Compliance Lawyer

2 months ago


Edmonton, Canada Dentons Canada Full time
p>Dentons is designed to be different. Our firm leads the way in a rapidly changing legal marketplace. We challenge the status quo and deliver consistent results as well as uncompromising quality and value to our clients. p>

Dentons Canada is committed to its people and communities. Canada’s Top Employers for Young People (2024), and Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2024).

This role is an opportunity for you to join the world’s largest law firm, a firm that offers opportunities to build your career while growing your skills and deepening your expertise.

The Opportunity

Are you an experienced lawyer who looks for creative and pragmatic solutions to issues and enjoys collaborating within a dynamic team? p>

We are looking to recruit Conflicts Lawyers to assess legal and commercial conflicts of interest issues under the applicable professional rules, across our different offices. Training in the applicable Canadian professional rules will be provided. A prior fee earning background at preferably an international business law firm or large national law firm is strongly preferred.

The Role

At Dentons, we take risk and compliance seriously. That is why we have set up a new approach to assessing conflicts which aligns with the approach of other global firms in international jurisdictions such as London and New York. These are often complex and involve high-profile clients and deals. Your work will also span the breadth of the globe as our Conflict Lawyers often work with our numerous overseas offices in Europe, the US and Australia as well as many others.

Primary Responsibilities
  • Develop search strategies, conduct, review and analyze legal conflicts of interest and confidential information issues arising from a range of complex potential and existing matters, new clients and lateral partner hires, across various practice areas including financing, M&A, insolvency, and litigation. li>
  • Advise on the Firm's strategic sector and client interests in commercial conflicts.
  • Draft and review conflicts-related language for client engagement letters and terms, providing related advice on potential conflicts issues.
Qualifications and Requirements
  • Minimum of a 2-3 years’ experience as a lawyer, preferably with an international business law firm, or a large national law firm (in Canada).
  • Supports the Firm's values, contributing to an environment of equal opportunities and diversity.Equal Opportunity Statement

    At Dentons Canada, inclusion, diversity and equity (ID&E) are not just ancillary values, they are foundational to our business. All employment decisions, including hiring, will be made without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, colour, creed, disability, ethnic origin, family status, gender assigned at birth, gender identity, marital status, place of origin, race, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable human rights legislation.



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