Specialist Corporate & Exploration | Toronto

About BHP

At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.

Come and be a part of this success!

About the Role

The Specialist, Corporate & Exploration Legal will provide advice on and support to BHP Exploration’s activities globally including commercial transactions to capture growth options, the BHP Xplor program, research & development initiatives,  and operational support in various jurisdictions.  The role will also provide the opportunity to support other commercial transactions and activities in Canada and beyond. This role is expected to deliver independent, commercially focused, strategic advice across all of the subject areas covered by BHP Exploration.

The role will support transactions and operations in Canada and internationally.  This will involve liaising with BHP Exploration personnel and other stakeholder groups across BHP’s offices in Toronto, Tucson, London, Perth, Adelaide and Santiago.  This necessarily involves phone and video calls outside of regular working hours.  The ability to travel within Canada and internationally will also be required in particular to meet the requirements of commercial transactions.

To be successful in this role, you will:

•    Establish and maintain relationships with key internal client groups and stakeholders, with a particular focus on BHP Exploration. 
•    Provide subject matter expertise to client groups on commercial transactions (for example, earn-ins, options, alliances, acquisitions, divestments and joint ventures), support to operations, and on above-ground risks relevant to BHP Exploration’s activities around the world. 
•    Assess, monitor and advise the client groups on commercial and legal risks, including participation in risk reviews. 
•    Lead legal workstreams for projects including management of outside counsel.
•    Demonstrate your commitment to BHP’s Values and making a positive contribution to a high-performing team.  

Work Location

This is a full-time position based in BHP’s Toronto, Canada office. Hybrid working (flexible, shared workstations and a combination of office and work from home in line with company policy) is standard for BHP.

About You

It is a requirement of the role that you are admitted to practise law in Canada or another relevant jurisdiction (or are qualified to do so).

About Our Process

At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants’ suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.

Application Deadline

This posting will be active until 11:59pm CST on October 17, 2025. 

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that is more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognize that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity. BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at inclusion@bhp.com.

At BHP, we aim to unlock the enormous potential that diverse and inclusive teams bring to the workplace, to leave a strong legacy within and beyond our operations for the generations to come.