Legal Analyst - Waterloo

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you'll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspir ...

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You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you'll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Job Description:

About the role:

This is a unique and exciting opportunity for a Legal Analyst to join Sun Life's legal team. The successful candidate will support a variety of legal functions providing various day-to-day support for lawyers on the Sun Life Canada legal team.  You will be part of a dynamic and collaborative legal team that supports our group benefits, group retirement services businesses, client experience office and retail advice and solutions business. These businesses help Sun Life achieve its purpose which is to help clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives.

This role is based in our Waterloo, Toronto or Montreal office and you'll report to the AVP & Managing Counsel, Group & CXO.  This is a hybrid role.

The successful candidate will have great work ethic and a dedication to continuous improvement. They will be resilient, adaptable, open to feedback and highly motivated.  This is a great and unique opportunity to work with a collaborative team with a large variety of work.

What will you do?

• Research and summarize relevant legislation, case law, regulatory requirements and law firm publications impacting the financial services industry
• Provide proactive, timely and effective support to lawyers who support the various business units
• Manage information in designated repositories in SharePoint, OneDrive, Imanage etc.
• Provide support and advice on digital and data influenced initiatives
• Review and edit a variety of contractual arrangements
• Create templates for use by legal team and business
• Assess and implement new ways the legal analyst role can help the day-to-day work of lawyers
• Participate in and support team projects

What do you need to succeed?

• 2 - 4 years of experience in financial services, insurance, and law
• A university degree preferably in a legal curriculum, librarian, paralegal or equivalent
• Knowledge of Sun Life products and services, the regulatory environment and emerging issues impacting the business
• Strong research and analytical skills with attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Enthusiastic about leveraging data and technology to provide support to the lawyers
• Interested in learning complex and nuanced areas of laws relevant to the insurance, pensions, securities and financial services industry across Canada
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
• Excellent proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, AI tools
• As this position is posted in several locations, we specify that bilingualism (French, English, both oral and written) is required for Quebec only as the position reports to a unilingual English-speaking manager outside Quebec

Preferred Skills:

• Knowledge of French is an asset
• Experience/background in securities law

What's in it for you?

• Hybrid work environment
• A friendly, collaborative, and inclusive culture
• 15 vacation days per year
• Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family
• Pension, stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security
• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential
• Access to our Global Learning Centre, available 24/7 for your learning needs
• Wellness programs that support the three pillars of your health – mental, physical and financial

Recent Awards:

• We are honoured to be recognized as a 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 Best Workplaces in Canada by Great Place to Work Canada
• Great Place to Work list for Best Workplaces for #HybridWork 2022
• Great Place to Work list for Best Workplaces for Professional Development in Canada 2022
• Named "Best Places to Work" by Glassdoor, 2021 and 2023

The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors. In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.  

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our Clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in an alternative format, may e-mail a request to

We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business, our Clients and you Several work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Salary Range:

60,000/ ,000/97 000

Job Category:

Legal

Posting End Date:

04/03/2026