Senior Counsel, Litigation

Position Summary... Walmart Canada operates a growing chain of more than 400 stores nationwide serving more than 1.5 million customers each day. Walmart Canada’s flagship online store, www.walmart.ca, is visited by 1.5 million customers daily. With more than 100,000 associates, Walmart Canada is one of Canada’s largest employers and is ranked one of the country’s top 10 most influential brands. Walmart Canada's extensive philanthropy program is focused on supporting Canadian families in need, and since 1994 Walmart Canada has raised and donated more than $750 million to Canadian charities. We are currently seeking a senior lawyer with commercial and/or insurance litigation experience, reporting to the Assistant General Counsel (Litigation), to join a best in class legal team. This is an exciting opportunity to work as a strategic partner with the business on a broad range of litigation matters. The ideal candidate will have at least 7 – 10 years of commercial and/or insurance litigation experience at an in-house legal department and/or a leading law firm. What you'll do... Advising on complex litigation matters, including class actions, breach of contract, tort (i.e. occupiers’ liability, product liability, false arrest, professional negligence). Identifying potential legal or regulatory risks or issues, and partnering cross-functionally with the necessary business units to identify and implement appropriate solutions Negotiating and drafting litigation related documents, pol