This organization is one of Canada’s most established and respected providers of insurance and wealth management solutions, serving millions of Canadians with a strong commitment to financial security and well-being. This will be a hybrid role, in the Montreal office 3 days/week.

• Over 175 years of history as a trusted name in insurance and financial services.

• Provides a full range of products including insurance, as well as investment and retirement solutions.

• Serves millions of customers across Canada, with a reputation for stability and innovation in the financial sector.

In this role you will be a key member and leader of the Litigation and Employment group and Québec leadership team. You will support our business units by providing practical and timely legal representation and advice in legal disputes and on strategic and tactical legal and regulatory issues, particularly in Québec. Your work will be wide-ranging and will provide the opportunity to develop expertise in dynamic practice areas within the litigation function. You will have responsibility or a broad portfolio of legal matters and interact with and provide advice to senior management on a regular basis. You will work with, and lead and help develop a highly accomplished team of legal professionals.

• Contributing as a member of the Canadian legal group by bringing your experience, creative legal skills, and collaborative work ethic to deliver practical solutions to our businesses.

• Providing legal opinions, advice, recommendations to various business units on any legal matter which affects or involves the company (both civil and common law), and being a specialist on legal matters involving Québec, including advice on regulatory compliance questions related to the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and the Commission des normes de l’équité de la santé et la sécurité du travail (CNESST).

• Working closely with business units on select projects providing legal advice to further the business goals and meeting the business’s needs and goals.

• Supporting a wide variety of business units in connection with legislative and regulatory matters, including advising on new legal and regulatory developments in Québec and/or with respect to litigation risk.

• Handling a litigation docket as attorney of record, including complex cases including attending and serving as first chair of mediations.

• Overseeing retaining, educating, instructing, and managing external counsel retained to handle litigation, Québec employment, and/or Québec regulatory matters involving the Company.

• Working closely with business units on select projects providing legal advice to further the business goals and meeting the business’s needs and goals.

• Supporting a wide variety of business units in connection with legislative and regulatory matters, including advising on new legal and regulatory developments in Québec and/or with respect to litigation risk.

• Coaching, mentoring, and developing team members for in-role, career development and succession planning.

• Collaboratively liaising with various business groups and functional partners to establish priorities, monitoring business unit satisfaction and coordinating litigation work and services.

• Recruiting, performance evaluation, goal setting and compensation activities for lawyers on your team.

• Co-ordinating and/or contributing to strategic projects that support the business groups we support and the development of the litigation function, efficiencies and capabilities.

• Member of the Barreau du Québec (required) and of the Law Society of Ontario (strongly preferred).

• 10 years of relevant work experience (law firm, in-house, or regulatory body)

• Bilingual in French and English (verbal and written).

• Experience leading a team of strong legal professionals and guiding them in their practice and career development

• Strong knowledge of the Québec regulatory environment, practices, procedures and principles applicable to the Company (e.g. AMF, CNESST)

• Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to synthesize and present issues with clarity to senior management in all business and functional areas.

• Strong drafting, legal and communication skills with a practical solution-oriented approach and the ability to use clear, plain language.

• Excellent judgment, solutions-oriented mindset with the ability to identify key issues and provide an independent view to management in a clear and practical manner.

• Thorough understanding and up-to-date knowledge of court procedures and the Québec regulatory environment.

• Self-motivated, growth-oriented mindset with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

• Superior negotiating skills.

• Highly focused with attention to detail.

Compensation range: 200,000-250,000 CAD with 25% target bonus

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Korn Ferry shall provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified candidates, and will refer candidates without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected basis.