Associate General Counsel, Claims, Litigation and
2 weeks ago
**WSP **is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.
We have over 55,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 9,800+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.
The excellence we bring to our work and to our workplace has been recognized far and wide. We are among the LinkedIn Top 25 Companies two years in a row, one of the Top 100 Sustainable Companies in the World (and among the Top 10 in Canada), and we earned Platinum Elite Recognition through our participation in more than half of Canada's Top 100 Infrastructure Projects.
At **WSP**:
- We value our people and our reputation
- We are locally dedicated with international scale
- We are future focused and challenge the status quo
- We foster collaboration in everything we do
- We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable
**MONTREAL**:
**The Opportunity**:
**WSP **is currently seeking an Associate General Counsel, Claims, Litigation & Insurance to be preferably based in Montreal and work with our National Canadian Team. Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer, this individual will be the lead strategic legal business partner for the Canadian Operations with regard to all matters relating to claims, litigation and insurance. This individual will work closely with the Operations and the various leadership teams in all business sectors with their dispute resolution and claims/dispute avoidance needs. This individual will have management responsibilities for a team of lawyers and professionals providing legal services in Canada. The position involves frequent contact with internal and external stakeholders, management, insurers, as well as WSP affiliates and its parent company. This individual is to provide practical, high quality and timely legal advice while appropriately balancing risk management and commercial opportunities.
**Why WSP?**:
- We value and are committed to upholding a culture of **Inclusion **and **Belonging**:
- Our **Flexible Work Policy** - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
- Our **Hybrid Work Policy**:
- a combination of in-person and remote working, enables us to purposefully think of how we work, who we need to work with, and where the work should be done.
- A **Canadian **success story - we're **proud **to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
- **Enhance **the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
- **Outstanding** career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to **your **ideas and trying **new **things.
- A phenomenal **collaborative **culture and a workforce filled with genuinely **good people** who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.
**We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.**
**#WeAre**WSP**
**A day in the life**:
- Act as the lead legal business partner for the Canadian Operations with regard to all matters relating to claims, litigation and insurance;
- Provide leadership for all legal support to internal clients and stakeholders;
- Sit on the Senior Legal Leadership Team for Canada;
- Provide oversight and leadership for legal on all matters relating to claims, litigation and insurance across Canada;
- Manage Claims, Litigation, Claim Avoidance and Insurance Legal Team;
- Collaborate with other internal legal teams in Canada and globally, particularly for the Claims & Litigation reporting globally;
- Work closely with other functions to ensure legal oversight where necessary such as Ethics & Compliance, Finance, Risk, Communications, Project Delivery & HSE, Operations;
- Provide mentorship and guidance to Claims, Litigation, Claim Avoidance and Insurance legal team with succession planning;
- Oversee, conduct and manage claims, litigation, arbitration and disputes resolution within different regions of Canada;
- Conduct claim assessments, investigations and risk and liability assessments;
- Retain and instruct outside counsel, experts, arbitrators or mediators;
- Provide timely claim and dispute avoidance legal advice and project assistance to project teams throughout the project lifecycle;
- Provide written and oral legal advice and opinions;
- Draft and revie
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