practise in Ontario
• * 4+ years of relevant legal experience
• * Strong experience in M&A and transactional contracts
• * Proven experience supporting M&A transactions and legal due diligence
• * Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills
• * Commercially minded, with the ability to provide practical business-focused legal advice
• * Comfortable working with senior stakeholders and external advisors
• * Able to work effectively in a fast-paced, transaction-focused environment

This is an opportunity to join an established international organisation and play a hands-on role in an active M&A transaction. The initial contract is for 6 months, with the potential to transition into a permanent position