100 King Street West Toronto Ontario,M5X 1A1
Leads the team providing and managing the delivery of legal advice and support for and on behalf of BMO Wealth Management’s Asset Management, Canadian Private Wealth, InvestorLine and Insurance businesses.
BMO Wealth Management serves a full range of clients in Canada and the United States, from individuals and families to business owners and institutions, offering a wide spectrum of wealth, asset management and insurance products and services aimed at helping clients make real financial progress through planning, growing, protecting and transitioning their wealth.

Provides and/or manages key specialized or broad-based legal advice and services, with significant organizational or major line of business implications, for matters in which the BMO Financial Group may be engaged in order to achieve organizational goals and/or minimize legal risk. Draws upon in-depth knowledge of the principles, practices and procedures of the law and governing legislation. Provides leadership and development of a team of legal professionals responsible for providing legal services to the line of business/client group. The role draws upon in-depth knowledge of the Bank, the financial services industry, and the regulatory environment for the BMO Financial Group. The role does include leading the team that provides litigation advice and support.

• Provides legal advice and counsel to senior management/executive.
• Manages legal services and leads a group of legal professionals for a major line of business/geographic location.
• Assigns and monitors work, provides performance feedback, coaching and mentoring, as applicable, to maintain a high-performance culture and meet goals and objectives.
• Applies key specialized and/or broad-based legal knowledge, including knowledge of governing legislation, with Bank-wide or otherwise significant scope.
• Manages relationships at senior executive levels of the organization and/or law department leadership and/or acts as a peer review and internal resource to other legal professionals, including senior practitioners, within the law department.
• Oversees, exercises judgement on and resolves significant, complex legal issues with significant organizational implications for a major line of business or geographic location.
• Directs significant legal matters in which the organization is involved, directly or through external counsel, including oversight of external counsel.
• Intervenes in more broadly impacting or sensitive legal issues.
• Recommends and/or approves policy, procedures and performance standards regarding law department or its mandate.
• Manages legal or regulatory risk with significant potential exposure – multi-billion dollar range or Bank-wide implications.
• Manages internal and external relationships (i.e. senior executive levels, external counsel, significant regulatory bodies).
• Manages file-specific legal expenses on complex legal issues.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum requirements are a degree in law (LLB) and license to practice law in the required jurisdiction.
• 15+ years of Legal Practice experience.
• Advanced, highly specialized or broad based level of knowledge in legal field including knowledge of governing legislation.
• Strong knowledge of business context related to a specific line(s) of business.
• Experienced people manager/demonstrated leadership capabilities, including mentoring skills.
• Is viewed as a key legal resource for the Law Department.
• Strong research skill/able to proactively provide ideas, advice and solutions relative to legal issues
• Ability to synthesize large, complex volumes of information
• High level of judgement
• Strong analytical capability
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong negotiations skills
• Strong relationship management skills/able to relate at all levels
• Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities
• Ability to lead a team of senior legal professionals
• Ability to work in team environment and to balance conflicting requirements with limited resources
  Please note the target base salary range for this specific position is noted as a range from $210,000.00 CDN to $240,000.00 CDN.

ABOUT US

At BMO we are driven by a shared Purpose: Boldly Grow the Good in business and life. It calls on us to create lasting, positive change for our customers, our communities and our people. By working together, innovating and pushing boundaries, we transform lives and businesses, and power economic growth around the world.
As a member of the BMO team you are valued, respected and heard, and you have more ways to grow and make an impact. We strive to help you make an impact from day one – for yourself and our customers. We’ll support you with the tools and resources you need to reach new milestones, as you help our customers reach theirs. From in-depth training and coaching, to manager support and network-building opportunities, we’ll help you gain valuable experience, and broaden your skillset.
To find out more visit us at https://jobs.bmo.com/ca/en
BMO is committed to an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace. By learning from each other’s differences, we gain strength through our people and our perspectives. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. To request accommodation, please contact your recruiter.
Note to Recruiters: BMO does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to BMO, directly or indirectly, will be considered BMO property. BMO will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. A recruiting agency must first have a valid, written and fully executed agency agreement contract for service to submit resumes

• Provides legal advice and counsel to senior management/executive.
• Manages legal services and leads a group of legal professionals for a major line of business/geographic location.
• Assigns and monitors work, provides performance feedback, coaching and mentoring, as applicable, to maintain a high-performance culture and meet goals and objectives.
• Applies key specialized and/or broad-based legal knowledge, including knowledge of governing legislation, with Bank-wide or otherwise significant scope.
• Manages relationships at senior executive levels of the organization and/or law department leadership and/or acts as a peer review and internal resource to other legal professionals, including senior practitioners, within the law department.
• Oversees, exercises judgement on and resolves significant, complex legal issues with significant organizational implications for a major line of business or geographic location.
• Directs significant legal matters in which the organization is involved, directly or through external counsel, including oversight of external counsel.
• Intervenes in more broadly impacting or sensitive legal issues.
• Recommends and/or approves policy, procedures and performance standards regarding law department or its mandate.
• Manages legal or regulatory risk with significant potential exposure – multi-billion dollar range or Bank-wide implications.
• Manages internal and external relationships (i.e. senior executive levels, external counsel, significant regulatory bodies).
• Manages file-specific legal expenses on complex legal issues