Legal Counsel – Solicitor in Barrie

The Legal Services Department provides timely and comprehensive legal advice to City Council, the CAO and City staff, and provides a full range of legal services to the Corporation, its boards and agencies. It also provides guidance on insurance administration and risk management. This department provides professional execution of the City's real estate program including acquisition, disposition, leasing and encroachments. The department strives to ensure that every measure is taken to provide a cost effective, high quality standard of service.

Under the general direction and guidance of the Director of Legal Services, the Legal Counsel – Solicitor is responsible for protecting and advancing the legal interests of the City of Barrie by providing expert legal advice, analysis, and representation across a broad range of municipal practice areas, including municipal and tax law, planning and development, environmental law, real estate and property matters, and corporate commercial and contracts law. This position contributes to sound corporate governance, risk mitigation, and regulatory compliance by ensuring that City actions, policies, programs, agreements, and by-laws are legally sound and enforceable within the applicable legislative and regulatory framework.

Additionally, this position supports the City's ability to deliver services and pursue corporate objectives with confidence by providing timely and accurate legal counsel to internal clients across departments and divisions. Overall, the position plays a key role in enabling informed decision-making at all levels of the organization, including through the interpretation and preparation of corporate documents and by-laws, and the coordination of outside legal counsel where required. In doing so, the position safeguards the City's legal interests across a complex and evolving political, regulatory, and legislative environment.

Corporate Culture

Your workplace values align with our corporate values of Strive, Share and Care and you want to join us in providing exceptional services and programs to build a prosperous, growing and sustainable community. Equally important to what we do is how we do it - your actions reflect our core accountabilities of Personal Awareness, Teamwork and Collaboration, Respect and Inclusion, Innovation, and Service Excellence, which define how we work together to succeed.

Education

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) or Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from a recognized university.
• A member in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario and licensed to practise law in Ontario.

Experience

• Five (5) years of experience performing duties related to the above-mentioned major responsibilities, including broad legal experience in the practice of municipal law in one or more areas such as municipal and tax law, planning and development, environmental law, real estate and property matters, or corporate commercial and contracts law.

Other Important Information

• Location: City Hall, 70 Collier Street, Barrie, Ontario
• Hours: The normal hours of work are 35 hours per week; however, some non-standard hours may apply.
• This is a permanent full-time non-union position with the following pay level and 2026 pay range:
• Pay Level: Level 15
• Yearly Salary: $123,969.77 to $166,148.35
• Hourly Pay Rate: $68.12 to $91.29

What We Offer

This position includes a comprehensive non-union benefit plan, including but not limited to extended health and dental coverage, life and accident insurance, paid vacation and sick days, short/long term disability plans, OMERS Primary pension plan, access to the Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP), discounted rates for City Fitness Memberships and Transit Passes, and access to the Perkopolis Perks program, which provides exclusive access to discounts on a wide range of products and services available to all City employees.