Legal Counsel, Risk & Disputes
Wealthsimple
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Evaluate business decisions and provide advice to senior business leaders on potential legal risk issues, taking into account both legal and business perspectives.
- Respond to disputes and third party investigations, with the exception of employment disputes.
- Handle complex business and legal issues in a fast-paced, agile and evolving technology-driven business environment.
- Provide substantive legal advice on disputes arising from all aspects of a payments and brokerage business, including with respect to: bills of exchange and payment rules, debt recovery, fraud, lending issues, negligence, third party demands, and the company’s obligations under federal and provincial legislation.
- Proactively identify and resolve emerging business risks that Wealthsimple may face across its product offering.
- Contribute actively to innovative ideas for quality and scalability within our rapidly growing business.
- Implement AI and other innovative technology to increase the quality and effectiveness of our risk management program.
- Assist or lead ad hoc projects and internal investigations as directed.
- Manage formal legal proceedings, including the cost and performance of external counsel.
- Provide support with respect to court summonses, court orders, regulatory inquiries, and court documentation or filings. Partner with all relevant units to ensure effective management and compliance.
Requirements
- LL.B. or J.D. and member of a Canadian provincial bar association, preferably called in Quebec.
- 3-5 years of litigation experience, preferably with a mix of private practice and in-house experience.
- Demonstrated knowledge in areas relating to banking law and the financial services industry (as noted above), and the Quebec legal system.
- Ability to build effective relationships with internal partners, regulators, and external counsel.
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills, and the ability to balance multiple competing priorities.
- Bilingualism (English and French) required.
Benefits
- Competitive salary with top-tier health benefits and life insurance
- Retirement savings matching plan using Wealthsimple for Business
- 20 vacation days per year and unlimited sick and mental health days
- Up to $1,500 per year towards wellness and professional development budgets respectively
- 90 days away program: Employees can work internationally in eligible countries for up to 90 days per calendar year
- A wide variety of peer and company-led Employee Resource Groups (ie. Rainbow, Women of Wealthsimple, Black @ WS)
- Company-wide wellness days off scheduled throughout the year
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
LL.B.J.D.litigationbanking lawfinancial serviceslegal risk managementdispute resolutionregulatory compliancecourt documentationthird party investigations
Soft skills
communicationproblem-solvingrelationship buildingprioritizationleadershipinnovationagilitycollaborationadaptabilitystrategic thinking
Certifications
member of a Canadian provincial bar association