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Techo-Bloc

Manufactures hardscape products: pavers, walls, slabs

General Counsel

Legal Counsel & Legal SupportConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSaint-Hubert, Longueuil, QC, Canada

About the Job

Requirements

  • A law degree and membership in good standing with a Canadian bar.
  • At least 7 years of legal experience with substantial exposure to commercial, corporate, and governance matters.
  • A demonstrated track record of advising senior executives with a practical, business-focused approach.
  • Experience with acquisitions, negotiations, and significant strategic initiatives.
  • Strong knowledge of governance, risk management, compliance, privacy, intellectual property, and regulatory matters.
  • Comfort working across Canadian and United States legal environments.
  • Fluency in French and English to support operations in Canada and the United States.
  • Experience in manufacturing, distribution, or industrial sectors.
  • Experience establishing a legal or governance function within a growing company.

Responsibilities

  • Review key insurance, employment, warranty, customer, lease, supplier, services, confidentiality, and other commercial agreements; identify gaps, risks, and improvements to templates.
  • Meet external legal advisers across Canada and the United States; assess scope, quality, spending, active matters, and work that should be brought in-house.
  • Review policies, governance practices, approval processes, and escalation points; recommend concrete improvements to reduce risk and improve consistency.
  • Review non-disclosure, non-compete, non-solicitation, confidentiality, employment, and similar restrictive-clause templates; recommend updates, standardization, or replacement.
  • Review active legal matters, litigation, warranty claims, insurance matters, employment matters, and other open files; prioritize issues, make recommendations, and establish a clear transition process.
  • Support mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence, risk analysis, contract analysis, and integration support.
  • Act as the principal legal adviser to the chief executive officer and executive team.
  • Provide strategic advice on growth initiatives, investments, corporate transactions, organizational changes, and enterprise-wide risk management.
  • Collaborate with Operations, Manufacturing, Sales, Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Marketing, and Innovation leaders to support business objectives while protecting organizational interests.
  • Identify legal, regulatory, governance, and reputational issues that may affect strategic decisions and long-term business objectives.
  • Lead the drafting, review, and negotiation of commercial agreements, including dealer, distribution, supplier, services, technology, confidentiality, licensing, and warranty agreements.
  • Develop scalable contractual frameworks, templates, and approval processes that improve efficiency, consistency, and risk management.
  • Lead the legal aspects of acquisitions, strategic partnerships, financings, and other corporate transactions.
  • Oversee legal due diligence, transaction negotiations, and integration support for strategic growth initiatives.
  • Act as the escalation point for significant disputes, claims, investigations, and regulatory matters.
  • Supervise external litigation counsel, legal strategy, risk reporting, and legal spending.
  • Collaborate with business leaders to proactively manage legal risks and resolve disputes effectively and pragmatically.
  • Advise on consumer protection, environmental, manufacturing, product, and other regulatory obligations.
  • Collaborate with Human Resources on employment contracts, policies, investigations, and compliance in Canada and the United States.
  • Supervise liability insurance and workers' compensation matters, including CNESST, WSIB, and United States equivalents.
  • Protect trademarks, brand assets, confidential information, and the company's intellectual property portfolio.
  • Advise on privacy, data governance, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, software, software-as-a-service, licensing, and data-processing agreements.
  • Collaborate with Information Technology, Marketing, Product Development, Innovation, and Human Resources to identify risks early and coordinate specialized counsel when needed.
  • Build a scalable, business-oriented legal function and a trusted network of Canadian, United States, and specialized external legal advisers.
  • Manage relationships with external legal advisers and legal spending, determining what should be handled internally, what requires specialized support, and how to achieve practical, cost-effective results.
  • Coordinate specialized support for workers' compensation, product liability, construction defects, environmental, land-use, permitting, and acquisition due diligence matters.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in manufacturing, distribution, or industrial sectors.
  • Experience establishing a legal or governance function within a growing company.

About the Company

Techo-Bloc

Manufactures hardscape products: pavers, walls, slabs

Techo-Bloc designs and manufactures hardscaping products for outdoor living, including pavers, retaining walls, patio slabs, and stones. Products are sold through authorized dealers and certified contractors to residential and commercial clients.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Longueuil, Canada
Founded
1989

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