Senior legal counsel alternatives, global asset management

Date limite pour présenter sa candidature :

05/09/2025

Adresse :

100 King Street West

Groupe de famille d'emploi :

Services juridiques

BMO Financial Group is seeking a full-time lawyer to join the legal team in Toronto as Senior Legal Counsel responsible for providing legal support to BMO Global Asset Management’s (BMO GAM) manufacturing of alternative products, including private market assets and hedge funds, for institutional and retail accredited investors.

You will deliver expert and experienced legal support to BMO GAM’s Canadian business, operations and corporate affairs, including:

• Creating new products with a focus on alternative investments, including private market assets like private credit, private debt, private equity, infrastructure and real estate, and hedge funds.
• Acting as a subject matter expert on relevant laws, regulations and policies relating to alternative investments.
• Drafting documents, including offering memoranda, material contracts, constating documents, regulatory applications and filings in support of the creation and distribution of BMO GAM’s products.
• Drafting and negotiating agreements, including trust agreements, limited partnership agreements, investment management agreements, dealer agreements, subscription agreements and side letters.
• Supporting distribution of BMO GAM’s products, including review of sales and marketing material.
• Advising on a wide array of new and existing securities laws and regulatory initiatives, including compliance with National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations and National Instrument 81-106 Investment Fund Continuous Disclosure.
• Advising on corporate governance matters.
• Identifying risks and implementing appropriate actions to mitigate them.
• Building effective relationships and collaborating with internal/external stakeholders.
• Instructing and managing external legal counsel.
• Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.

This position will not be responsible for litigation matters.

The successful candidate will be a team player with strong legal and organizational skills and a proven ability to:

• Make things happen with pace.
• Effect change.
• Tackle challenges outside of your historic expertise.
• Support our business as it evolves and pursues new opportunities.

Qualifications

Knowledge

• Minimum requirements are a degree in law (LLB/JD) and license to practice law in Canada.
• 7+ years post Call to the Bar expertise while in private practice, in-house or at a regulatory body.
• Experience in and strong legal knowledge of Canadian securities laws, regulatory, business, commercial and corporate matters, with expertise in alternative investments.
• Experience in cross-jurisdictional alternative investment matters would be an asset.
• Knowledge of the business and regulatory environment in which BMO Financial Group operates.

Skills:

• Strong judgment and analytical capability.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent relationship management skills.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Solution-oriented with strong ability to make things happen with pace.

Salaire :

$109,200.00 - $202,800.00

Type de rémunération :

Salaire

Ce qui précède représente la fourchette et le type de rémunération de BMO Groupe financier.

Les salaires varieront en fonction de facteurs comme l’emplacement, les compétences, l’expérience, les études et les qualifications pour le poste et pourront inclure une structure de commissions. Les salaires pour les postes à temps partiel seront calculés au prorata du nombre d’heures travaillées régulièrement. Pour les rôles à commission, le salaire susmentionné représente la cible de BMO Groupe financier pour la première année au poste.

La rémunération totale offerte par BMO variera selon le type de rémunération associé au poste et peut comprendre des primes de rendement, des primes discrétionnaires ainsi que d’autres avantages et récompenses. BMO offre également une assurance santé, le remboursement des frais de scolarité, une assurance accident et une assurance vie, ainsi que des régimes d’épargne-retraite.

À propos de nous

À BMO, nous sommes animés par une raison d’être commune : Avoir le cran de faire une différence dans la vie, comme en affaires. Cette raison d’être nous invite à entraîner des changements positifs et durables pour nos clients, nos collectivités et nos gens.

BMO s'engage à offrir un milieu de travail inclusif, équitable et accessible. Nous apprenons de nos différences et tirons notre force des gens et de leurs différents points de vue. Des mesures d’adaptation sont disponibles sur demande pour les candidats qui participent à tous les aspects du processus de sélection.