Your responsibilities will include:
- 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 business
- Collaborating closely with other members of the Trial and Fraud team
- Providing legal opinions, advice, recommendations and representation to various business units, Line of Business and Corporate Counsel on any legal matter which affects or involves the Company, including those matters involving fraud
- Drafting pleadings, briefs, settlement documentation and other legal documents, conducting discoveries, mediations, and settlement conferences
- Attending on court appearances, including motions, applications, pre-trial conferences, trials and appeals
- Conducting legal research, document review and legal analysis, as required
- Supporting a wide variety of business units in connection with legislative and regulatory matters, including advising on legal and regulatory developments with respect to litigation risk and fraud risk
- Assisting the Assistant Vice-President \& Trial Counsel, and other senior members of the Trial and Fraud team, on select legal matters, and broader Legal group initiatives
Qualifications and Competencies:
- Law Degree, Member of the Law Society of Ontario (or willingness to obtain membership) and in another provincial bar (an asset)
- 3 or more years of relevant experience in civil litigation with a law firm or in-house
- Experience with fraud litigation and/or other complex litigation matters
- Knowledge of insurance products and/or financial service industry an asset
- Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to synthesize and present issues with clarity to key stakeholders and/or 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, 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 governing regulatory environment
- Demonstrated interest in developing subject matter expertise in various areas
- Self-motivated with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Superior negotiating skills
- Highly focused with attention to detail, ability to self-manage, prioritize, organize work, and meet deadlines
- Proven analytical and problem-solving skills with experience simplifying and resolving complex problems
- Superior organizational and time management skills with experience addressing multiple projects
- Experience practising with virtual litigation tools and techniques and proficient in role-related technology
Location:
Canada Life
