Senior Legal Counsel

About the role

Weekly hours may fluctuate depending on business needs. We’re looking for a Senior Legal Counsel 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 applications, mediation briefs and pre-trial memorandanda.
• 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 Court of Kings Bench, Court of Justice, Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada; as well as hearings before administrative tribunals.
• Utilize AI tools in accordance with departme...