Job description
About Fable
The best digital teams work with Fable to make products more accessible for over 1 billion people who live with disabilities. Some of our amazing clients include Walmart, Slack, Shopify, and more.
About the role
As Fable’s Legal Counsel, you will play a critical role in enabling our Revenue team and guiding the organization through a range of legal, regulatory, and strategic challenges and opportunities. You’ll draft and negotiate Enterprise commercial SaaS contracts, develop and maintain approaches to legal compliance and risk management (GDPR, A.I. controls), and advise teams on how to navigate legal considerations in a fast-paced, scale-up environment. Your practical approach to legal problem-solving and negotiation will help ensure that our legal strategies are aligned with Fable’s operational realities and growth plans.
For this role, we are looking for applicants who live in Canada, are in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario and can work close to the EST time zone (and willing to align on West Coast and European timezones, when needed). If you believe that you match the majority of this job description, we highly encourage you to apply!
Responsibilities
Manage commercial legal with customers and prospects
- Draft, review, and negotiate contracts related to Fable’s accessibility platforms (Enterprise SaaS) and related services
- Review and negotiate agreements related to privacy (ex. data processing addendums), aligning terms to compliance obligations and internal operations
- Lead the commercial legal process, managing redlined agreements and communicating with internal and external stakeholders
- Support the Sales Team (Account Executives, Renewals & Growth) with negotiation and legal insight
- Review and update commercial templates periodically to ensure accuracy and relevance based on established and emerging industry best practices
Manage business risk and compliance related to commercial legal matters
- Partner with Security team to assess and reduce technical and data risks, including support of breach incident response process
- Monitor future technical and product development for compliance and risk implications
- Ensure company compliance with applicable laws and internal policies
- Respond to legal and regulatory complaints or inquiries, including customer concerns
Align and influence business goals
- Communicate important legal updates and processes across teams in clear language
- Advise on regulatory and legal issues affecting Fable’s strategic business decisions
- Report on commercial legal risks to senior leadership periodically
- Make business-aligned legal recommendations based on operational context
- Stay up to date on relevant legal developments (e.g., privacy law, AI litigation)
- Coordinate and collaborate with external counsel for specialized legal advice in other areas of practice (e.g., privacy law, international matters, employment)
Key qualifications
- Active member in good standing with Law Society of Ontario.
- Minimum 2 experience at a law firm or in-house legal counsel role
- Proven experience in commercial contract negotiation and drafting
- Experience with B2B SaaS offerings and selling to enterprise customers
- Ability to prioritize and respond quickly in a high-paced environment
- Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and commitment to accuracy
- Skilled at communicating legal advice clearly to non-legal stakeholders
- Commitment to continuous learning, especially in emerging legal and technology areas
- Sound business judgment and ability to align legal guidance with company goals and risk strategies
You must be
- An effective communicator who enjoys collaborating with cross-functional teams
- A proactive problem solver who takes ownership and moves quickly
- Someone who thrives in a remote, startup environment
- A life-long learner who adopts new technologies and techniques
- Eager to contribute to Fable’s mission and growth
Our values
To lead, listen first
You amplify voices that are less often heard and create space for those voices to grow. The quality of an idea doesn’t correlate with the loudness of someone’s voice.
The brain is a muscle
If you’re going to do something, you will do it well. Practice often and rest when needed. Give your mind what it needs to thrive.
Unlearn to learn
What did we learn growing up, and what do we need to unlearn? It’s essential to understand our personal bias and position so that we can grow.
What’s in it for you?
At Fable, you’ll join a vibrant and rapid growth environment where you’ll work with individuals who share the same values of being passionate, socially driven, inclusive, collaborative, and respectful. We offer great benefits such as stock options, career progression, professional development, health/dental benefits, and more.
Accessibility accommodations
Fable is an inclusive workplace. If you are facing any accessibility requirements or concerns regarding the hiring process or employment with us, please fill out this form or email us at [email protected] and include the subject line “Accessibility accommodation for ‘Legal Counsel’ job application.”
Pay range
$100,000–$135,000 CAD – this is a range and is subject to change depending on experience and role fit. We are open to accommodating a flexible work schedule. Please take this as a general range.
