Advisor, Legal affairs

Temporary 12- Month Position.

This position is offered within the DuProprio team, a subsidiary of Desjardins Group.

As a legal affairs advisor, you help protect the organization’s legal interests by ensuring it complies with all laws. You also play a key role in making sure that its rights are protected and obligations are met. You represent the organization in situations involving its legal interests. You may be responsible for one or more sub-specialties, such as contested matters and the Office of the Corporate Secretary (ethics and professional conduct, official registries, meeting minutes, the general meeting, etc.). You advise and assist clients and partners as part of intervention and development initiatives. You develop tools, methods and processes. Your projects and initiatives require extensive knowledge of your line of work. You propose recommendations, solutions and action plans based on the organization’s objectives and priorities. You share ideas and help solve problems using your analytical skills and extensive knowledge of the line of business. You interact with stakeholders working in other fields. Interpersonal savvy is therefore essential. More specifically, you will be required to:

• Advise and support the organization’s units and decision-making bodies on the handling and execution of initiatives and activities related to your line of work
• Analyze data, conduct studies, make recommendations and write reports. Help issue legal opinions and recommendations
• Organize, coordinate and attend meetings, including meetings of decision-making bodies and the board of directors
• Provide legal oversight
• Help diagnose issues, challenges and needs to determine target outcomes
• Monitor the industry to understand and anticipate trends in your line of work and help prepare recommendations to develop best practices for the organization
• Serve as resource person for your unit, clients and partners

At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve.

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