Thomas
Finance VP
Principal Legal Advisor
Join Lareau to help build our legal function of tomorrow. We are creating a strategic role of Principal Legal Advisor to support Lareau’s ongoing transformation. By joining a dynamic, multi-entity structure, you will handle complex and strategic corporate, regulatory, and tax matters within the insurance sector.
Reporting directly to the VP of Finance, you will exert a genuine influence on key decisions and projects, working in close collaboration with the executive team. This position offers a unique opportunity for a legal professional looking to expand their scope of expertise, step into a leadership role, and contribute to foundational projects.
This position requires a regular presence on Montreal’s South Shore, with the opportunity to telecommute 2 to 3 days per week.
Your Responsibilities
Governance and Corporate Law
- Maintain minute books, the consolidated capitalization table, and legal documentation for all group entities, and draft annual resolutions.
- Draft and review shareholders’ agreements, intercompany loans, and commercial agreements.
- Participate in acquisitions, divestitures, and corporate and tax reorganizations (estate freezes, trusts, rollovers, mergers, liquidations) in collaboration with tax specialists.
Regulatory Compliance
- Coordinate AMF (Autorité des marchés financiers) permit and license renewals.
- Manage AMF inspections, investigations, and disciplinary matters, and ensure regulatory monitoring of the LDPSF (Act respecting the distribution of financial products and services).
Litigation and Labour Law
- Monitor active litigation and coordinate claims with insurers and external counsel.
- Advise management and the HR team, including on labour and employment law disputes.
Contracts
- Review contracts (insurers, vendors, and employees).
Your Skills and Potential
- Possess 5 to 10 years of experience in corporate and transactional law, ideally gained within a boutique firm or as in-house counsel.
- Hold a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) and be a member in good standing of the Barreau du Québec (mandatory).
- Have relevant experience in private corporate taxation and Quebec labour law.
- Familiarity with AMF / LDPSF regulations is a major asset.
- Demonstrate a strong sense of autonomy and excellent interpersonal skills to effectively exert influence.
- Show impeccable rigor and sharp organizational skills to effectively manage multiple files in parallel.
- Bilingualism (French and English) to seamlessly collaborate with partners in both languages is an asset.