Senior legal affairs advisor protecting Desjardins’ legal interests and ensuring regulatory compliance. Leading complex litigation, governance, policy and strategic initiatives.
EC
Legal Counsel
Posted 4 days ago
About the role
- Legal Counsel advising Export Development Canada on corporate and mid-market lending, investments, contracts and compliance. Drafting and negotiating transactions while mitigating legal and business risks.
Responsibilities
- Support Canadian businesses to succeed globally through financial tools and expertise
- Provide legal services for loans, investments, insurance transactions and knowledge business products
- Support EDC’s corporate functions, including procurement and marketing activities
- Advise on corporate lending and mid-market lending during origination and back-office functions
- Support and advise other areas within EDC Legal Services as needed
- Participate in transaction development and structuring, negotiation and documentation
- Identify issues requiring risk mitigation and corporate perspective
- Draft legal documentation
- Handle asset management matters, including waivers, consents and amendments
- Provide legal advice on EDC contracts, internal documentation, policies, authorization and compliance requirements
- Interpret the Export Development Act, Financial Administration Act and other relevant statutes
- Retain and supervise foreign and domestic outside counsel
- Review and comment on outside counsel documents and advice
- Collaborate with legal and business teams
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree in Law
- Applicants must be licensed by a Canadian provincial bar and in good standing to practice law as a barrister and solicitor in any Canadian province or territory
- Minimum of 3 years (Legal Services 17) or 5 years (Legal Services 18) of relevant legal experience
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including strong drafting skills
- Ability to multitask and manage a high volume of tasks and transactions effectively and efficiently
- Proactive lawyering and risk mitigation skills acquired in a commercially oriented, dynamic environment
- Strong judgment and decision-making qualities
- Collaborative approach with Legal Services and other EDC teams
- Strong influencing and negotiation skills
- Ability to work legally in Canada at the time of application preferred
- Must meet requisite government security screening requirements
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits package
- 3 to 4 weeks paid vacation
- Corporate closure period
- Summer early Fridays
- No meeting Fridays
- Hybrid work options
- Continuous learning opportunities, including training programs, workshops and language training
- Employment equity and inclusive workplace
- Wellness initiatives
- Mental health support
- Fitness programs
- Volunteer opportunities
- Social responsibility programs
- Performance-based incentive
Job title
Job type
Experience level
Salary
Degree requirement
Location requirements
Report this job
Found something wrong with the page? Please let us know by submitting a report below.
Senior legal advisor supporting Desjardins Group procurement and technology transactions. Drafting agreements, interpreting regulations, and coordinating external counsel.
Desjardins legal compliance advisor designing and monitoring regulatory programs. Advising stakeholders and improving ethics, standards, policies, and compliance action plans.
Avocat - conseil conseillant EDC, société d’État financière canadienne, sur les transactions de prêts et d’investissements. Rédaction, négociation, gestion des risques et encadrement de conseils externes.
Technology Transactions Counsel evaluating AI - generated contract reviews for legal workflows. Developing redlining exercises, risk criteria, and evaluation frameworks for MSAs, NDAs, and DPAs.
Conseiller juridique principal chez Polycor, leader mondial de la pierre naturelle. Partenaire stratégique en contrats, transactions, conformité et opérations nord - américaines.
In - house counsel defending insurance claims for Intact, a Canadian property and casualty insurer. Managing litigation, trials, mediations, and legal documents across Alberta courts and tribunals.
Senior legal compliance advisor shaping Desjardins’ cooperative financial services compliance framework. Leading regulatory programs, policies, strategic initiatives, and stakeholder recommendations across the organization.
Counsel advising TD, a major North American bank, on Canadian Personal Bank products, consumer protection, and regulatory risk. Drafting agreements and guiding business partners across jurisdictions.
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.