Legal Counsel, Temporary

6 months ago

Vancouver, Canada Aviso Wealth Full time

**Aviso Wealth**:
**The Opportunity**:
We’re looking for a Legal Counsel to join our Legal & Governance team for 12 months.

Your role will be required to regularly perform essential duties on behalf of the company from your assigned Aviso office. Your role is considered medium flexibility, requiring you to work onsite 1-3 days per week at our office at 1111 West Georgia St, Vancouver, BC.

Reporting to the Senior Legal Counsel, the Legal Counsel will focus on providing support to members of the Legal team and other departments and Aviso Wealth’s subsidiary, Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P., covering all legal matters regarding securities law, investment funds, prospectus disclosure, contract review and general corporate law matters.

**Who you are**:

- **Service** - You consider both internal and external stakeholders and demonstrate intent of understanding and putting the clients’ needs first. You advocate service excellence and work to deliver solutions that meet the needs. You proactively develop strategic partnerships that allow Aviso Wealth to become a trusted advisor and partner
- **Execution** - You are committed to achieving your goals and to succeed. This includes focusing on “getting things done”, as well as recognizing and taking advantage of opportunities as they arise. You are consistently looking for ways to improve your personal best and see value in continuous improvement. You take accountability for your actions and learn from mistakes
- **Collaboration** - You work collaboratively with others with the common goal of driving positive results. Making meaningful contributions to your team to achieve organizational goals is a priority. You proactively encourage collaboration, build trust and inclusion, and work to establish effective relationships both inside and outside of the organization

**What your day looks like**:

- Draft, review, negotiate and manage contracts, such as sub-advisory agreements, NDAs etc.
- Provide general legal advice and support to business lines on general corporate commercial law matters
- Perform work, including legal research, drafting memoranda and assisting with preparation of policies and procedures, as directed by Senior Legal Counsel or Chief Legal Officer on various departmental or company matters
- Resolve inquiries from other departments, such as materiality assessments regarding product changes, reviewing fund facts and reviewing management reports of fund performance
- Engage in various company projects with a view towards new product offerings or other initiatives
- Liaise with external stakeholders, such as external legal counsel and auditors

**Requirements**:
**Your experience and skills**:

- LL.B / J.D and qualified to practice law as a member in good standing of the Law Society of Ontario/ British Columbia or another Canadian jurisdiction with at least three years of experience with a law firm and/or in-house
- A quick learner, able to efficiently grasp concepts and issues and contextualize them
- Responsible - a dedicated professional who takes pride in their work
- Pragmatic - adept at achieving practical solutions and effective results
- Meticulous - thoughtful and thorough with careful attention to detail
- Excellent analytical skills and judgment, with the ability to deliver well-reasoned and practical advice
- Securities regulatory practice experience is advantageous
- Familiarity with the wealth management / financial services industry and products is desirable, such as relevant work experience or past legal practice providing services to wealth management / financial services firms, or through education such as the Canadian Securities Course
- Fluent communication skills in English are required and bilingual skills in French are an asset

**Benefits**

**Why Aviso Wealth?**

At Aviso Wealth, you will find a dynamic and inclusive culture that rewards innovation and celebrates success.
Here are a few things that set us apart:

- Competitive compensation package that rewards and recognizes individual contributions
- Excellent health, dental and insurance benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees
- Generous vacation time, fitness benefit, parental leave top-up options
- Matching contributions to our retirement program
- Commitment to the continuous improvement of our staff through learning & development and an education assistance program
- Regular social events to foster teamwork

**Equal Employment Opportunity**

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

No recruiters or agencies, please.

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