Senior Associate - Negotiation & Governance (Toronto)

The role

JFK Law is seeking a Senior Associate with 8+ years of experience in their Toronto office to join their Public Sector and Regulatory practice group. The role focuses on representing Indigenous clients in negotiation, governance, and jurisdictional assertion matters.

What you'll do

• Assist the JFK Partners, senior counsel, and senior associates to represent Indigenous clients in negotiations, decision-making, jurisdictional assertions, and governance matters
• Work on inherent jurisdiction, law-making and legal strategies within Indigenous constitutionalism
• Work on rights assertions, advocacy and negotiation of jurisdictional and relationship agreements
• Work on regulatory and consultation matters and decision-making recognition within Indigenous law and traditional governance revitalization
• Co-develop Crown legislation that makes space for the exercise of Indigenous inherent jurisdiction
• Engage in other negotiations with all levels of government and industry
• Address governance matters and revitalization of Indigenous decision-making, written law, and internal consultation and engagement related to law-making
• Work with a team but also work independently and take responsibility for leading on files and projects
• Represent clients in negotiations and community-based decision-making (depending on experience level)
• Develop and implement strategy for clients
• Understand and address client needs
• Support negotiations, project management, and strategic planning
• Assist with day-to-day file management
• Participate in negotiations and consultation-related meetings
• Assist with regulatory and consultation and UNDRIP related matters
• Draft relationship and project decision-making agreements, impact-benefit agreements and other agreements with industry and Crown governments
• Advise on governance revitalization of traditional decision-making and knowledge systems
• Draft laws and take instruction of knowledge keepers
• Advise Indigenous leadership on their duties and decision-makers
• Handle other governance matters that arise for clients
• Provide mentorship, guidance, and development support to junior and mid-level lawyers

What we're looking for

Benefits