Senior Legal Counsel

Toronto, ON
On-site
Posted Nov 6, 2026
1 position

$170,000–$190,000 / year

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Senior
Minimum education: Master’s degree
Posting language: English

Job summary

Provide strategic, practical, risk-based legal advice on insurance operations, business initiatives, product development, policyholder matters, distribution, marketing, and regulatory compliance. Lead and mentor legal team members, support special projects, and represent the organization on industry committees and working groups.

Job details

LIFE AFTER LAW is Canada’s trusted Legal Search Authority. 25+ years developing lasting relationships with lawyers, law firms and companies. Life After Law is working with a leading financial services organization that is seeking an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join its collaborative in-house legal team. This is an excellent opportunity for a lawyer with significant experience in the life insurance industry to take on a senior leadership role, providing strategic and practical legal advice across a broad range of insurance, regulatory and business matters. The organization offers a collegial work environment, competitive compensation and an emphasis on work-life balance. Key Responsibilities Provide strategic, practical and risk-based legal advice to internal stakeholders on insurance operations and business initiatives. Advise on life insurance product development, including drafting, reviewing and interpreting policy contracts. Provide legal support on policyholder matters, distribution arrangements and marketing materials. Advise on insurance regulatory, market conduct and compliance matters in collaboration with the Compliance team. Provide leadership, mentorship and professional development to legal team members. Support special projects and represent the organization on industry committees and working groups. Qualifications JD or LLB and membership in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario. 7-10+ years of relevant legal experience, including significant experience in the life and health insurance industry. Strong knowledge of insurance regulatory, compliance and market conduct matters. Experience advising on insurance product development, policy contracts and insurance operations. Knowledge of estates law as it relates to life insurance, beneficiary designations and death claims. Demonstrated leadership experience, including mentoring and developing team members. Strong business acumen, communication skills and the ability to provide practical, commercially focused legal advice. Bilingual reading and drafting skills are considered an asset. This is an active opening for a current role. Compensation includes a base salary of $170,000 - $190,000, plus an annual bonus opportunity and employer-matched contributions. AI may be used only for initial resume review. All other decisions are human-made. We appreciate all candidates who take the time to apply; however, only candidates with the requisite experience will be contacted.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires a JD or LLB, good standing with the Law Society of Ontario, and 7–10+ years of relevant legal experience, including significant life and health insurance industry experience. Candidates should have expertise in insurance regulation, compliance, market conduct, product development, policy contracts, insurance operations, and estates matters, along with leadership and strong communication skills; bilingual reading and drafting is an asset.