Legal Counsel advising iA Financial Group’s Canadian automotive insurance and warranty businesses. Supporting regulatory analysis, commercial agreements, and product development.
About the role
- Senior legal advisor supporting Desjardins, North America’s largest cooperative financial group, on acquisitions and corporate transactions. Advising on governance, regulatory filings, restructurings and strategic investments.
Responsibilities
- Support the non-organic growth of various business sectors by participating in acquisition initiatives
- Act as legal advisor in strategic transactional and corporate files, including strategic investment files
- Manage the portfolio of Desjardins Group companies, particularly through mergers, corporate reorganizations, intercompany financing, liquidations and dissolutions
- Provide opinions on various aspects of transactional and corporate law and companies
- Draft, review and negotiate transactional or corporate documents, including articles, bylaws, resolutions, shareholder agreements, share or asset acquisition agreements, partnership agreements, subscription agreements, delegation of authority, mandates and other corporate documents
- Manage mandates assigned to external legal advisors for major and strategic transactions
- Analyze applicable regulations and draft required regulatory applications for transactional files
- Draft, review and ensure operations comply with internal governance documents
- Monitor legislative, regulatory, case law and other changes in corporate and transactional law
- Lead and influence practitioners on complex strategic initiatives involving multiple sectors
- Serve as expert advisor and subject matter expert for senior management and decision-making bodies
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- A minimum of eight years of relevant experience, including six years in business, corporate or transactional law (mergers and acquisitions)
- Other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
- Member of the Quebec Bar
- Knowledge of French is required
- Advanced proficiency of English required due to the nature of the duties, work tools, or interactions with English-speaking partners, members and/or clients
- Extensive, in-depth knowledge of corporate and transactional law
- Analytical skills and comprehensive understanding of the business and organization
- Interpersonal savvy and ability to coordinate with many stakeholders
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
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