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What is the opportunity?
As a Senior Counsel, you will be part of the RBC Law Group supporting RBC Insurance and its various lines of business in Mississauga. You will be part of the Disputes Management Legal team providing advice with respect to various types of disputes involving the various corporate entities that make up RBC Insurance. RBC Law Group follows a hybrid work model, with three days in the office and two days remote.
What will you do?
- Providing legal advice prior to litigation to the various RBC Insurance lines of business and corporate entities concerning their rights and obligations and to assist in resolving disputes, such as providing substantive legal advice concerning the following:
- Life and Health disputes/complaints related to claims, underwriting, policy rescissions, policy lapses, customer service etc.
- The RBC Insurance Agency disputes/complaints related to the sale of home and auto insurance
- The Creditor insurance disputes/complaints related to operations and claims
- Includes drafting of substantive/positional correspondence, drafting or reviewing legal documents such as court orders, affidavits and release agreements, negotiating settlements with opposing counsel, and reviewing client-facing correspondence
- Assist or lead ad hoc projects and internal investigations as directed
- Providing legal advice with respect to active litigation or complaints, by proactively manages external counsel with respect to a complex portfolio of:
- primarily life and health claims related litigation, and possibly also,
- creditor insurance litigation
- litigation related to the sale of home and auto insurance
What do you need to succeed?
Must-have
- Law degree
- Call to the Bar of a Canadian province/ territory
- Member in good standing with applicable law society
- 5 years+ of insurance defense litigation experience in private practice or with an insurance company, preferably involving experience in first party insurance defense litigation
Nice-to-have
- French Language skills
- Civil Law degree
- Experience in the area of life and disability claims and litigation
What's in it for you?
We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.
- A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation
- Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
- Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
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Business Perspective, Coaching Others, Customer Service Management, Decision Making, Financial Regulation, High Impact Communication, Legal Practices, Problem Solving, Time ManagementAdditional Job Details
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