About this role
Role Overview
- As a senior legal affairs advisor, you help protect the organization’s legal interests by ensuring compliance with laws
- Play a key role in making sure rights are protected and obligations met
- Represent the organization in situations involving legal interests
- Responsible for one or more sub-specialties, such as contested matters and the Office of the Corporate Secretary
- Lead development projects and strategic initiatives that are complex and innovative
- Make recommendations on planning and execution of operationally complex projects
- Frequently interact with stakeholders in many fields and serve as a specialist advisor
- Advise clients and partners on strategic projects and initiatives
- Identify, analyze and diagnose major issues and make recommendations
- Interpret laws and regulations, issue legal opinions, and prepare rules, standards, policies, and agreements
- Represent the organization in court and negotiate complex matters
- Develop and update policies, standards, models and programs to support strategic projects
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- A minimum of nine years of relevant experience
- Knowledge of French is required
- Intermediate advanced proficiency of English due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with English-speaking partners, members and/or clients
Benefits
- Competitive salary and annual bonus
- 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
- Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
- Group insurance including telemedicine
- Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment