PRINCIPAL COUNSEL (7-9 years’ M&A experience)

Job summary

Provide high-impact legal advice on complex corporate, company law, and M&A matters globally. Act as a trusted adviser on strategic mergers, acquisitions, divestments, and joint ventures while collaborating with global legal teams.

Job details

Established in 1851 in Australia, BHP is now the world’s largest mining company by market capitalization. With over 90 locations, globally, we explore for, extract, process and transport commodities including copper, metallurgical coal, nickel, potash and iron ore. We are driven by over 90,000 employees and contractors worldwide and are presently developing one of the world’s largest potash mines in Saskatchewan. Wherever we operate in the world, we are committed to working responsibly and with integrity. Our Legal team is seeking to fill a fulltime position based in its downtown Toronto office. For this role, we will be seeking an individual with 7 – 9 years of private practice / in-house M&A and corporate experience gained at a top law firm or corporate. Experience in the resources sector is preferred. You will play a critical role within BHP’s Corporate & Exploration Legal team, providing high-impact legal advice across complex corporate, company law and M&A matters. Based in Toronto, this role supports global transaction activity and advises stakeholders across the Americas, London, Australia, and beyond. You will operate as a trusted adviser on strategic mergers, acquisitions, divestments, joint ventures and other transactions, delivering commercially focused legal guidance in a dynamic, international environment. This role involves close collaboration with BHP’s M&A team as well as engagement with other members of BHP’s global legal team and external counsel. The role is based in downtown Toronto and reports to the Head of Corporate Legal, based in London. This position provides long-term career development opportunities to move internally, including globally. As you are working with BHP’s global offices, you will be required to accommodate colleagues in different time zones and periodic travel. It will be important that you are able to take initiative on matters, instruct external counsel and build relationships across the company, both within and outside of Canada. The Toronto office is hybrid, with a minimum 3 days in the office. If you are interested in these unique opportunities, please send your cv and cover letter to Lorene Nagata from NagataConnex Executive Legal Search at info@nagataconnex.com or by clicking apply above

What you’ll do

Provide high-impact legal advice on complex corporate, company law, and M&A matters globally. Act as a trusted adviser on strategic mergers, acquisitions, divestments, and joint ventures while collaborating with global legal teams.

Requirements

Requires 7-9 years of M&A and corporate experience from a top law firm or corporate environment. Experience in the resources sector is preferred.

Listed skills

• Stakeholder Management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• M&A
• Corporate Law
• Company Law
• Strategic Mergers
• Divestments
• Joint Ventures
• Legal Advice
• Stakeholder Management
• External Counsel Management
• Resources Sector Knowledge

Job areas

• Legal
• Management & Leadership
• Energy
• Consulting