Senior Counsel and Legal Translation

• Provide legal advice to business clients on applicable laws, statutes, regulations or court decisions in Quebec.
• In conjunction with internal compliance partners, provide local oversight for compliance with Quebec laws.
• Proactively identify and communicate risk to internal customers and provide recommendations on how to mitigate that risk.
• Anticipate, develop, negotiate, implement and manage innovative solutions to legal problems.
• Build and maintain strong internal client relationships in the Montreal office and beyond; hold frequent, independent contact with internal clients.
• Prepare legal documents, correspondence and memoranda to identify and protect legal interests of the company and/or its insureds.
• Maintain awareness of judicial climate, current case law decisions, general trends and emerging issues in Quebec; and educate colleagues and clients accordingly.
• Support local business units in developing and deploying product initiatives in the Quebec market and providing Quebec specific coverage advice as required.
• Translate technical, complex or sensitive text into French in accordance with Quebec's French Language Charter and industry standards, as assigned.
• Revise, review and edit translations, providing final approval, as well as support and guidance to staff for the drafting of texts.Adapt to changes in deadlines and translation/editing processes. Generate and implements ideas for process improvements.
• Communicate in a timely manner if deadlines will be difficult to meet.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Minimum of seven years’ experience of relevant insurance and litigation experience.
• Substantial technical knowledge of legal environment, in particular the regulatory and litigation environment of Quebec.
• Strong knowledge of property/casualty business, coverage, products and services.
• Advanced and persuasive written, oral and presentation skills in English and in French.
• Ability to clearly demonstrate a sense of urgency and bias for action.
• Ability to work well under pressure independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to forge strong working relationships at senior levels.
• Ability to effectively articulate legal issues to team members, clients, management and external parties.

• Juris Doctorate degree.
• Admitted to the Bar of Quebec.
• Minimum 7 years of legal, technical and administrative translation experience.
• Bilingual French/English.

Employment Practices

Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences. 

We are committed to providing accommodation to persons with disabilities. If you require accommodation during the recruitment or interview process we will work with you to accommodate your needs.

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Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.

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