Fairstone Bank is a leading alternative lending bank in Canada, providing innovative financial solutions. They are seeking a Legal Counsel to offer legal expertise and support to their operations, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements while working closely with various business units.
Responsibilities
- Providing strategic legal support to, amongst others, the operations, human resources, risk, finance, marketing, product development and corporate development teams
- Managing of litigation files (customer and employment-related) in conjunction with external counsel
- Drafting, negotiating and reviewing commercial contracts and related documents to support consumer lending and credit card products, retail point-of-sale financing agreements and real estate leases for retail branches
- Advising business units on all aspects of federal and provincial consumer lending laws and regulations, including consumer protection
Skills
- 1 - 3 years of corporate commercial experience gained from a law firm or in-house legal department, with exposure to the areas of banking, corporate, and/or consumer finance
- Juris Doctor (JD) or Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
- Licensed to practice law in Canada and a lawyer in good standing with a provincial law society (Ontario or Quebec bar membership preferred), or Member of the Chambre des Notaires du Québec
- Ability to understand the operational and systematic complexity of the company's products and services to provide practical legal support on new initiatives, products and services
- Strong interpretation, organizational, and drafting skills
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Analytical capability and judgement as well as strong problem-solving skills and the ability to deal with ambiguity
- Demonstrated ability to provide ideas, advice and practical solutions relative to legal and regulatory issues
- Results oriented, efficient, driven and self-motivated with a commitment to excellence
- Ability to prioritize and manage individual and team workload and competing priorities
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a team in a fast-paced environment with the ability to adapt to change and meet aggressive timelines
- A positive attitude, a desire to learn, and a willingness to roll up your sleeves to get work done
- Bilingual (English/French, written and spoken)
- Experience with privacy and/or technology law
Benefits
- Generous vacation based on your role, statutory holidays, plus 6 wellness days to prioritize your well-being.
- Competitive base salary plus an annual incentive bonus tied to performance.
- Robust health and dental coverage through Manulife, as well as virtual healthcare through Dialogue.
- Group Retirement Savings Plan with up to 7% employer match.
- Discounts from top retailers via WorkPerks, plus location-based perks like gym memberships and Toronto Bike Share.
- Gym access at our London and Montreal offices.
- Education Assistance Program and Fairstone Academy for training and skill development.
- Parental leave top-up program to help you during life’s big moments.
- One paid volunteer day to give back to causes that matter to you.
Company Overview
Fairstone Bank is a non-bank provider of responsible lending solutions for near-prime and non-prime borrowers. It was founded in 1923, and is headquartered in Montréal, Quebec, CAN, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.fairstone.ca.