Banking and Finance Lawyer Job in Calgary,Alberta, AB Near Me - 273813 | BCGSearch.com

Banking and Finance Lawyer

Type Full-Time

Location Canada - Alberta - Calgary

Job ID 2SFC273813

Experience Level Midlevel Associate

Job Experience Min. 5 - Max. 18 Years

Ranking 3 : Mostly Business $$$

Estimated Salary Lower than Highest Salary Band in Market (Varies by Firm)

Practice Areas Finance - Banking

2022-09-06 07:27:54

Calgary office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks a banking and finance lawyer with 5 years of client-facing legal experience. The candidate will coordinate with Practice Group leaders and the Knowledge and Practice Innovation team to develop strategies, set priorities, translate objectives into plans, and implement solutions and best practices to increase effectiveness and efficiency in the Practice Group. Will create, develop, update, and maintain forms, precedents, checklists, data points, toolkits, and other substantive content for the Practice Group. Work with lawyers to establish processes to capture matter descriptions and categorizations in the Firm's experience management system. Ensure that the knowledge and practice resources are leveraged by the Practice Group and are organized and easily accessible through the Firm's Knowledge Bank, enterprise search and other content sharing platforms. Coordinate with the Practice Innovation team and Practice Group to identify opportunities and implement solutions to enhance the delivery of legal services through legal technology, automation or productized services, including digital transformation. Stay at the forefront of important industry and regulatory developments, sharing key information with members of the Practice Group and contributing to thought leadership for clients. Contribute to the creation of business development materials that require input on substantive legal or practice points. Identify and lead initiatives for the development of education and training materials and programs targeted towards lawyers and paralegals. Collaborate with other members of the Knowledge and Innovation Team to facilitate the sharing of best practices. Provide legal advice and services to internal legal teams on various banking and finance mandates. Should have extensive knowledge of relevant legal practices and documents. Fluency in both English and French would be an asset. Must be in good standing with the Law Society of Alberta, British Columbia or Ontario, or the Barreau du Qubec.

The candidate should have excellent academic credentials. Must have strong technical legal, analytical, drafting, and communication skills combined with the ability to use logic to solve complex problems, excellent organizational skills, and rigorous attention to detail. Excellent project management skills, the ability to balance competing demands, demonstrated good business judgment, and experience working efficiently and collaboratively with cross-functional and multi-location teams are needed. Curiosity and a growth mindset, with a strong interest in evolving best practices in legal and knowledge industries, are required. Should have a J.D. or equivalent.

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