Paralegal, Risk Management Services (12-Month Secondment/Contract)

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Our employee promise represents Intact’s commitment to you in exchange for living our Values, striving to do your best work, being open to change and investing in your career. In return, we promise to provide support, opportunities and performance-led financial rewards at a workplace where you can shape the future, win as a team and grow with us.

Salary for the candidate will be determined taking into consideration a number of factors including: experience, skills, qualifications, anticipated contribution to role, internal equity, etc. The salary range presented below is based on a 35-hour workweek and would represent a majority of different candidate profiles. However, we encourage candidates who may fall outside of this range to apply as well.

Salary range (but not limited to):

About the role

This Paralegal, Risk Management Services role is a temporary position supporting the Risk Management Services team at Intact Public Entities. The primary focus of this role is reviewing contracts and agreements for municipalities, schools, community service organizations, and other organizations insured by Intact Public Entities. Working closely with our Risk Management Consultants, you will review a broad range of agreements to assess contractual risk transfer, with a particular focus on indemnification, insurance requirements, and other contractual provisions that may expose our clients to unnecessary liability. You will provide practical recommendations to help ensure contracts appropriately protect our clients and effectively transfer risk. In addition to contract review, you will conduct legal research, monitor legislative developments, and contribute to the development of educational resources for clients and internal teams.

What you'll do here:

• Review contracts and agreements from a risk management and insurance perspective, assessing contractual risk transfer, indemnification, insurance requirements, and other contractual provisions to help protect our clients from unnecessary liability.

• Review a wide variety of agreements, including leases, construction contracts, service agreements, facility use agreements, mutual aid agreements, boundary road agreements, procurement documents, and other municipal and public sector agreements.

• Monitor and review legislative changes that may impact our clients.

• Research and write articles on insurance claims, legislative changes, and case briefs on recent legal decisions.

• Develop practical guidance, contract templates, and educational resources to support clients and internal teams.

• Work collaboratively with Risk Management Consultants to provide practical contract review advice to clients.
   

What you bring to the table:

• Licensed Paralegal in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario.

• Minimum of 8 years of experience reviewing contracts and agreements, with demonstrated experience assessing indemnification, insurance requirements, and contractual risk transfer.

• Experience working in the insurance, risk management, municipal, or public sector environment is strongly preferred.

• Strong understanding of insurance principles and the relationship between insurance requirements and contractual obligations.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, including the ability to explain complex legal concepts in practical, client-friendly terms.

• Strong research and analytical skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication, research, analytical, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to explain complex legal concepts in practical, client-friendly terms.

• Completion of, or working toward, a RIBO licence would be considered an asset.

• Ability to exercise sound judgment and provide practical recommendations on contractual risk transfer.

• Exceptional attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to review complex agreements accurately and efficiently while providing practical recommendations.
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​Why choose Intact Public Entities:

• A professional and motivating team environment where contributions are valued.

• An entrepreneurial culture that has helped build a company with a strong history and exciting future.

• We have competitive offers with great professional development support
   

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We are an equal opportunity employer

At Intact, our Value of respect is founded on seeing diversity as a strength. We strive to create an accessible workplace where employees feel valued, included and encouraged to share their unique perspectives.

We encourage applications from individuals who are members of equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, Black people, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.

As part of Intact’s commitment to reconciliation, we acknowledge that we work, meet and travel across the land currently called Canada, originally inhabited by First Nations, Metis and Inuit people. This history extends through many centuries and continues to evolve today.

We have policies to ensure equal access and participation for people with disabilities, including providing workplace adjustments (accommodations). A copy of applicable policies is available on request.

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Please note that Intact does not provide sponsorship or other support for immigration-related matters including but not limited to employer-specific closed work permits. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada from the anticipated start date and throughout their employment and are solely responsible for maintaining their work eligibility.

If you are an employee of Intact or belairdirect, please apply for this role on Internal Career Site.