Senior In-house Legal Counsel

Lush North America supports over 262 (and growing!) retail stores in Canada and the USA, an online business based in Vancouver, and manufacturing centers in both Vancouver and Toronto.

Lush is known worldwide for our unique bath and beauty products. We pride ourselves on amazing skin and hair care, personalized customer service, environmental activism and a vibrant store atmosphere. Charitable giving is at the heart of our business, and we believe it's our responsibility to advocate for the environment, animals and people in need. We're passionate about giving back to organizations locally and around the world and have given over US$100m over the last years.

We are looking for an experienced Senior In-house Legal Counsel with US and Canada experience to provide expert legal and strategic guidance to our business leaders across North America. This role requires an experienced senior legal professional with a robust understanding of commercial and corporate law, while being a key advisor on the company’s compliance initiatives and mitigating risks. You will provide counsel to management within the company and coordinate with external legal counsel. You will analyze and summarize complicated legal documents. You will anticipate and mitigate potential legal problems within the organization and develop strategies to reduce costly litigation and reduce potential areas of risks. You will collaborate closely with all business areas, specifically with Finance, HR, Buying, and Brand teams across Canada and the United States, to provide day to day legal advice such as supporting sales activations and reviewing contracts, while contributing to the strategic direction of the company. 

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, North America, the Senior In-house Legal Counsel undertakes the following RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic Partnership

• Act as a key strategic partner and trusted advisor to business leaders, providing expert legal advice and insights
• Build and manage panel firm relationships to ensure access to relevant legal expertise and notaries.
• Lead the North America region legal function, ensuring alignment with the company’s strategic goals and objectives; and working closely with the Group/UK legal functions.
• Drive the development and implementation of legal policies, procedures, and best practices across the North America region, aligning with the Group/UK legal functions. 

Commercial matters

• Ensure timely support for contract drafting and reviews.
• Ensure legally robust and compliant business practices with the latest legislation.
• Drive collaboration with various stakeholders locally and globally, ensuring that legal matters are effectively and efficiently managed.
• Maintain the electronic management of all agreements, keeping the Finance team updated

Corporate matters

• Counsel business leaders on day-to-day requests regarding corporate legal matters and liaise with the Group/UK legal functions who coordinate company secretarial matters.
• Facilitate advice to leadership on tax matters, government regulations, and/or legal rights.
• Partner with the HR Compliance Manager on highly sensitive employment Issues

You bring the following QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experienced lawyer with 7+ years post-JD US experience in commercial/corporate law at a senior level at a law firm or in-house Attorney/Juris Doctor
• A minimum of 2+ years post-JD experience in Canada in commercial law and corporate law at a senior level at a law firm or in-house Attorney/Juris Doctor
• Diligent, hardworking, and poised under pressure
• Strong written and verbal skills, proven ability to articulate legal arguments and present to senior stakeholders
• Strong business acumen
• Extensive knowledge and familiarity with corporate and commercial law 
• Proven ability to work independently, while effectively prioritizing and managing large, complex workloads and tight deadlines
• A proactive, solutions driven approach
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Flexibility and commitment to accommodate additional work demands as required
• Current member of a law society in Canada or Juris Doctor from an accredited US law school.
  
  

Job Type: Regular, Full Time. 

Job Location: Open to candidates located around North America. 

USD Salary range: $150k+ USD Annually. 
(May vary based on location)

Thriving with a diverse company culture, celebrating the uniqueness of our staff and committed to inclusion. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 

We thank all interested applicants; however, only qualified candidates will be contacted.

We’re 10% Employee Owned - all colleagues play a role in protecting our ethics, our independence , contributing ideas for the future and share in the rewards of success when the company is doing well.

Recruitment Process Overview:

This salary range is based on an assessment of the local market and may vary depending on the successful candidate's location. This range is based on base salary and does not include additional bonus program and total rewards eligibility.

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Lush Cosmetics North America respectfully recognizes that our business operates on Indigenous territory across Turtle Island. As a business headquartered in Canada, our largest facilities are located on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh, as well as here on the lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit, Anishnabeg, Chippewa, Haudenosaunee and Wendat, and now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.

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