Legal Advisor

Attendance

Hybrid

Job number

32576

Category

Professional

Status: Permanent

Type of Contract

Permanent

Schedule: Full-Time

Full Time / Part Time?

Full-Time

Posting date

24-Apr-2026

Area(s) of interest: Capital Markets and treasury, Legal

Location(s): Montreal

A career as Legal Counsel in the Legal Documentation, Capital Markets team at National Bank involves acting as a specialist on legal matters related to trading activities and financial market transactions, while having a tangible impact on the activities of the Bank and its subsidiaries through your expertise in financial law, contractual negotiation, and legal analysis applied to complex transactions.

Your role

Draft, review and negotiate transactional financial contracts, including, in particular, clearing master agreements such as the ISDA Master Agreement, Security Lending and Repurchase Agreements, as well as Collateral and Custodian Agreements.
Provide legal opinions covering various areas of law applicable to financial markets, including secured transactions law, derivatives, financing and banking law.
Formulate recommendations to support business development and protect the interests of the Bank and its subsidiaries in Canada and internationally.
Advise financial markets teams and capital markets management groups (loans and structured business desks) on transactions across a range of debt over-the-counter and centrally cleared transactions, capital markets and structured products, bonds, and securitization instruments.
Contribute to special or large-scale projects and analyze legal situations that may affect financial contracts in order to appropriately guide key stakeholders.

Your team

Within the Capital Markets sector, our team is composed of several lawyers and legal specialists. Our mission is to provide legal support, negotiation services, and documentation management for key transactional financial contracts with clients of the Bank and its national and international subsidiaries, supporting trading desks in Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, New York, Dublin, London, and Hong Kong.

National Bank values continuous development and internal mobility. Our customized training programs, based on hands-on learning, allow you to master your profession and develop new areas of expertise. Tools such as the Data Academy, language training, the Harvard Learning Center, and access to coaching and mentoring are available to you at all times.

Prerequisites

Bachelor’s degree in Law and 1 to 3 years of relevant experience in negotiation, contract drafting, banking law and/or financing.
Member in good standing with the Barreau du Quebec or the Law Society of Ontario.
Experience and knowledge, or a strong interest, in negotiating ISDA Master Agreements, Global Master Repurchase Agreements (GMRA) and Global Master Securities Lending Agreements (GMSLA), as well as related documentation, including collateral and custody arrangements.
Knowledge of financial transaction law and/or derivatives law.

Languages:

English, French

Reason to require this language: you will need to discuss frequently with our service providers or partners who speak a language other than French.

Skills

Banking Law Capital Markets Derivatives Legal Advice Multitasking Negotiation Relationship Building Detail-oriented Resiliency Influencing Transaction documentation advisory Securities Lending Rigor Intellectual Curiosity Collaboration

Your benefits

In addition to competitive compensation, upon hiring you’ll be eligible for a wide range of flexible benefits to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family such as:

* Health and wellness program, including many options

* Flexible group insurance

* Generous pension plan

* Employee Share Ownership Plan

* Employee and family assistance program

* Preferential banking services

* Involvement in community initiatives

* Telemedicine service

* Virtual sleep clinic

We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family.

Our dynamic work environments and cutting-edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We value employees’ ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication are encouraged.

Making a bold move in a people-first environment

We’re a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people. Our mission is to have a positive impact on people’s lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusion is central to our commitments. We aim, wherever possible, to provide a barrier-free and accessible environment to all employees.

We strive to provide accessibility measures throughout the recruitment process within the limits of our available resources. If you require accommodations, feel free to let us know during our initial conversations. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

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For an environment that supports your career path

There are many varied opportunities for you to progress and develop, and move ahead in your career. This includes on-the-job learning and training, co-development and pairing with other employees, professional support and mentoring, internal career days or discussion forums with our leaders.

For an inclusive and diverse environment

We foster inclusion in an environment where each person’s unique qualities, whether visible or invisible, are celebrated and valued. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?