Legal Counsel Legal Advisory Services

1 week ago

Montréal, Canada National Bank of Canada Full time

**Primary Locations**:
**Montreal, Quebec**

**Employee Status**:
**Regular**

**Schedule**:
**Full-time**

As a Legal Consel you will support the significantly expanding activities of Financial Markets and Wealth Management business units and subsidiaries. These activities are part of various services provided to institutional and retail clients which include securities brokerage, investment advice, portfolio management and Capital Markets’ activities (inter alia investment banking and distribution). Legal Advisory Services may also be called upon to advise the National Bank Financial Management on strategic initiatives including acquisitions.

**Your role**
- Act as legal counsel and risk manager for business units regarding all their activities and strategies, including the trade regulation and issue of securities (brokerage and distribution), the implementation of trade, transactional, corporate, financing, reorganization or acquisition files, the establishment of partnerships, the corporate governance and information technology and security matters
- Act in complex files with significant strategic and reputational issues
- Analyze, write and negotiate contracts and transactions
- Anticipate and align the legal/regulatory requirements with the business imperatives/needs
- Support special projects by providing focused expertise
- Interact and intervene with authorities from various agencies or external advisors
- In addition to your Canadian market’s interventions, occasionally act for business activities abroad

**Competencies required**
- Bachelor’s degree in law and 2 to 5 years of relevant experience
- Member of the Quebec Bar
- Entrepreneurial spirit, strategic approach and leadership focused on results
- Capacity to adapt, work under pressure and manage the risks and priorities
- Ability to offer a quick and efficient service to clients and partners
- Bilingualism (both spoken and written) in French and English

**Preferred competencies**
- Knowledge on securities matter

**Your benefits**

Upon hiring, you will be eligible for a wide range of benefits. In addition to competitive compensation, we offer attractive benefits for you and your family:

- Health and wellness program, including many benefits
- Flexible group insurance
- Defined benefit pension plan
- Employee Share Ownership Plan
- Employee and family assistance program
- Preferred banking services
- Volunteer program
- Telemedicine
- Virtual sleep clinic

These are just a few of the many benefits we offer. We've rolled out a number of additional measures to ensure your health, safety and wellbeing during the pandemic.
- We're putting people first_
- We're a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people. Our mission is to have a positive impact on peoples' lives._
- Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusivity is central to our commitments. We offer a barrier-free workplace that is accessible to all employees._
- We want our recruitment process to be fully accessible. If you require accommodations, feel free to let us know during your first conversations with us._

**_ Ready to live your ambitions?_**

LI-SR1

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