Senior Advisor, Legal Affairs

Desjardins

Senior Legal Affairs Advisor ensuring compliance with laws and regulations for a major cooperative financial group. Leading development projects and representing the organization’s legal interests.

Posted 6/30/2026full-timeQuebec • 🇨🇦 CanadaSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading strategic development projects and initiatives, with a strong focus on legal interpretation, policy development, and stakeholder engagement. Proficient in both French and English, with a proven ability to represent the organization in complex legal matters.

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Legal InterpretationStrategic Project ManagementPolicy DevelopmentCourt RepresentationBilingual Communication

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Hard Skills

Legal Opinion IssuancePleading DraftingWitness PreparationOral Argument DeliveryNegotiation Skills

Soft Skills

Action OrientedCustomer FocusInterpersonal SavvyNimble LearningStrategic Mindset

Industry Keywords

Stakeholder EngagementDecision-Making BodiesSenior Management CommitteesStrategic InitiativesRegulatory Compliance

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead specialized development projects, initiatives and activities that significantly impact the entire organization
Advise your clients and partners to help them position, plan, develop, execute and monitor strategic projects and initiatives
Identify, analyze, diagnose and address major issues and make recommendations to decision-making bodies
Interpret laws and regulations and issue legal opinions based on the facts, the law and the course of action
Represent the organization in court
Develop strategy, draft pleadings, prepare witnesses, deliver oral arguments and negotiate the best possible terms on complex and strategic matters
Develop and update policies, standards, models and programs to support your unit’s strategic projects and initiatives
Represent your unit before senior management committees and decision-making bodies

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in a related field
A minimum of eight years of relevant experience
Knowledge of French is required
Intermediate knowledge of English
Action oriented, Customer Focus, Differences, Interpersonal Savvy, Nimble learning, Strategic mindset

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary and annual bonus
4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
Group insurance including telemedicine
Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment