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BMO is a highly regarded financial institution seeking an experienced legal professional to lead and manage the delivery of legal advisory services for its Wealth Management division , encompassing Asset Management, Private Wealth, InvestorLine, and Insurance . BMO provides a comprehensive range of financial services to individuals, business owners, and institutions across Canada and the United States , offering solutions in wealth planning, asset management, insurance, and investment services to support clients in growing, protecting, and transitioning their wealth. This role involves overseeing legal strategy, managing risk, and providing high-level counsel to senior leadership while ensuring compliance with regulatory and corporate governance frameworks . Key Responsibilities: Lead and manage a team of legal professionals providing legal services across multiple business lines. Offer strategic legal advice to senior executives on complex financial, regulatory, and litigation matters . Oversee and resolve significant legal and regulatory issues with enterprise-wide impact. Provide legal oversight on transactions, policies, and procedures , ensuring alignment with industry standards. Manage external legal counsel and major litigation, balancing risk and cost considerations. Advise on regulatory compliance , helping the organization navigate the evolving legal landscape. Develop and implement legal risk management strategies to minimize financial and operational exposure. Act as a key liaison with regulatory bodies and external stakeholders . Qualifications & Experience: Juris Doctor (JD) or Bachelor of Laws (LLB) with a license to practice in Canada. 15+ years of legal experience, preferably in wealth management, insurance, asset management, or financial services . Strong leadership capabilities, with experience managing and mentoring legal teams . In-depth knowledge of corporate, securities, regulatory, and financial laws . Proven ability to provide business-oriented legal solutions while balancing risk and compliance. Exceptional negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills . Strong relationship management skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders . Compensation & Benefits: Base salary range: $210,000 - $240,000 CAD Performance-based incentives and discretionary bonuses Comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, life insurance, retirement savings plans, and tuition reimbursement Opportunities for career growth and leadership developmentBMO is committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace , providing an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. To explore this opportunity, please reach out in confidence.

Careers Headquartered in Toronto, the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) is responsible for investing in new infrastructure projects. The CIB’s mission is to work with provincial, territorial, municipal, federal, Indigenous and private sector investor partners to transform the way infrastructure is planned, financed and delivered in Canada. The CIB is looking for an exceptional corporate lawyer to join our Legal team. The Legal team advises the Investments team and other functional groups (Risk, Finance, Human Resources, Communications) on matters concerning procurement, contracts, intellectual property rights, conflicts of interests, policies, governance and compliance with federal legislation and policies that apply generally to Crown corporations. Against this background, you will be a key member of the CIB’s legal team and will be the primary lawyer responsible for providing legal advice and support on a wide range of corporate matters with a view to protecting the CIB’s interests and ensuring compliance with the CIB’s mandate, policies and procedures. You will also collaborate with the CIB’s Investments, Risk and Asset Management teams, supporting and advising them on a wide range of commercial and corporate matters. A motivated self-starter with a partnering focused mindset, you will find yourself exposed to a broad range of issues related to the CIB’s mandate and public policy objectives. This role will report to the Associate General Counsel. If you share a commitment to the CIB’s public interest mandate and role as an impact investor, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach everything with the highest integrity, then consider joining our team.   Your responsibilities include Support various initiatives related to corporate/commercial matters, including commercial, transactional and services agreements, procurement and corporate law, such as: draft, review, analyze and advise on a wide range or transactional and commercial agreements and legal documents lead procurement activities and review contracts for the acquisition of goods and services support negotiations draft, develop and enhance agreement templates, including agreements with project sponsors and parties for the advancement of a project advise on the interpretation of existing agreements Support the General Counsel & Corporate Secretary and Senior Legal Counsel and work collaboratively with the Project Development and Investments team on a broad range of business activities related to the due diligence, project development and execution of investment transactions Assist in the analysis of legal, regulatory and compliance requirements and risks associated with the CIB’s business initiatives and developing and implementing appropriate mitigation strategies Research and respond to general legal inquiries from internal clients that relate to corporate, commercial, governance and compliance matters, and provide advice on appropriate legal action to be taken Monitor legal trends and case law in order to provide advice and deliver internal trainings on key contractual and compliance matters Contribute to the knowledge management activities of the CIB’s legal team Undertake other reasonable duties as requested Your ideal profile LL.B./LL.M/JD or equivalent required, as well as licenced to practice law in Ontario or Quebec 3 to 8 years of relevant post-qualification legal experience at a leading law firm and/or in-house corporate legal department at a federal/provincial Crown corporation or public company Solid experience in drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, including agreements related to project finance or development in the infrastructure sector Bilingual in both official languages (English and French) verbal and written is highly desired Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including an ability to build relationships and work cooperatively with many different stakeholders Excellent legal drafting skills with the ability to be precise, creative, and flexible in communicating legal and business issues Strong organizational, project management and decision-making skills and able to manage multiple competing projects to completion Skilled at identifying, analyzing and simplifying complex legal concepts to provide proactive advice in a clear and concise manner Flexible and adaptable, including the ability to be open to change and assume new responsibilities as the organization matures Demonstrated good judgment, professionalism and integrity Committed to the CIB’s values and proven commitment to integrity and accountability   To apply for this position, please email your resume to careers@cib-bic.ca with the Subject Line: Legal Counsel – Corporate and Commercial We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted

