Desjardins

Senior Advisor, Legal Affairs

Desjardins

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Montréal • Canada

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Lead specialized development projects, initiatives and activities that significantly impact the entire organization
  • Advise your clients and partners to help them position, plan, develop, execute and monitor strategic projects and initiatives
  • Identify, analyze and diagnose major issues and make recommendations to decision-making bodies
  • Interpret laws and regulations, issue legal opinions, and prepare and validate rules, standards, policies, procedures, forms and agreements affecting the organization
  • Represent the organization in court
  • Develop strategy, draft pleadings, prepare witnesses, deliver oral arguments and negotiate the best possible terms on complex matters
  • Develop and update policies, standards, models and programs to support your unit’s strategic projects and initiatives
  • Represent your unit before decision-making bodies

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field
  • A minimum of six years of relevant experience
  • Strong communication skills in both French and English, both oral and written 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
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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
legal opinionsdraft pleadingsoral argumentsnegotiationpolicy developmentstrategic project managementissue analysisregulatory interpretation
Soft Skills
strong communication skillsaction orientedcustomer focusinterpersonal savvynimble learningstrategic mindset
Certifications
Bachelor's degree