Senior Advisor, Legal Affairs

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About the role

  • Senior legal advisor protecting Desjardins’ legal interests through compliance, litigation, and strategic counsel. Representing the organization in court and advising senior decision-making bodies.

Responsibilities

  • Lead specialized development projects, initiatives and activities that significantly impact the entire organization
  • Advise clients and partners on positioning, planning, development, execution and monitoring of strategic projects and initiatives
  • Identify, analyze, diagnose and address major issues and make recommendations to decision-making bodies
  • Interpret laws and regulations and issue legal opinions
  • Represent the organization in court, including developing strategy, drafting pleadings, preparing witnesses, delivering oral arguments and negotiating terms
  • Develop and update policies, standards, models and programs
  • Represent the unit before senior management committees and decision-making bodies
  • Serve as expert advisor, subject matter expert, resource person and coach for senior management and decision-making bodies

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field
  • A minimum of eight years of relevant experience
  • Other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
  • Knowledge of French is required
  • Intermediate knowledge of English
  • Action oriented
  • Customer Focus
  • Differences
  • Interpersonal Savvy
  • Nimble learning
  • Strategic mindset

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

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

HybridMontrealCanada

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