Legal Counsel

2 weeks ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Europ Assistance Full time
Legal and Compliance Counsel
Europ Assistance Canada, part of Generali Group, is looking for a Legal and Compliance Counsel to join our Legal team in Canada. We are searching for an experienced candidate to join our team and contribute to the building of the local operations in Canada.

The Canadian business unit will strategically focus its efforts on the Travel Insurance industry with the distribution of product offerings and associated service solutions to key stakeholders for their customers traveling abroad or with in Canada.

The Legal and Compliance Counsel will directly report to the General Counsel Canada for the respective Legal and Compliance activities and responsibilities. The candidate should have a demonstrated interested in corporate affairs, corporate law, and insurance law with strong organizational skills and a willingness to engage in detail oriented work with Canadian and international scope. The office is based in Toronto and the working environment is either a mix of in-office or remote, though always in close collaboration with colleagues and stakeholders.

Ensure that all key corporate governance activities are properly managed by:
Assisting in the drafting of contracts and other legal documents
Coordinating key governance reporting to senior management;
Liaising with legal teams in subsidiaries in all countries
Conduct legal research and analysis of routine legal matters, including issues specific to marketing/advertising as it applies to the travel insurance and assistance services businesses.
Manage the Non Disclosure Agreement process on behalf of the Legal team.
Draft and prepare legal documents, including legal memoranda, agency/partner and service contracts to support the work of various departments.
Research, write, edit and/or enforce corporate policies and procedures in conjunction with the Legal Department and Executive Leadership.
Prepare legal opinions on the impact of relevant current and proposed legislation and/or regulatory changes.
Ensure that confidentiality of the Legal Department is maintained at all times.

Support the General Counsel – Canada and the legal function in driving the implementation and maintenance of a process and tool for archiving key Group contractual relationships.

Assist other members of the General Counsel community in management of contractual relationships, including interaffiliate agreements.

Compliance Activities include:

# Assist the Director of Compliance as needed
# Provide assistance to various business units with 1st line of defence Compliance activities:

Risk Assessment and Monitoring: assist with oversight and handling of compliance risks
Compliance Reviews and Controls: assist with assessing controls aimed at mitigating most relevant compliance risks. Collaborate with other control functions.
Compliance Investigations: Work with relevant business units to ensure prompt investigation and resolution of identified issues.
Regulatory Watch: Stay up-to-date with provincial/territorial and federal insurance laws, as well as industry-specific regulations. Ensure compliance with internal regulations.
Training and Education: Assist with training.
Compliance Reporting: Communicate findings and recommendations effectively to drive continuous improvement.
Implement and oversee a robust code of conduct and ethics policy.
Ensure compliance with an array of topics, such as, but not limited to:
Distribution compliance
Anti-money laundering
data protection and privacy laws.

Education, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

~ High school diploma.
~ Member in good standing of a provincial/territorial law society
~0-5 years legal experience, preferably within the insurance industry;
~ Comprehensive knowledge of Canadian business and contract law
~ Strong experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements
~ Great organizational and project management skills with an ability to multi-task, prioritize and organize time effectively in a fast-paced environment with changing deadlines for both daily business requirements and more complex tasks and projects;
~ Good written and oral communication skills and an ability to skillfully interface with corporate bodies, senior management, and peers and colleagues;
~ Able to work inan international, dynamic, fast-paced and project-based business environment.
~ Excellent social and interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interact with culturally diverse staff.
~ Fluent in English. Proficiency in the French language is highly desirable.
~ Knowledge of Quebec civil law is highly desirable.
~ Hybrid / Remote

Europ Assistance Canada Services Inc. supports all accommodation requests from applicants with disabilities;

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