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About the Role
We are looking for a Senior Litigation Lawyer – Surety and Trade Credit, who will partner with Claims and Underwriting to manage complex disputes and protect Intact’s recovery position.
Responsibilities
- Manage a volume of complex surety (bond claims), trade credit (subrogation) and recovery files, developing risk-based prioritization strategies.
- Analyze and structure matters involving securities (PPSA, movable hypothecs, assignment of receivables), secured creditors, subordination agreements and priority disputes.
- Represent Intact before all levels of court (Superior Court of Justice, Ontario Court of Appeal, administrative tribunals) as well as in mediation and arbitration.
- Intervene in insolvency, restructuring or arrangement proceedings (CCAA/BIA), interfacing with trustees, monitors, secured creditors and financial institutions.
- Advise and support underwriting teams in the preliminary legal analysis of complex files (indemnity agreements, performance bonds, payment bonds, guarantees, subordination agreements, etc.).
- Provide rigorous legal opinions to claims teams on liability, subrogation, validity of securities and recovery strategies.
- Lead multi-party negotiations (clients, financial institutions, trustees, third parties) achieving favorable outcomes for Intact.
- Protect Intact's recovery assets through appropriate remedies.
- Contribute to the development and updating of standard forms according to provincial practices (Ontario vs. rest of Canada).
- Prepare and deliver internal training sessions for underwriting and claims teams on specialized topics.
Requirements
- Share our values of respect, integrity, excellence, customer focus and generosity.
- Utilize experience, proactivity and creativity to contribute to the team’s success.
- Employ strong organizational skills to manage a stimulating practice.
- Leverage strong interpersonal skills to be an excellent team player.
- Find innovative solutions and solve problems pragmatically to achieve strategic objectives.
- Demonstrate interest in new technologies and comfort leveraging legal tech/AI responsibly.
- Be willing to travel across Ontario and across Canada, occasionally as needed.
Skills
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B. or J.D.) and in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario.
- More than 10 years of relevant experience.
- Strong skills and expertise in complex civil litigation, particularly in surety law, trade credit, securities and recovery, construction.
- Proficiency in drafting, research and analysis, negotiation, and all stages of litigation, including trial.
- Strong knowledge of securities law (PPSA), insolvency (CCAA/BIA) and commercial contract law.
- Experience with Ontario’s Construction Act (construction liens, construction bonds) is a highly valued asset.
- Strong sense of responsibility, dynamism, team spirit and influential leadership.
- Ability and interest in mentoring and contributing to the development of less experienced resources.
- Bilingualism (English and French) is an asset.
Location
- Ontario
- Atlantic provinces
- Remote work is permitted
Work Type
- Hybrid work model
- Occasional travel
Experience Level
- Senior
- More than 10 years of relevant experience
Education Level
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B. or J.D.)
Salary/Compensations
- 161,600 - 197,500
- Annual bonus target of 15% with potential payout of up to double the target
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements
- Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year
- Multiple benefits to support physical and mental wellbeing, including telemedicine, Wellness account
- Share plan & other savings: up to 12% of salary or even more
- Guaranteed income for life via our defined benefit pension plan
- Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) – Intact matching 50% of your net shares
About the Company
- Our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we help people, businesses, and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times.
- Our employee promise represents Intact’s commitment to you in exchange for living our Values, striving to do your best work, being open to change and investing in your career.
- In return, we promise to provide support, opportunities and performance-led financial rewards at a workplace where you can shape the future, win as a team and grow with us.
- Pay at Intact is about much more than just salary.
- As part of our commitment to Win As A Team, we share our success with employees through our annual bonus plan and Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP).
- Our pension offerings provide flexibility and long-term security for our employees beyond their careers.
- This role is a new member of our growing team.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an equal opportunity employer.
- At Intact, our Value of respect is founded on seeing diversity as a strength.
- We strive to create an accessible workplace where employees feel valued, included and encouraged to share their unique perspectives.
- We encourage applications from individuals who are members of equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, Black people, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.
- As part of Intact’s commitment to reconciliation, we acknowledge that we work, meet and travel across the land currently called Canada, originally inhabited by First Nations, Metis and Inuit people.
- We have policies to ensure equal access and participation for people with disabilities, including providing workplace adjustments (accommodations).
- If we can provide a specific adjustment to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please let us know when we reach out about a job opportunity. We’ll work with you to meet your needs.
- Intact does not provide sponsorship or other support for immigration-related matters including but not limited to employer-specific closed work permits.
- Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada from the anticipated start date and throughout their employment and are solely responsible for maintaining their work eligibility.