Legal Counsel (Ontario - Remote)
- Chatham, Ontario, Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
- Remote
- Posted Oct 7, 2026
- 1 position
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- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- Mid-level · 2+ years
- Minimum education
- Master’s degree
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
Job summary
The Legal Counsel will provide practical legal advice on commercial, privacy, and regulatory matters while drafting and negotiating various commercial agreements. They will manage their own legal matters and support senior counsel on complex files while interacting with internal business teams.
Job details
LEGAL COUNSEL (Ontario – Remote) About TekSavvy TekSavvy is Canada’s largest independent telecom service company and has been proudly delivering award-winning services and fighting for consumers’ rights for nearly 30 years. You would be joining a collaborative legal team that includes five other lawyers as well as privacy and regulatory professionals. TekSavvy offers competitive salaries and benefit packages. The Role We are looking for a commercial lawyer to join our busy legal team. Working under the direction of the Director, Legal Affairs and other senior members of the Legal, Regulatory & Public Policy team, you will, as needed: * Provide practical legal advice to internal teams (e.g., operations, business-services teams, and marketing) regarding commercial, privacy, and other legal matters. * Review, draft, and negotiate a wide variety of commercial agreements. * You will manage your own matters while also supporting more complex files under the supervision of senior counsel, interact directly with internal clients across the business, and have regular exposure to senior management. * Assist on other legal, regulatory, and administrative matters. Mandatory Requirements * An LL.B. or J.D. and membership in the Law Society of Ontario in good standing. * 2-3 years of relevant legal experience. * Excellent communication skills (written and spoken English). * Excellent organization and attention to detail. * An interest in telecommunications and technology. * As this is a remote role, the successful candidate is responsible for providing their own suitable home workspace. Please email your resume to nsaunders@teksavvy.ca [nsaunders@teksavvy.ca] and address your cover letter to Natasha Ell Saunders, Chief Legal Officer, and include “Legal Counsel - TekSavvy” in the RE: line. Your cover letter will be viewed as a writing sample and must include why you’re interested in working at TekSavvy and in telecom in general.
What you’ll do
The Legal Counsel will provide practical legal advice on commercial, privacy, and regulatory matters while drafting and negotiating various commercial agreements. They will manage their own legal matters and support senior counsel on complex files while interacting with internal business teams.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an LL.B. or J.D. degree and be a member in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario. A minimum of 2-3 years of relevant legal experience is required, along with strong communication and organizational skills.
Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- Benefit packages
Listed skills
- Organization · Preferred
- Regulatory Compliance · Preferred
- Attention to detail · Preferred
- Communication Skills · Preferred
- Contract Negotiation · Preferred
Other relevant skills
Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.
- Commercial law
- Contract negotiation
- Privacy law
- Regulatory compliance
- Legal drafting
- Communication skills
- Organization
- Attention to detail
- Telecommunications law
- Technology law
- Communication
- Management
- Operations
- English Language
- Detail Oriented
- Marketing
- Writing
- Teamwork
- Telecommunications
- Public Policies
Job areas
- Legal
- Technology
- Legal Counsel
- Lawyer (General)
- Lawyers