Description
General Accountabilities
As a member of the Legal Department, Counsel will work collaboratively and provide high-quality solution oriented legal services on a range of matters supporting IESO's strategy and mandate including:
- Management of electricity generation contracts
- Acquisition of new electricity system resources
- IESO market operations including interpretation, administration, and development of Market Rules and related matters
- Interpretation and compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements
- Disputes that may arise under or in relation to Market Rules or contracts
- Supporting the operations of the IESO, including procurements of goods and services, non-disclosure agreements, intellectual property, privacy (including Freedom of Information access requests), and records management, and legal research
Specific Accountabilities:
Supports the achievement of the strategy and mandate of the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) by providing legal advice and guidance on a full range of legal matters including:
- Advising on multi-disciplinary legal projects, providing strategic legal advice on a range of complex legal, regulatory, policy and business issues
- Advising in relation to the development and implementation of programs and procurements administered by the IESO
- Advising on a variety of contract management matters especially for electricity generation contracts
- Providing legal advice in support of electricity market operations including interpretation, administration and development of the IESO's Market Rules and related matters
- Advising on disputes that may arise under or in relation to Market Rules or contracts
- Interpretation and compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements
- Providing general legal advice to support the operations of the IESO including advising on procurements of goods and services, drafting and administration of non-disclosure agreements, advising on intellectual property, privacy (including Freedom of Information access requests) and records management
- Providing specific legal research, advice and opinions on issues not delegated to outside counsel. This includes both engaging and instructing outside counsel and personally carrying other files to completion.
- Ensuring legal advice is linked to the organization's strategic objectives; acts as an integral part of internal and external project teams.
Selection Criteria
- A member in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario.
- A minimum of 3 years post call experience in commercial or transactional law gained either in a leading law firm or in-house law department setting
- Experience in any of the following specific areas is an asset:
- electricity or energy law
- infrastructure or construction law
- banking and finance law
- procurement law
- administrative law
- privacy law
- regulatory law
Competencies
- Ability to work collaboratively in a busy team environment
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Ability to analyze complicated issues and recommend practical solutions
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent negotiation and drafting skills
- Deadline-oriented
- A strong personal commitment to client needs
- Organizational and time management skills
- A strong commitment to public mandate of IESO and corporate objectives
- Ability to influence peers and others in the organization
- Strong problem-solving skills
Contact
Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)
1600-120 Adelaide Street West
Toronto
Ontario Canada
www.ieso.ca
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3 Jun, 2025
