- In consultation with appropriate Legal Department leadership, retain, oversee, and manage the work of outside counsel and ensure adherence to outside counsel guidelines and budget requirements
- Provide correct and timely assessment of legal and compliance issues and give customer focused and solution oriented legal advice, while retaining independence as legal adviser
- Identify, manage and mitigate legal, regulatory and reputational risks
- Provide assistance and support to the company and fellow legal team members on a wide range of regulatory matters, including cyber security and data protection
- Negotiate and assist in drafting of specialized life and health reinsurance agreements
- Provide legal research, counsel and support to non-legal managers and employees on various aspects of PartnerRe's business
- Provide general corporate/commercial advice to the business on a variety of legal issues including HR and employment matters
- A Law degree and license to practice law within Canada. A license to practice in any state within the United (and preferably New York and/or Connecticut) is also a plus
- Four or more years of experience at a law firm or in-house legal department. Ideally, you have prior client-facing experience with (re)insurance or financial institutions
- International, cross-jurisdictional experience and exposure is a plus
- Experience with cyber security, data protection and North American privacy regulation
- Prior experience with life and health (re)insurance products, including contract negotiation and regulation is a plus
- Good project management capabilities
- Open to change" and "can do" attitude
- Fluent in English, other languages, ideally French or Spanish, are an asset
- Strong interpersonal skills and communication style
- Effective time management and organizational skills with the ability to work under pressure and on own initiative
- Previously demonstrated ability to work well within a team, and to build strong relationships with colleagues
- A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected
- Knowledge of Canadian (re)insurance laws and regulations is preferable
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Assistant General Counsel - Toronto, Canada - PartnerRe
Description
Job DescriptionAbout this job:
We are looking to hire an Assistant General Counsel, North America to join our Legal & Compliance team in Toronto who will report to our Deputy General Counsel, Americas.
We are a global, diversified reinsurer with a local footprint who can step up to any challenge, while remaining small enough to be adaptive and responsive. Reinsurance is a relationship business, and we continually strive to live up to the promise of our name, PartnerRe. We are a centralized organization and bring a more personal approach to the marketplace with a distinctive balance of technical skills and client focus, expertise and partnership. We are a true global organization with a multicultural workforce.
In this business facing role you will be primarily providing legal advice and support to our North American (re)insurance businesses, assisting the Deputy General Counsel, Americas in day-to-day activities and delivering projects, liaising with regulators and clients in the United States and Canada to address regulatory and legal queries.
In more detail your responsibilities will be to:
About you:
We are looking for a technically strong candidate, who enjoys collaborating with internal and external partners, and seeks a challenging new job in a fast-paced environment. As an ideal candidate you possess the following experience, skills and mindset:
PartnerRe provides a working environment in which diversity is valued, where all employees feel welcome, respected, and empowered to perform at their best. We invite you to learn more about D&I at PartnerRe.
Thank you,
PartnerRe Hiring Team