Disputes and Counselling, Legal Counsel Senior Manager (Bilingual FR/EN)

As a Disputes and Counselling, Legal Counsel Senior Manager at PwC, you will provide comprehensive legal solutions and advice to internal stakeholders, ensuring compliance and mitigating legal risks. This role involves overseeing and resolving complex employment disputes, litigation across Canada, and providing strategic legal support to various business functions. You will also offer risk management guidance, address regulatory issues, and manage legal holds, all while mentoring junior team members and maintaining professional development.

Must Have

• Oversee and resolve complex employment-related matters, including disputes, terminations, litigation, and compliance consultations.
• Advise Human Capital teams on legal compliance with laws and regulations, program level advice and on general policy.
• Oversee and resolve litigation across Canada by coordinating with external legal counsel and internal stakeholders.
• Provide comprehensive legal advice and risk management guidance across all lines of service.
• Identify, address, and resolve legal and regulatory issues, including client proposals, investigations, and Code of Conduct complaints.
• Implement and maintain legal holds, respond to document requests, and oversee document collection and review processes.
• Mentor, delegate, and coordinate with Managers on the Disputes and Counselling Team.
• Regularly report on litigation and TPM matters to PwC’s captive insurer and Global OGC.
• Provide secondary support to PwC Canada’s Subject Matter Expert on Network Standards.
• Attend regular continuing professional development sessions.
• J.D. Law or equivalent degree and in active good standing with provincial Law Society.
• Experience as in-house counsel with demonstrable senior experience in litigation and legal counseling.
• Demonstrated expertise in professional liability laws, regulatory compliance, and adherence to firm standards.
• Experience collaborating effectively with partners, stakeholders, and other professionals.
• Demonstrated strong legal and business acumen, with the ability to make informed decisions.
• Thorough understanding of professional services firms, including risk management practices and ethical mindset.
• Proven ability to support professionals and other high performers with empathy and diplomacy.
• Excellent communication skills, with the capability to clearly explain complex legal concepts.
• Fluency in French is required when applying to a Quebec based opportunity.

Good to Have

• Outside of Quebec, fluency in French is an asset.

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Inclusive benefits
• Flexibility programs

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in legal services offer comprehensive legal solutions and advice to internal stakeholders and clients, maintaining compliance with regulations and minimising legal risks. These individuals provide strategic guidance and support across various industries. In legal specialties at PwC, you will focus on legal support and advice across specific areas of law, confirming compliance and mitigating legal risks for the organisation. Your work will involve a wide range of specific legal matters and collaborate with different teams to drive business objectives.

Meaningful work you’ll be part of

As a Disputes and Counselling, Legal Counsel Senior Manager, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Oversee and resolve complex employment-related matters, including employee and partner disputes, terminations, litigation, and compliance consultations, by providing strategic legal support to Human Capital, Risk, and related business functions
• Advise Human Capital teams on legal compliance with laws and regulations, program level advice and on general policy
• Oversee and resolve litigation across Canada by coordinating with external legal counsel and internal stakeholders, ensuring favorable outcomes for PwC and maintaining its strong reputation, including reviewing and commenting on litigation documents
• Provide comprehensive legal advice and risk management guidance across all lines of service, supporting firm members through complex and stressful situations, collaborating with Risk Management Partners and stakeholders to address and resolve issues such as professional negligence, contract disputes, and engagement concerns, negotiating directly with opposing counsel to resolve litigious matters, and offering insight on contractual and dispute-related matters within the firm
• Identify, address, and resolve legal and regulatory issues—including matters related to client proposals, regulatory investigations, restatements, required reporting and disclosures—and support the firm’s response to regulatory and accreditation body inquiries or Code of Conduct complaints against professionals
• Implement and maintain legal holds, respond to document requests, advise on legal obligations and risks, and oversee document collection and review processes, including coordination with external counsel
• Mentor, delegate, and coordinate with Managers on the Disputes and Counselling Team to efficiently meet team demands
• Regularly report on litigation and TPM matters to PwC’s captive insurer and Global OGC, and provide support and coordination for engagements involving collaboration with other network firms and OGC lawyers.
• Provide secondary support to PwC Canada’s only Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Network Standards across all lines of service
• Attend regular continuing professional development sessions to keep up to date on applicable law and maintain professional designation

Experience And Skills You’ll Use To Solve

• J.D. Law or equivalent degree and in active good standing with provincial Law Society
• Experience as in-house counsel with demonstrable senior experience in litigation and legal counseling
• Demonstrated expertise in professional liability laws, regulatory compliance, and adherence to firm standards
• Experience collaborating effectively with partners, stakeholders, and other professionals
• Demonstrated strong legal and business acumen, with the ability to make informed decisions in complex environments
• Thorough understanding of professional services firms, including risk management practices, tolerance levels, and a strong ethical mindset with a commitment to service excellence
• Proven ability to support professionals and other high performers with empathy and diplomacy, maintaining composure and providing reassurance during challenging situations
• Excellent communication skills, with the capability to clearly explain complex legal concepts in an accessible manner to ensure advice is properly understood and followed
• When applying to a Quebec based opportunity, fluency in French is required. Outside of Quebec, fluency in French is an asset
• PwC Canada is committed to cultivating an inclusive, hybrid work environment. Exact expectations for your team can be discussed with your interviewer

Why you’ll love PwC

We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about our Application Process and Total Rewards Package at: https://jobs-ca.pwc.com/ca/en/life-at-pwc

PwC Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island, on the land that is now known as Canada, which are the lands of the ancestral, treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism, colonialism and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through, and we commit to allyship and solidarity.

Education

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications

Required Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Coaching and Feedback, Commercial Laws, Communication, Compliance and Standards, Complying With Regulations, Contract Dispute Resolution, Contract Negotiation, Corporate Governance, Corporate Governance Reports, Corporate Litigations, Corporate Records Management, Creativity, Developing Policies and Guidelines, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Employment Law Counseling, Finance Laws, Inclusion, Influence, Intellectual Curiosity

Optional Skills

Desired Languages

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date

At PwC Canada, our most valuable asset is our people and we grow stronger as we learn from one another. We’re committed to creating an equitable and inclusive community of solvers where everyone feels that they truly belong. We understand that experience comes in many forms and building trust in society and solving important problems is only possible if we reflect the mosaic of the society we live in.

We’re committed to providing accommodations throughout the application, interview, and employment process. If you require an accommodation to be at your best, please let us know during the application process.

To learn more about inclusion and diversity at PwC Canada: https://www.pwc.com/ca/en/about-us/diversity-inclusion.html. Be a part of The New Equation.