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Chief Legal Advisor

Attendance
Hybrid
Job number
29395
Category
Senior Professional
Status: Permanent
Type of Contract
Permanent
Schedule: Full-Time 
Full Time / Part Time?
Full-Time
Posting date
12-Nov-2025
Area(s) of interest: Legal
Location(s): Montreal
A career as a Senior Legal Advisor – Governance and Continuous Disclosure on the Governance and Investments team at National Bank means being at the heart of strategic decisions that enhance transparency, credibility, and compliance across the organization. This role allows you to make a tangible impact on corporate governance and market confidence through your legal expertise and strategic leadership.

Your job
  • Anticipate governance trends, best practices, and regulatory developments, and provide recommendations to senior management and the Board of Directors.
  • Implement innovative governance frameworks and policies tailored to the Bank’s needs, and assess their impact.
  • Provide legal opinions and prepare documentation for senior management and the Board of Directors.
  • Act as an expert on privileged information management, insider obligations, lobbying activities, and the Disclosure Committee.
  • Draft, review, and advise on continuous disclosure documents, including the Management Proxy Circular, press releases, and regulatory reports.
  • Contribute to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders and represent the Bank before regulators, industry associations, and external advisors.
Your team
Within the Legal Affairs sector, you report to the Senior Manager – Disclosure, Governance. You’ll join a team that plays a strategic role in shaping the governance of a leading Canadian bank. Our team is recognized for its expertise, diligence, collaborative mindset, and commitment to excellence in legal advisory services.

We aim to provide you with maximum flexibility to support your well-being. This includes a hybrid work model, adaptable hours, and a culture that values professional growth and balance.

The Bank values a variety of continuous learning approaches to support your development, including hands-on learning, accessible training content, and collaborative work with colleagues from diverse areas of expertise.

Prerequisites
  • Bachelor of Laws and 10+ years of experience in governance and continuous disclosure, gained with a public issuer or in private practice.
  • Member in good standing of the Chambre des notaires du Québec or the Barreau du Québec
  • Excellent analytical and legal writing skills
  • Strategic leadership and ability to manage complex, high-visibility mandates.
Languages:
English, French
Reason to require this language: you will need to collaborate with a regulator/authority/government body outside Quebec.

Skills

Analytical Skills Corporate Governance Legal Compliance Relationship Building Securities Regulation Strategic Partnerships Influence others Initiative Resiliency Effective communication Financial Law Proactivity Rigor Cross-functional 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. 
 
* 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!

Why work at National Bank?

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.

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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?

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