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Senior Legal AdvisorNational Bank • Montreal, QC, Canada
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Senior Legal Advisor

Senior Legal Advisor

National Bank • Montreal, QC, Canada
21 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

As a Senior Legal Counsel for a 15‑month mandate, you play a key role in developing service agreements that support the Bank’s full range of products and services. You also contribute to strategic projects that require expertise in commercial law, technology, intellectual property, and information security. This role allows you to have a positive impact on our organization thanks to your legal reasoning, negotiation skills, business acumen, curiosity, relationship‑building abilities, and critical thinking.

Your role

  • Act as a legal expert in setting up contracts for the acquisition of goods and services, ensuring the analysis, drafting, negotiation, and validation of legal clauses.
  • Provide strategic legal advice that directly influences the activities, operations, and direction of the Bank and its subsidiaries.
  • Understand the impact of applicable regulatory requirements and ensure that agreements comply with current legal standards.
  • Draft and adapt various legal documents to ensure compliance and protect the Bank’s rights.
  • Analyze, interpret, and review documents from various areas of law related to procurement operations.

Your team

Within the Procurement sector, you are part of a multidisciplinary team and report to the Senior Director of IT Procurement and Legal Advisory. Our team supports all business lines and contributes to diverse initiatives across all areas of the Bank. It’s a unique opportunity to join our team!

We aim to offer you maximum flexibility to support your quality of life. This includes a hybrid work environment combining on site and remote work, flexible scheduling to balance personal and professional commitments, and leave options at moments that matter.

Prerequisites

  • Bachelor’s degree in law with 3 to 5 years of relevant experience
  • Member of the Barreau du Québec or the Chambre des notaires du Québec with significant experience
  • Experience in one of the following areas of law : commercial agreements, acquisitions and financing, or technology
  • Ability to manage a high volume of files with varying deadlines
  • Your benefits

    In addition to competitive compensation, upon hiring you’ll be eligible for a wide range of flexible benefits to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family.

  • Health and wellness program, including many options
  • Flexible group insurance
  • Generous pension plan
  • Employee Share Ownership Plan
  • Employee and Family Assistance Program
  • Preferential banking services
  • Opportunities to get involved in community initiatives
  • Telemedicine service
  • Virtual sleep clinic
  • These are a few of the benefits available to you. We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family.

    Our dynamic work environments and cutting-edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We actively listen to employees’ ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication is encouraged.

    We're putting people first

    We're a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people. Our mission is to have a positive impact on peoples' lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusivity is central to our commitments. We offer a barrier-free workplace that is accessible to all employees.

    We want our recruitment process to be fully accessible. If you require accommodation, feel free to let us know during your first conversations with us. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

    Come live your ambitions with us!

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