Legal Counsel, Accident Benefits

3 months ago

Mississauga, Canada Intact Full time

Our employees are at the heart of what we do best: helping people, businesses and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times. When you join our team, you’re bringing this purpose to life alongside a passionate community of experts.

Feel empowered to learn and grow while being valued for who you are
- here, diversity is a strength. You have our commitment to support you in reaching your goals with tools, opportunities, and flexibility. It’s our employee promise.

Our hybrid work model provides the balance between working from home and enjoying meaningful in-person interactions.

Read on to see how you can shape the future, win as a team, and grow with us.

**About the role**

We offer you more than just a career. As an **In-House Legal Counsel, Accident Benefits**, working here means that you can focus on doing what you do best: being a great lawyer. With Canada’s largest in-house P&C insurance litigation team, you can say ‘goodbye’ to business development and ‘hello’ to work flexibility, being supported and feeling valued.

With our Legal Claims team, you’ll be at the heart of what we do best: helping people. Guided by our values of respect, integrity, excellence, being customer-driven and generosity, you’ll have the freedom to manage and be creative in your approach to resolve accident benefits, loss transfer and priority dispute files.

This is a full-time permanent opportunity based in Toronto or Mississauga.

**What you’ll do here**:

- Work with autonomy in your practice and collaborate with a high-performing team of lawyers, adjusters, and legal support professionals - the best in the industry
- Help Intact achieve strategic goals related to indemnity and expense control
- Handle accident benefits disputes, loss transfer and priority dispute files from beginning to end
- Appear before the License Appeal Tribunal and prepare written and oral submissions as needed
- Assess claims with a focus on controlling indemnity but, at the same time, be pragmatic with a view to proactive and efficient resolution
- Share knowledge and coach your Intact colleagues both inside and outside your department

**What you bring to the table**:

- Strong organization, communication and negotiation skills that will help you manage a busy practice, including working effectively with legal support staff including legal assistants, law clerks, and administrative support employees
- Strong interpersonal skills, a natural ability to work collaboratively with others and to build effective client relationships that will make you a great team player and contribute to the positive work environment
- An ability to think outside the box, find novel solutions and be a pragmatic problem solver
- A member in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario
- Proven experience in assessing and handling Accident Benefits files
- Experience at the License Appeal Tribunal
- Experience in attending private arbitrations would be considered an asset
- Experience handling catastrophic accident benefit claims is an asset
- Proficient and comfortable with digital solutions in the practice of law
- Excellent communication and negotiator skills

**The perks of working “in-house” at Intact**:

- Be a part of a collaborative, inclusive community that values all individuals and perspectives
- Competitive pension plan including defined benefit and defined contribution options
- Comprehensive financial rewards program that recognizes your success
- Industry leading Employee Share Purchase Plan where we match 50% of net shares purchased
- An extensive, flexible benefits package plus access to virtual health care
- An annual wellness account that promotes an active lifestyle
- A company-matching Community Impact program that gives employees the flexibility to choose how and where you give, in ways that are meaningful to them. Intact will amplify efforts by matching donations, time spent volunteering, or both

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**What we offer**

Working here means you'll be empowered to be and do your best every day. Here is some of what you can expect as a permanent member of our team:

- A financial rewards program that recognizes your success
- An industry leading Employee Share Purchase Plan; we match 50% of net shares purchased
- An extensive flex pension and benefits package, with access to virtual healthcare
- Flexible work arrangements
- Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year
- An annual wellness account that promotes an active and healthy lifestyle
- Access to tools and resources to support physical and mental health, embracing change and connecting with colleagues
- A dynamic workplace learning ecosystem complete with learning journeys, interactive online content, and inspiring programs
- Inclusive employee-led networks to educate, inspire, amplify voices, build relationships and provide development opportunities
- Inspiring leaders and colleagues who will lift you up and help you grow

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