Legal Counsel

Zurich Insurance Company Ltd. • Toronto, ON

5d • CA$125,000 - CA$175,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Join a dynamic and highly collaborative legal team supporting Zurich Cover-More and BOXX across Canada and North America. This role offers the opportunity to work across a broad range of commercial, regulatory, insurance, cyber, privacy, and corporate legal matters while partnering closely with business leaders and legal colleagues across multiple jurisdictions. Offering significant visibility across the organizations, this role is ideal for a lawyer who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys tackling new challenges, and is excited by the opportunity to build broad in-house expertise across a diverse range of legal disciplines.

Requirements

• 4-7 years of legal experience with a strong foundation in corporate, commercial, insurance, regulatory, or financial services matters.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, and written communication skills.
• The ability to quickly assess issues, identify risks, and provide practical business-focused solutions.
• Confidence working independently while knowing when to seek guidance or escalate issues.
• A growth mindset and willingness to take on new areas of law and unfamiliar challenges.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• A collaborative, adaptable, and entrepreneurial approach to legal practice, with a genuine desire to learn and contribute beyond a traditional legal silo.

Nice To Haves

• Insurance, travel insurance, cyber, technology, financial services, or other regulated industry experience is considered a strong asset.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical legal advice and day-to-day support across Zurich Cover-More & BOXX’s operations, with a specific focus on the Canadian business.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on a variety of commercial agreements, including vendor, partner, broker, technology, and service arrangements.
• Support insurance, licensing, regulatory, compliance, and governance matters across multiple jurisdictions.
• Partner with business leaders to identify legal risks, solve problems, and support strategic initiatives.
• Assist with privacy, marketing, product, underwriting, and customer-facing legal matters as they arise.
• Coordinate with internal and external counsel on litigation, disputes, regulatory inquiries, and specialized legal projects.
• Work across a diverse mix of legal matters, providing broad exposure to the business and opportunities for continued professional growth.

Benefits

• Hybrid approach ensures you can maintain work-life balance with the flexibility of 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.
• Comprehensive onboarding experience, continuous professional development, and a supportive work environment that empowers growth at every stage of your career.
• Regular annual and personal leave benefits along with volunteer leave and a comprehensive paid parental leave scheme.
• Competitive medical insurance package and pension contributions.
• Short-term incentive bonuses and merit increases.

What This Job Offers

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