Weekly hours may fluctuate depending on business needs.

We’re looking for an In-House Legal Counsel II to join our growing team!

What you’ll do here:

• Handle insurance defence files of varying complexities independently from beginning to conclusion.
• Independently prepare and conduct applications/motions, discoveries, mediations, arbitration, pre-trial conferences and trials.
• Draft opinions, pleadings, affidavits and other legal documents to support motion applications, mediation briefs and pre-trial memoranda.
• Prepare and present legal educational seminars to the claims department.
• Maintain productive and effective communications with the claims department and adjusters.
• Conduct trials and hearings before the British Columbia Provincial Court, British Columbia Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada; as well as hearings before administrative tribunals.
• Utilize AI Tools in accordance with departmental goals / targets for usage and adoption.
• Adhere to the established guardrails and ethical governance for AI usage.
  

What you bring to the table:

• A Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or Juris Doctor (JD) degree is required.
• Currently a member in good standing with the Law Society of British Columbia.
• Preferably 5-10 years of experience; however, open to consider applicants at all levels
• Experience in the following practice areas would be considered an asset: construction, commercial general liability, specialty lines, auto/transportation, long haul trucking, E&O, D&O, employment, subrogation, or class actions.
• Expertise in drafting pleadings, reviewing and assessing voluminous production, conducting discoveries, and trials/arbitration.
• Superior organizational skills, including the ability to handle multiple case files simultaneously and independently.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective client relationships.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills combined with research and negotiating experience.
• Proficient in alternative dispute resolution including independent preparation and conduct of mediations.
• Proficiency in technologies, tools, and software programs to optimize operational efficiency and decision making, including but not limited to iManage, Citrix, ACL, Nuance, Generative AI and the Microsoft Office package of programs.
  

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