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Senior Legal Counsel

Neo Financial· Legal & Compliance
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Calgary, ABFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Senior Legal Counsel to support Neo’s corporate, commercial, regulatory, employment and privacy matters in Calgary, AB.

Responsibilities

  • Provide practical, clear and accurate legal advice on a broad range of practice areas including corporate/commercial, regulatory, employment and privacy matters
  • Independently structure, draft, negotiate and review financing, partnership and customer-facing agreements, including identifying legal and business risks and collaborating with business and other lawyers on solutions to commercial and legal problems
  • Anticipate, elucidate and address legal issues to protect the interests of Neo and reduce exposure to legal risks
  • Draft internal policies and guidelines to ensure compliance with legal requirements
  • Support legal updates to all customer facing disclosures and agreements
  • Develop and maintain form agreements, contract management systems, and other databases
  • Develop and implement processes for efficient and streamlined operations surrounding contract negotiation
  • Conduct legal research and provide concise and fit-for-purpose legal advice to internal stakeholders, in a timely manner
  • Manage external legal counsel, as required

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Law (L.LB) or Juris Doctor (J.D.)
  • A member of, or eligible for membership in, the Law Society of Alberta
  • A minimum of 10 years experience in either private practice or in-house with experience in one or more of following practice areas: banking/financial services, financial services regulatory, corporate/commercial, real estate financing, consumer protection, employment and/or privacy law
  • Preference may be given to candidates with experience in the banking, fintech or financial services sectors or other highly regulated industry sectors, and/or those with in-house legal experience
  • Proven ability to think strategically and provide business units with concise analysis and recommendations
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with others, lawyers and non-lawyers alike
  • Strong organization and time management skills and the ability to meet short deadlines

Skills

Required:Legal drafting and negotiationRegulatory and compliance advisoryLegal research

Benefits

  • Equity Ownership (Where Eligible)
  • STIP and other incentive plans
  • Flexible health benefits & life insurance
  • 21 Days PTO + stat holidays, and personal leave
  • Health & personal spending accounts
  • A wide variety of discounts through partner network
  • Access to early use of products and discounts on fixed-term Neo mortgages
  • Parental top-up & equity vesting during long term leave
  • Neo night events
  • Company wide huddles, and education
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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