Job Description

Position Title: Legal Intern, Americas - Toronto, Ontario - May 2024 Position Type: Temporary - Full-Time Position Location: Toronto HQ Requisition ID: 25832
Potatoes. French Fries. Taters. You love them, we make them. In fact, we make 1/3 of the world\xe2\x80\x99s frozen potato products and if you have eaten fries this week, chances are, they were ours.
McCain Foods is committed to becoming an employer of choice for diverse employees where leaders, structures and interactions encourage individuals to thrive while being their authentic selves. As a global, family-owned company, we understand the importance of providing an environment free of discrimination and harassment - where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, can contribute fully, and have equal opportunities.
Diversity is about ensuring we have the right mix of people in our business. We know that it enhances our business when our workforce reflects the diversity of our customers, suppliers, consumers and communities around the world. With sales in more than 160 countries and a team of 22,000 people living and working all over the world, we are proud of \xe2\x80\x93 and fully embrace \xe2\x80\x93 the diversity of our team. This respect for diversity is central to our values.
Inclusion is about how we work together. We foster an inclusive culture where everyone can deliver their best performance and be their authentic selves. Equity is the fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for all people, while at the same time striving to identify and eliminate barriers that have prevented the full participation of some groups.
As a family-owned food business with humble beginnings in rural Canada, McCain\xe2\x80\x99s values are at the heart of everything we do. We know that embracing diversity and inclusion requires a focus on equity, ensuring that all people, including those in historically marginalized groups, have the opportunity to grow, contribute and develop.
Students like you are important to us. We aim to hire the best and brightest co-op students and interns, with the goal of having you join us as full-time employees upon graduation. Our ideal student candidate is passionate, collaborative, willing to learn and take initiative.

Why Join the McCain family?

• You aren\xe2\x80\x99t \xe2\x80\x9cjust a student\xe2\x80\x9d at McCain, you will be treated like any other member of your team
• Work with and learn from passionate leaders
• Our core values \xe2\x80\x93 Family, Authentic, Trusted and Quality \xe2\x80\x93 shine through every day, in everything we do
• Your experience at McCain is what you make of it \xe2\x80\x93 ask questions, network, take advantage of the opportunity to learn from our professionals

The Role McCain is excited to offer the opportunity for a summer intern to join our legal team in the Americas.
This opportunity is available to a student studying law at a Canadian University, who is both a diversity advocate, as demonstrated through their educational experience or community involvement, and identifies as a member of a historically marginalized community.
The position will commence in May 2024 and end in August 2024. During this opportunity, you will be exposed to the workings of a busy and diverse regional in-house legal team, based at McCain\xe2\x80\x99s Corporate Office in Toronto, Ontario and working with lawyers located in Canada, the United States, Argentina and Brazil as well as legal and business colleagues globally.
As part of the role, you will assist with day-to-day legal matters and varied project work, such as reviewing contract arrangements for a number of business units (e.g. marketing, agriculture, operations), analysis of changes in legal framework, preparation of template materials, assembly and coordination of internal training programs. You will also be responsible for an assignment related to diversity, equity and inclusion. Finally, we expect you to meet our leaders and work closely with our commercial teams.
What You Need to be Succesful

• Be currently completing your first or second year of an LLB/JD program at a Canadian university;
• Be commutable to our corporate office in downtown Toronto, Ontario;
• Possess strong written and verbal communications skills;
• Have a professional, ethical and honest approach;
• Be energetic, with excitement and enthusiasm for food, particularly French fries!

Application Process In a cover letter of 300 words or less, tell us about why diversity, equity and inclusion is important to you.
Please describe your own identification as a member of a historically marginalized community, as well as any obstacles you have faced and overcome. Please also describe your own advocacy of diversity, demonstrated through your educational experience, community involvement or otherwise. If you would prefer to submit a more creative application, we will also accept video format.
Please include your CV and your latest available academic credentials.
The application deadline for this opportunity is November 20th, 2023.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

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Job Family: Student & Graduates; General & Administration
Division: Global Legal and Governance
Department: Legal Americas
Location(s): CA - Canada : Ontario : Toronto Company: McCain Foods (Canada)