Associate General Counsel

1 week ago

Old Toronto, Canada OPTrust Full time
p>Associate General Counsel, Governance and Legal Operations

Department: Legal Services

Type: Permanent

Location: Toronto

Posting Date: October 11, 2024

At OPTrust, paying pensions today, preserving pensions for tomorrow is our mission and business.

When you choose OPTrust, you join a team of smart, talented people who fuel our success and have a passion for pensions. Our environment is fast-paced, but we find time to have fun and give back to the community as well.

Dedicated business strategy for inclusion, diversity and equity with multiple, meaningful opportunities to participate.Flexible, hybrid work model to balance the benefits of working from home and the collaborative teamwork experience in the office.Membership in our world-class defined benefit pension plan.Comprehensive benefits package focused on your health and wellness, including dental, vision and extended health benefits.

If you strive for excellence and continuous improvement, value a collaborative and flexible team culture, and approach everything with integrity and respect, then we invite you to apply to join our team

About the Role

OPTrust is looking for an exceptional corporate lawyer to join our Toronto-based Legal Services team.

In this position, you will provide critical advice on a wide range of strategic organizational initiatives, as well as governance and policy matters, to various OPTrust teams, senior management, and the board of trustees.

A motivated self-starter with a team-oriented mindset, you will provide solution-based legal and risk management advice on various enterprise matters. The role involves material responsibility for effecting continuous improvement and innovation in our legal operations and legal processes. Our ideal candidate is therefore passionate about legal operations, knowledge management, and technology and data.

What You’ll Do

  • Advise on complex corporate and commercial issues, and risk management strategies.
  • Support enterprise governance and policy matters closely with the Corporate Secretary.
  • Support technology and innovation enhancements, including assessing and managing generative AI tools from a legal and policy perspective.
  • Advise on information management and data governance, and system implementation and administration.
  • Prepare and monitor the Legal Services division budget, forecasting, and accruals.
  • Develop and report on key operational metrics for the Legal division to better inform decision-making.
  • Optimize and maintain legal technology to build team capacity and increase efficiency.
  • Leverage data resources to provide insights for resource planning and improving workflow.
  • Manage a variety of legal department initiatives as well as cross-organizational projects.
  • 6-8 years of corporate experience at a top-tier law firm or in-house legal department.
  • Governance and policy, legal operations, and/or technology and data experience an asset.
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills, adaptable and flexible.
  • Demonstrated legal and business judgment.
  • Proven organizational and analytical skills with the ability to project manage critical work to completion.

Please submit your application via Workday by November 22, 2024.

Serving a membership as diverse as ours and investing in a global market means cultivating an environment that embraces inclusion, diversity, and equity in everything we do. com, or discuss your needs with the Recruitment Consultant during the telephone screen.

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