Senior Legal Counsel Advisory Services

Attendance

Hybrid

Job number

28626

Category

Senior Professional

Status: Permanent

Type of Contract

Permanent

Schedule: Full-Time

Full Time / Part Time?

Full-Time

Posting date

26-Sep-2025

Area(s) of interest: Financial markets and treasury, Wealth management, Legal

Location(s): Montreal

A career as a Senior Legal Counsel in the Advisory Services team, Legal Affairs – National Bank Financial means acting as a strategic partner on a wide range of stimulating mandates with the Capital Markets and Wealth Management business units. This role allows you to make a positive impact on our organization through your expertise in law, and legal risk management.

Your Job

Act as legal counsel to business units for activities related to financial markets, wealth management, and strategic initiatives.
Analyze, draft, and negotiate complex commercial agreements, including transactional, corporate, and financing contracts.
Anticipate and align legal and regulatory requirements with business needs.
Handle complex files involving significant strategic and reputational issues.
Collaborate with external organizations and international legal advisors.
Contribute to special projects by providing targeted expertise.

Your Team

Within the Legal Affairs – National Bank Financial sector, you’ll be part of a dynamic team of about thirty specialists, reporting to the Vice President, Legal Advisory Services, NBF Legal Affairs. Our team supports the growth of business units and subsidiaries in Capital Markets and Wealth Management by assisting with a variety of activities such as securities brokerage, portfolio management, corporate financing, distribution, and negotiation of strategic commercial contracts. We also advise senior management on strategic initiatives, including acquisitions.

The Bank values continuous learning in various forms to support your development, including hands-on learning, access to training content, and collaboration with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and expertise. Moreover, this evolving role is part of a clear and structured development path that can help you grow in your position and access different levels of responsibility, propelling your career forward. Our agile and flexible work environment promotes a healthy balance between personal and professional life.

Prerequisites

Bachelor’s degree in law and member in good standing of the Barreau du Québec.
2 to 5 years of relevant experience in business law.
Strong skills in legal analysis and drafting of complex agreements.
A strong interest in finance and investment.

Languages:

English, French

Reason to require this language: you will need to serve clients who speak a language other than French regularly.

Skills

Artificial Intelligence Diversity & Inclusion Entrepreneurship Legal Advice Legal Affairs Negotiation Stock Market Teamwork Empathy Initiative Learning Agility Resiliency Complex information processing Commercial Law Results-driven

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.

* 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

* Opportunities to get involved in community initiatives

* Telemedicine service

* Virtual sleep clinic

These are a few of the benefits available to you. 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 actively listen to employees’ ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication is encouraged.

We're putting people first

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 peoples' lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusivity is central to our commitments. We offer a barrier-free workplace that is accessible to all employees. 

We want our recruitment process to be fully accessible. If you require accommodation, feel free to let us know during your first conversations with us. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

Come live your ambitions with us!

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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?