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CDPQ

Global pension fund manager and investor

Legal Counsel - Corporate Law

Legal Counsel & Legal SupportPosted on Nov 12
Full-timeMontreal, QC, Canada

About the Job

Requirements

  • A first-cycle university degree in law.
  • Membership in the Barreau du Québec.
  • At least six years of relevant employment-law experience in a law firm or in-house.
  • Knowledge of and interest in occupational health and safety.
  • Fluency in French and English, orally and in writing, including legal drafting and negotiation in English.
  • Strong client-service orientation, rigor, discretion, confidentiality, collaboration, leadership, sound judgment, business understanding, analytical and synthesis abilities, ability to explain legal concepts clearly, negotiation and stakeholder-influence skills, ability to manage multiple urgent matters simultaneously, and autonomy.

Responsibilities

  • Draft and participate in negotiating a broad range of employment-related agreements, policies, directives, and legal documents to ensure compliance with relevant Quebec, Canadian, and foreign laws and protect La Caisse's rights and interests.
  • Analyze and address legal questions and prepare legal opinions concerning employment law, occupational health and safety, international mobility, and related areas within the team's work.
  • Coordinate, guide, and oversee mandates assigned to external lawyers in Canada and internationally, and review the legal quality of their instruments, agreements, and documents for legal compliance and alignment with La Caisse's practices.
  • Monitor applicable employment and occupational health and safety laws, prepare information notes, and propose recommendations.
  • Contribute to legal risk management by recommending and implementing appropriate measures.
  • Intervene preventively and develop strategies to avoid or reduce potential litigation risk or employer liability.
  • Manage and resolve employment-law, occupational-health-and-safety, and international-mobility disputes, working with external counsel as needed.
  • Advise Talent & Performance teams and managers on sensitive matters, including terminations, reorganizations, performance management, internal investigations, and separation agreements.
  • Support global mobility and working-abroad matters, including employer registration, tax, and social-security issues in relevant jurisdictions.
  • Support occupational health and safety compliance, including participating in health-and-safety committees and preparing relevant compliance analyses.
  • Follow up on mandates arising from unionized employees and collective labour relations.
  • Understand La Caisse's activities as an institutional investor and its regulatory and ethical framework to provide legal advice suited to business realities.
  • Collaborate with other La Caisse legal and compliance teams on cross-functional matters.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience managing litigation, ideally before administrative tribunals.

About the Company

CDPQ

Global pension fund manager and investor

La Caisse manages the funds for Québec’s public and parapublic pension and insurance plans and invests globally to generate long-term returns that support the province’s economy. It allocates capital across asset classes like private equity, stocks, bonds, private credit, real estate, and infrastructure, using subsidiaries such as Ivanhoé Cambridge and Otéra Capital to build a diversified portfolio. It is government-backed with a mandate to balance returns and public development, operating with a global network of offices and a governance framework focused on transparency and responsibility. Its goal is to maximize long-term value for Québec’s pension and insurance plan members while promoting economic growth in Québec and advancing climate-related investments, including a carbon-neutral portfolio by 2050 and about $400 billion in climate action investments by 2030.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
$10.9B
Headquarters
Montreal, Canada
Founded
1965

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