Legal Counsel Jobs in Vancouver, Canada at Vancity
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Our Story &
Purpose:
We’re Vancity, a member-owned credit union built on the principles of inclusion and social justice. Since 1946, our relentless commitment to these values has helped us challenge the status quo and break down barriers. We’ve made bold commitments to become net-zero by 2040 across all mortgages and loans, and we’re actively pursuing strategies in Indigenous banking and financial resilience for our members.
As the largest private sector Living Wage Employer in Canada, we’re proud to be consistently recognized as one of the country’s Top Employers. If you’re ready to join our team of 2,300 diverse individuals, access competitive rewards and benefits, and be part of a greater movement – apply today!
Your Role in Supporting Our Members:
As a Legal Counsel
, you’ll work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, providing strategic legal advice to Vancity and its subsidiaries to mitigate risk and help achieve business goals. You’ll be surrounded by a team of senior, experienced lawyers who are genuinely invested in your growth – offering guidance and training to support your career development. It’s a role where you’ll build broad in-house expertise across a range of practice areas.
This is a Full-time, Permanent role based at our Vancouver head office and will report to either the Director, Deputy General Counsel or the VP Legal, General Counsel, and through them to the Chief Legal Officer. This is a hybrid role, four days per week in office.
How You’ll Make an Impact:
Experiencing a dynamic mix of legal matters where no two days look the same, supported by a collaborative team of experienced lawyers who love what they do
Partnering with business and operational teams to provide strategic legal advice that reduces risk and enables business goals. You address challenges with proactive, solution-oriented guidance
Supporting senior lawyers across a broad range of legal areas, including strategic procurement contract review and negotiation (with a focus on IT agreements), marketing and sponsorships, privacy, AI and data, litigation support, retail and commercial products and services (including retail lending), branch operations, and labour and employment matters
Advising on legislation, regulations, industry standards and best practices in the financial services industry
Researching, negotiating, drafting, and reviewing various types of agreements, including member-facing agreements, third party services agreements and product and services terms and conditions
Assisting the business and functions in proactively identifying and mitigating legal risk
Delivering clear, timely legal guidance that helps decision-makers understand the risks and impacts at both the business unit and enterprise level
Finding ways to make legal services more efficient and helpful for the teams you support
Managing legal projects, including those related to strategic initiatives and business goals
What You’ll Bring to the Team:
Bachelor of Law or Juris Doctor
Minimum of 4-8 years’ relevant experience at either a law firm or in-house
Member in good standing of Law Society of British Columbia
High degree of professional ethics and integrity
Commercial law expertise and experience in the financial services industry
Ability to distill complex legal issues into clear, actionable advice
Extra Skills That Set You Apart:
Experienced in retail lending, labor and employment, or litigation
You’ll Thrive Here If You Are:
Strategic Legal Expert – You bring a deep understanding of legal principles, strong professional ethics, and sound judgment shaped by your education and experience. You translate complex legal issues into clear, actionable advice and consistently provide practical guidance to senior leaders.
Collaborative Relationship Builder – You thrive on partnership, actively building strong working relationships across Vancity. You share your knowledge openly, contribute to team initiatives, and work…
Title: Legal Counsel
Company: Vancity
Location: Vancouver, Canada
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