Co-operators

Senior Counsel, Client Solutions

Co-operators • $100K — $130K *
Burlington, ON L7L 0A4In-Person
Legal & Accounting
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Minimum 10 years of legal experience in the insurance industry, specifically in life, accident and sickness, and group benefits.
  • Juris Doctorate (J.D.) or Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree accredited in Canada.
  • Licensed to practice law in a Canadian province or territory.
  • In-house legal counsel process knowledge and experience.
  • Bilingualism in English and French is an asset.

Responsibilities

  • Provide legal advice on life, accident and sickness, group benefits, and creditor insurance matters.
  • Advise on privacy issues related to the business.
  • Negotiate, review, and draft various contracts and insurance policies.
  • Cultivate relationships with key legal and business personnel.
  • Represent the organization in industry committees and identify process improvements.

Benefits

  • Training and development opportunities to enhance career growth.
  • Flexible work options and paid time off for personal and family needs.
  • Physical and mental health programs with a supportive workplace culture.
  • Paid volunteer days to contribute to community service.
  • Comprehensive total rewards package including benefits and pension.
Full Job Description
Company: CGL
Department: Legal Services
Employment Type: Regular Full-Time
Work Model: Hybrid (2 days in office)
Language: Bilingualism in English and French is an asset.

The Opportunity:

As the Senior Counsel, Client Solutions (Regulatory) you will provide general legal advice and direction to various stakeholders, with an emphasis on supporting our life, accident and sickness, group benefits and creditor insurance business. You will support a range of strategic projects, offer guidance and assistance to our compliance and privacy teams, and review, draft and negotiate contracts.

How you will create impact:

  • Providing legal advice and guidance on various issues related to all facets of our life, accident and sickness, group benefits and creditor insurance business.

  • Advising on privacy issues.

  • Negotiating, reviewing and drafting contracts (such as distribution, reinsurance and networking agreements), insurance policies and endorsements, and internal guidelines.
  • Cultivating and maintaining effective relationships with key legal and business personnel.
  • Representing the organization in industry groups and committees, pro-actively identifying and actioning process improvements, and keeping current on legislation and legal developments.


How you will succeed:

  • You have an innovative mindset to improve operational efficiencies and ability to influence change, with a primary focus on client needs.
  • You use critical thinking skills to recognize assumptions, evaluate arguments, draw conclusions and proactively propose solutions.
  • You have strong communication skills to clearly convey messages and explore diverse points of view.
  • You build trusting relationships and provide guidance to support the development of colleagues.


To join our team:

  • You have a minimum of 10 years of broad and progressive legal experience in the insurance industry, with a particular focus on life, accident and sickness, group benefits and creditor insurance.
  • You have a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) or a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree and are licensed to practice law in a Canadian province or territory.
  • You have solid in-house legal counsel process knowledge and experience


What you need to know:

  • You will travel occasionally
  • You will do detail oriented work that requires a high degree of mental concentration for extended periods of time.


What9s in it for you?

  • Training and development opportunities to grow your career.
  • Flexible work options and paid time off to support your personal and family needs.
  • A holistic approach to your well-being, with physical and mental health programs and a supportive workplace culture.
  • Paid volunteer days to give back to your community.
  • A comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive salary, bonus, pension and benefits.

About Co-operators

Co-operators provides auto insurance, home insurance, life insurance, commercial insurance, farm insurance, and group insurance, as well as investment products and property development. They provide travel-related insurance products, hospital and medical coverage, accidental death and dismemberment, vehicle replacement, and hospital and medical coverage insurance.

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5,001 employees
Industry
Finance & Insurance
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