Technician - Legal affairs

at  Desjardins

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Job Level
NV-07
As a legal affairs technician, you help protect the organization’s legal interests by providing technical support to make sure that its rights are protected and obligations are met. 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 serve as technical expert and provide discipline-specific support for your unit’s activities, initiatives and processes. The ability to tailor your approach as needed is therefore essential. You research and analyze processes, information management and data processing.
You draw on your sound decision-making skills to solve technically complex problems and recommend ways to change or adjust methods and procedures to make them as effective and efficient as possible.
General Information on the Position

Main Responsibilities

• Carry out specialized technical studies, research and analysis on legal topics. Serve as resource person for the submission of solutions and action plans
• Provide technical support for tasks, projects and complex operational issues
• Assist your unit’s legal staff with their initiatives and help them plan and coordinate legal activities. Prepare and draft reports, documents, summaries and technical notes
• Follow up with practitioners and decision-making bodies as required. Forward files in accordance with the established process
• Help practitioners follow your unit’s standards and processes and use its tools and systems.

Other working conditions

• Workplace: The work arrangement for the position is hybrid work
• Number of jobs available : 1

Qualifications

• College diploma in a related field
• A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience

Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered.

• For vacant positions available in Quebec, please note that knowledge of French is required.

Specific knowledge
Independent speaker, intermediate knowledge of English due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with English-speaking partners, members and/or clients.
Desjardins Cross-sector skills
Action oriented, Customer Focus, Differences, Nimble learning
Key competencies for the job
Decision quality, Situational adaptability
Work Location
Complexe Desjardins Montréal
Trade Union
Non Syndiqué
Unposting Date
2024-04-10
Job Family
Legal Affairs (FG)
Desjardins Group is the largest cooperative financial group in Canada, and one of the largest employers in the country. It offers a full range of financial products and services and is home to a wealth of expertise in property and casualty insurance, life and health insurance, wealth management, services for businesses of all sizes, securities brokerage, asset management, venture capital, and secure, leading-edge virtual access methods

• Carry out specialized technical studies, research and analysis on legal topics. Serve as resource person for the submission of solutions and action plans
• Provide technical support for tasks, projects and complex operational issues
• Assist your unit’s legal staff with their initiatives and help them plan and coordinate legal activities. Prepare and draft reports, documents, summaries and technical notes
• Follow up with practitioners and decision-making bodies as required. Forward files in accordance with the established process
• Help practitioners follow your unit’s standards and processes and use its tools and systems