Requisition ID: 193604 Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.   Senior Legal Counsel reports to the Vice President and Associate General Counsel, the Senior Legal Counsel provides expert and high-quality legal advice (in English, French and/or Spanish is an asset) and counsel on all employment matters to the Bank with respect to business, activities and transactions, to ensure business results are met in accordance with legislative guidelines and Scotiabank's overall corporate governance. Manage civil litigation and independently conduct investigations and administrative litigation. Contributes to the overall success of the Legal Department in Canada ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the Bank and team’s business strategies and objectives.   Is this the right role for you? In this role you will:   Champion a customer-focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge. Recommend and communicate high quality and valued advice and counsel on a broad range of legal matters related to employment law or the application of Bank policies and practices that affect employment issues Provide advice and recommend solutions at all levels of complexity by: understanding client needs and key issues, assessing risks and providing options; ensuring fairness and consistency in process, policy and practice; communicating clearly and concisely the application of employment law Represent the Bank's interests at hearings, mediations and civil proceedings. Take a lead role in employment and customer human rights investigations,as well as administrative hearings. Where external counsel is retained, manage counsel on behalf of the business line. Develop and maintain strong working relationships with internal business units Understand how the Bank's risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions. Actively pursue effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational risk, regulatory compliance risk, AML/ATF risk and conduct risk, including but not limited to responsibilities under the Operational Risk Management Framework, Regulatory Compliance Risk Management Framework, AML/ATF Global Handbook and the Code of Conduct. Champion a high-performance environment and implement a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment; communicating vison/values/business strategy and managing succession and development planning for the team.   Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:   Graduated of a recognized law school At least 8 years private practice or in-house experience with a specialty in all areas of Employment Law Membership in the law society of one of the provinces of Canada Experience on primarily providing domestic support with support to the Global HR team Experience on providing research, legal analysis, relying on strong experience, expertise and sound judgment English, French and/or Spanish an asset   Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.    

Our client is tier one national firm. They are noted for attracting top-level transactional and litigation work from a broad spectrum of clients. They have been consistently nominated as one of the top employers in Canada.   Our client is now seeking an exceptional mid to senior level Labour & Employment Associate to join their team of legal experts in their Calgary office.   Qualifications and Attributes: 3-7 years of post call labour and employment law experience from a reputable national, regional or boutique firm; Experience in advising and representing employers in all areas of employment and labour law including: implications of corporate transactions and reorganizations; Experience in labour arbitrations, and/or administrative tribunals would be considered an asset; Experience with employment contracts and executive compensation, workers’ compensation, pay equity and employment equity; Experience in occupational health and safety prosecutions, human rights, employment standards, privacy, terminations, layoffs and workplace investigation; Excellent academic credentials; Superior communication, drafting skills and strong attention to detail.   Our client is offering the following: Competitive lockstep tier one base salary Lucrative bonus structure Full benefits including an additional health and wellness top up Educational incentives Mentorship   Candidates are asked to submit their resume in confidence to Stacy Cowan at: stacy@urbanlegal.ca   At Urban Legal Recruitment we guarantee discretion and confidentiality. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.