Senior Legal Counsel

Senior Legal Counsel

On behalf of our esteemed client, a mid-sized midstream oil and gas company, we are searching for an in-house Senior Legal Counsel. This Calgary-based firm has approximately 260 employees with a legal team of approximately 4 people (1 GC, 1 Legal Counsel, a Contracts Specialist and a Paralegal).

The lawyer we seek needs the following experience:

MUST-Have Experience:

• Experience with corporate and securities law, including mergers and acquisitions (public and private) and financing transactions
• Experience from within a larger, public corporation and/or legal firm
• Ability to negotiate and draft definitive transaction documents, including purchase agreements, arrangement agreements, prospectuses and offering memorandums, underwriting agreements, subscription agreements, commercial contracts, disclosure schedules, organizational documents and other ancillary agreements
• Manage the transaction and due diligence processes for various corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, capital markets offerings, divestitures and other business transactions
• Provide ongoing legal advice on corporate governance, shareholder activism and general corporate matters, including preparing annual proxy statements, drafting corporate policies and preparing board materials
• Manage the due diligence process and preparation of due diligence reports for public and private target companies

Please note, this is a permanent, full-time and on-site role in Calgary, Alberta.