At Kainos, we’re problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators - driven by a shared mission to create real impact. Whether we’re transforming digital services for millions, delivering cutting-edge Workday solutions, or pushing the boundaries of technology, we do it together.
We believe in a people-first culture, where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions truly make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of a diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration.
Ready to make your mark? Join us and be part of something bigger.
As a Legal Counsel at Kainos, you will be joining a commercially focused, leading in-house legal team. You will responsible for performing a variety of legal tasks and escalating issues where appropriate to support the Company in its business activities. This is a hybrid role based out of our Halifax office.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Negotiating, reviewing, and drafting contracts and commercial terms with customers and suppliers to reflect commercial deals.
• Advising on a wide range of cross jurisdictional legal matters.
• Researching and upskilling in new and developing areas of law and supporting senior team members in the application and implementation of legal in the Kainos business.
• Understanding and assessing risk and providing pragmatic suggestions to address risk.
• Reviewing tender documentation and bid process across the public and private sectors.
• Ensuring compliance with legal developments
• Understanding and advising on legal aspects of Company policies and initiatives.
• Assisting Group General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer and CFO as required.
MINIMUM (ESSENTIAL) REQUIREMENTS:
• Qualified Lawyer in good standing with the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society (or the law society of another Canadian province) with a minimum of 2 years post qualification experience in a reputable law firm or in-house legal team; or
Degree educated contract manager, contract specialist or paralegal with a minimum of 3-4 years’ experience in a legal, commercial, procurement, or contract management role;
• Experience in drafting contracts, along with excellent communication, and negotiation skills.
• Good commercial awareness and understanding of project and business goals.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and escalate matters where necessary.
• Ability to work efficiently and prioritise your workloads in a fast-paced environment, delivering a high level of accuracy and attention to detail within tight timeframes.
• A self-starter who can work on their own initiatives with minimal supervision and escalate matters when necessary.
• Good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build trusted relationships with both staff and external stakeholders.
• We all work in teams here in Kainos - a proven ability of strong team skills, including taking direction from others, is crucial.
• Highly flexible, including willingness to work flexible hours at peak times.
• Concise, articulate, analytical and enthusiastic.
• Business and pragmatic focus approach to work with positive attitude.
• Conscientious, approachable, and credible.
DESIRABLE:
• Familiarity within some, or all, of the following areas of law: IT/IP, Procurement Law, commercial contracts; to include drafting, reviewing, and/or negotiating SaaS, professional services and IT contracts. • Familiarity with enterprise AI technologies and applications.
At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field.
Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out.
We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.
Skills Required
- Qualified Lawyer in good standing with the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society or another Canadian provincial law society with minimum 2 years post-qualification experience in a reputable law firm or in-house legal team
- Degree-educated contract manager, contract specialist or paralegal with a minimum of 3-4 years' experience in a legal, commercial, procurement, or contract management role (alternative to lawyer qualification)
- Experience drafting contracts
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Good commercial awareness and understanding of project and business goals
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and escalate matters where necessary
- Ability to prioritise workloads and deliver high accuracy and attention to detail within tight timeframes
- Self-starter able to lead initiatives with minimal supervision
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to build trusted relationships with staff and external stakeholders
- Proven strong team skills, including taking direction from others
- Willingness to work flexible hours at peak times
- Concise, articulate, analytical, and enthusiastic with a business and pragmatic focus
- Conscientious, approachable, and credible
- Familiarity with IT/IP law, procurement law, commercial contracts, and drafting/reviewing/negotiating SaaS, professional services and IT contracts
- Familiarity with enterprise AI technologies and applications
Kainos Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Kainos and has not been reviewed or approved by Kainos.
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Healthcare Strength — Private healthcare, access to trained counsellors/EAP, and broader wellbeing initiatives are prominently offered across regions. Company materials frame support across emotional, physical, social, career and financial wellbeing, with UK references to Bupa coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Hybrid/flexible hours, generous vacation packages, and parental leave are emphasized in careers materials. Some regions also highlight volunteering time and flexibility that support work–life balance.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Annual share awards and employee share plans (e.g., free shares, Sharesave) are widely promoted, with cash equivalents where plans aren’t available. These programs broaden ownership participation beyond base pay.
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What We Do
At Kainos we use technology to solve real problems for our customers, overcome big challenges for businesses, and make people’s lives easier. We build strong relationships with our customers and go beyond to change the way they work today and the impact they have tomorrow. Our two specialist business areas, Digital Services and the Workday Practice, work globally for clients across healthcare, commercial and the public sector to make the world a little bit better, day by day.
