In-House Legal Counsel II

Intact FC • Mississauga, ON

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

As an In-House Legal Counsel II working here means that you can focus on doing what you do best: being a great lawyer. With Canada’s largest in-house P&C insurance litigation team, you can say ‘goodbye!’ to business development and ‘hello!’ to work flexibility, being supported and feeling valued. With our Legal Claims team, you’ll be at the heart of what we do best: helping people. Guided by our values of respect, integrity, excellence, being customer-driven and generosity, you’ll have the freedom to manage and be creative in your approach to resolve casualty, property and accident benefits files. Weekly hours may fluctuate depending on business needs. This role is a new member of our growing team.

Requirements

• Strong organization, communication and negotiation skills that will help you manage a busy practice, including working effectively with legal support staff including legal assistants, law clerks, and administrative support employees.
• Strong interpersonal skills, a natural ability to work collaboratively with others and to build effective client relationships that will make you a great team player and contribute to the positive work environment.
• An ability to think outside the box, find novel solutions and be a pragmatic problem solver.
• A member in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario.
• Minimum of 5+ years of insurance litigation experience.
• Experience in legal research and writing, including authorship of legal opinions.
• Experience in drafting pleadings, conducting discoveries, mediations, application documents and pre-hearing memoranda.
• Proficiency in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes.
• Proficiency in technologies, tools, and software programs to optimize operational efficiency and decision making, including but not limited to AI tools, iManage, ACL and the Microsoft Office package of programs.

Nice To Haves

• Trial experience, particularly independent trial experience, is a definite asset.

Responsibilities

• Work with autonomy in your practice and collaborate with a high-performing team of lawyers, adjusters, and legal support professionals – the best in the industry.
• Help Intact achieve strategic goals related to indemnity and expense control.
• Handle a variety of insurance defence files, including property, casualty and accident benefits disputes from beginning to end.
• Draft opinions, pleadings, affidavits and other legal documents to support applications, mediations, judicial settlement conferences and trials.
• Independently prepare and conduct applications, discoveries, mediations, arbitration, pre-trial conferences and trials.
• Assess claims with a focus on controlling indemnity but, at the same time, be pragmatic with a view to proactive and efficient resolution.
• Share knowledge and coach your Intact colleagues both inside and outside your department.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model
• Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year
• Multiple benefits offered to support physical and mental wellbeing, including telemedicine, Wellness account and much more
• Share plan & other savings: up to 12% of salary or even more (ask how you could earn guaranteed income for life)
• Annual bonus target, based on the base salary, with a potential payout of up to double the target (subject to personal and company performance): 12%
• Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) – with Intact matching 50% of your net shares.
• Pension offerings provide flexibility and long-term security for our employees beyond their careers.
• Defined benefit pension plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed