Senior Legal Advisor

Desjardins; Montreal; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and annual bonus

4 weeks of flexible vacation starting—

Defined benefit pension plan

Group insurance including telemedicine

Reimbursement of health and wellness

Telework equipment

Job summary

Desjardins is seeking a senior legal affairs advisor to protect the organization's interests and ensure compliance with laws across procurement and digital development initiatives. You will support IT-related legal matters and collaborate with various units within Desjardins Group.

The role emphasizes drafting opinions, negotiating with external partners, and coordinating external counsel while ensuring strategic alignment with business goals. Fluency in French and advanced English are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in law is required.
• Minimum eight years of relevant experience, including two years in IT.
• Member of the Quebec Bar is required.
• Knowledge of French is required; advanced English proficiency is expected due to duties.
• Diversity and inclusion values are emphasized.

Responsibilities

• Issue legal opinions and draft/validate agreements impacting the organization.
• Monitor changes to applicable laws and regulations.
• Represent the organization or negotiate with external organizations or partners.
• Coordinate mandates entrusted to outside attorneys.
• Help draft files for decision-making bodies.

Skills

French language proficiency

English proficiency

Action oriented

Customer focus

Interpersonal savvy

Nimble learning

Strategic mindset

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion

Education

Bachelor's degree in law

Member of the Quebec Bar

Job description

As a senior legal affairs advisor, you help protect the organization's legal interests by ensuring it complies with all laws. You also play a key role in making sure that the organization's rights are protected, and obligations are met. You represent the organization in situations involving its legal interests. You will work with the various units responsible for procurement, and digital and technological development at Desjardins Group. More specifically, you provide legal support to the procurement, technological and digital development teams during the acquisition or deployment of products and services within Desjardins Group components. More specifically, you will be required to:

Responsibilities

• Issue legal opinions, and draft and validate business agreements that have an impact on the organization
• Analyze, interpret and monitor changes to the applicable legislation and regulations
• Participate in representing the organization or negotiating with various external organizations or partners
• Coordinate the mandates entrusted to outside attorneys
• Help draft files for the organization's decision-making bodies

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
• Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in law
• A minimum of eight years of relevant experience, including two years in the field of information technology
• Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
• Member of the Quebec Bar
• Knowledge of French is required
• 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
• Action oriented, Customer Focus, Differences, Interpersonal Savvy, Nimble learning, Strategic mindset
• Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility

At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve. If there's something we can do to help make the recruitment process or the job you're applying for more accessible, let us know. We can provide accommodations at any stage in the recruitment process. Just ask!

Desjardins Group is the largest cooperative financial group in North America. We're the choice for over 52,000 employees and we're named one of Canada's top employers by Mediacorp and Forbes. We offer a full range of financial products and services and share our expertise in personal services, business services, wealth management, life and health insurance, and property and casualty insurance. Pursuing a career at Desjardins means being part of an organization that puts people first.