Conseiller Juridique, Assurance Collective

Description

Manulife is looking for an experienced lawyer for a 1-year contract to join our Insurance - Group Benefits Legal Team.

You will have the opportunity to provide legal support for our business across Canada, including :

Advising on impacts of laws across the country and providing legal expertise to our life and health insurance business,

Drafting and negotiating key strategic contracts with our plan sponsors and vendors,

Supporting the development of digital-focused and customer centric insurance products,

Collaborating with business partners to support our business objectives,

Handling legal risk considering our unique business needs and innovative legal solutions,

Creating and developing templates, playbooks and processes.

Advise in insurance, corporate commercial, digital, privacy, data, cyber, technology and health law

Working in a collaborative environment and engaging in a diverse practice.

What motivates you?

You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit.

You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile approach and enable business outcomes.

You thrive in teams and enjoy getting things done together.

You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters.

You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up.

You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone.

What we are looking for

You are adaptable and open to change.

You are insightful and thoughtful.

You are interested in mentorship opportunities and enabling a growing business.

You work collaboratively, independently, strategically and using sound judgement.

You actively engage and influence others - building strong relationship with our business partners and across the organization.

You can prioritize and make risk-based decisions in a fast-paced environment.

You thrive in agile team environments, quick to learn and motivated by sophisticated problem-solving.

You are enthusiastic about using data and technology to provide legal solutions to our business partners.

You optimally and clearly communicate sophisticated legal concepts (written and spoken).

You have excellent analytical, interpretive and research skills.

You to embody our values in your practice :

Own it

Think big

Obsess about our customers

Do the right thing

Get it done together

Share your humanity

You are a member in good standing with Law Society of Ontario or another province of Canada.

You have 7 - 20 years proven experience

Location : Hybrid minimum 3 days a week in one of our Canadian offices (Toronto, Halifax, Montreal, Waterloo)

What can we offer you?

• A competitive salary and benefits packages.
• A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.
• A focus on growing your career path with us.
• Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.
• Professional development and leadership opportunities.

Our commitment to you :

Values-first culture

We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.

Boundless opportunity

We create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.

Continuous innovation

We invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.

Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives.

Championing Corporate Citizenship

We build a business that benefits all partners and has a positive social and environmental impact.

LI-Hybrid

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better.

With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Asia, Canada, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States.

We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions.

At the end of 2022, we had more than 40,000 employees, over 116,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 34 million customers.

At the end of 2022, we had $1.3 trillion (US$1.0 trillion) in assets under management and administration, including total invested assets of $0.

4 trillion (US $0.3 trillion), and segregated funds net assets of $0.3 trillion (US$0.3 trillion). We trade as MFC’ on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges, and under 945’ in Hong Kong.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Salary & Benefits

The annual base salary for this role is listed below.

Primary Location

Toronto, Ontario

Salary range is expected to be between

$114,730.00 CAD - $213,070.00 CAD

If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact for the salary range for your location.

The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education / training.

Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.

Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption / surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee / family assistance plans.

We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources.

Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence.

If you are applying for this role in the U.S., please contact for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.