Legal Counsel
Fairstone
- Montreal, QC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Work-Life Balance: Our 37.5-hour workweek and hybrid model (3 days in-office) promote a healthy balance.
- Wellness: Tailored well-being solutions available 24/7.
- Time Off: Minimum 15 paid vacations, 6 wellness days, with federal holidays.
- Community Support: Paid Volunteer Day to give back to your community.
- Retirement Planning: Employee and employer contribution pension plan, plus the Fairstone Retirement Savings Plan
- Education: Tuition reimbursement program covering expenses up to $3,000 per year.
- Development: Access to Fairstone Academy for comprehensive training and skill development.
- Employee discounts: Exclusive access to discounted products and services, including car insurance, hotels, attractions, movies, gym memberships, and more.
- Providing strategic legal support to, amongst others, the strategic sourcing, operations, marketing, product development and corporate development, human resources, risk and finance teams.
- Drafting, negotiating and reviewing commercial contracts and related documents to support consumer lending and credit card products, retail point-of-sale financing agreements, auto financing and real estate leases for retail branches.
- Managing of litigation files (customer and employment-related) in conjunction with external counsel.
- Providing and managing legal support for retail branch inquiries.
- Advising business units on all aspects of federal and provincial consumer lending laws and regulations, including consumer protection.
- 1 - 3 years of corporate commercial experience gained from a law firm or in-house legal department, with exposure to the areas of banking, corporate, and/or consumer finance.
- Juris Doctor (JD) or Bachelor of Laws (LLB).
- Licensed to practice law in Canada and a lawyer in good standing with a provincial law society (Ontario or Quebec bar membership preferred.
- Bilingual (English/French, written and spoken) preferred.
- Experience with litigation and/or labour law is an asset.
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a team in a fast-paced environment with the ability to adapt to change and meet aggressive timelines.