Location: Toronto, Ontario
Our Client
Our client is a rapidly growing software acquisition and operating company that acquires, builds, and supports vertical market software businesses across North America and internationally. As the organization continues to expand through a high-volume acquisition strategy, it is seeking a Legal Director to join its Toronto legal team.
Responsibilities
- Lead legal due diligence on acquisitions across corporate, intellectual property, employment, regulatory, commercial, and compliance matters.
- Draft, review, and negotiate letters of intent, purchase agreements, disclosure schedules, and ancillary transaction documents.
- Manage transactions throughout the full acquisition lifecycle, from LOI through closing and post-closing integration.
- Partner closely with M&A Directors, Operating Partners, and business leaders to execute transactions efficiently and on time.
- Manage external counsel across multiple jurisdictions and specialized workstreams.
- Provide day-to-day legal support to portfolio companies on commercial contracts, corporate matters, and operational legal issues.
- Support legal continuity across portfolio companies during internal transitions.
- Advise portfolio company leadership on practical legal and business matters.
- Contribute to the continued development of legal processes and best practices as the legal function grows.
- Grow into a broader portfolio legal leadership role over time.
Qualifications
- Member in good standing of the Law Society of Ontario or eligible for prompt admission.
- Possess 5 to 7+ years of legal experience with a strong M&A transactional background from a mid-sized or large law firm.
- Significant experience on buy-side transactions, including due diligence and purchase agreement negotiation.
- Experience managing transactions from LOI through closing.
- Exposure to technology, software, or SaaS companies is a strong asset.
- Cross-border or U.S. M&A experience is considered an asset.
- In-house experience within a technology company is a strong plus.
- Strong drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
- Excellent commercial judgment with the ability to provide practical, business-focused legal advice.
- Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, high-volume deal environment.
The Ideal Candidate
- Thrives in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced, acquisition-focused environment.
- Is confident, collaborative, commercially minded, and enjoys working closely with business stakeholders.
- Takes ownership of transactions from start to finish while balancing legal risk with business objectives.
- Is highly autonomous while remaining team-oriented.
- Enjoys supporting technology businesses and working on complex transactions.
- Has the potential and ambition to grow into a broader portfolio legal leadership role over time.
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