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Legal Analyst

Legal Analyst

Sun Life • Sun Life Waterloo King
10 hours ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Description

About the role :

This is a unique and exciting opportunity for a Legal Analyst to join Sun Life’s legal team. The successful candidate will support a variety of legal functions providing various day-to-day support for lawyers on the Sun Life Canada legal team. You will be part of a dynamic and collaborative legal team that supports our group benefits, group retirement services businesses, client experience office and retail advice and solutions business. These businesses help Sun Life achieve its purpose which is to help clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives.

This role is based in our Waterloo, Toronto or Montreal office and you’ll report to the AVP & Managing Counsel, Group & CXO. This is a hybrid role.

The successful candidate will have great work ethic and a dedication to continuous improvement. They will be resilient, adaptable, open to feedback and highly motivated. This is a great and unique opportunity to work with a collaborative team with a large variety of work.

What will you do?

  • Research and summarize relevant legislation, case law, regulatory requirements and law firm publications impacting the financial services industry
  • Provide proactive, timely and effective support to lawyers who support the various business units
  • Manage information in designated repositories in SharePoint, OneDrive, Imanage etc.
  • Provide support and advice on digital and data influenced initiatives
  • Review and edit a variety of contractual arrangements
  • Create templates for use by legal team and business
  • Assess and implement new ways the legal analyst role can help the day-to-day work of lawyers
  • Participate in and support team projects

What do you need to succeed?

  • 2 - 4 years of experience in financial services, insurance, and law
  • A university degree preferably in a legal curriculum, librarian, paralegal or equivalent
  • Knowledge of Sun Life products and services, the regulatory environment and emerging issues impacting the business
  • Strong research and analytical skills with attention to detail
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Enthusiastic about leveraging data and technology to provide support to the lawyers
  • Interested in learning complex and nuanced areas of laws relevant to the insurance, pensions, securities and financial services industry across Canada
  • Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
  • Excellent proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, AI tools
  • As this position is posted in several locations, we specify that bilingualism (French, English, both oral and written) is required for Quebec only as the position reports to a unilingual English-speaking manager outside Quebec
  • Preferred Skills :

  • Knowledge of French is an asset
  • Experience / background in securities law
  • What's in it for you?

  • Hybrid work environment
  • A friendly, collaborative, and inclusive culture
  • 15 vacation days per year
  • Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family
  • Pension, stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security
  • The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential
  • Access to our Global Learning Centre, available 24 / 7 for your learning needs
  • Wellness programs that support the three pillars of your health – mental, physical and financial
  • Recent Awards :

  • We are honoured to be recognized as a 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 Best Workplaces in Canada by Great Place to Work® Canada
  • Great Place to Work® list for Best Workplaces for #HybridWork 2022
  • Great Place to Work® list for Best Workplaces for Professional Development in Canada 2022
  • Named “ Best Places to Work ” by Glassdoor, 2021 and 2023
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