Legal Counsel plays The Legal Counsel ensures the company’s operations, products, and strategic initiatives comply with all relevant laws and regulations. The role provides clear and practical legal advice to support decision-making, while reviewing, drafting, and negotiating various agreements and documents to protect the company’s interests. It partners closely with cross-functional teams to balance business needs with legal and regulatory requirements.

In addition, the Legal Counsel monitors regulatory updates and industry changes to proactively assess potential impacts on the business. The role contributes to risk assessments, dispute management, and governance activities, helping the organization maintain strong legal compliance and long-term sustainability.

Position Responsibilities:

• Handles a wide variety of operational legal matters, including day to day legal inquiries from all levels of BU organization
• Provide legal opinions to senior counsel on a wide variety of matters
• Execute legal research on behalf of counsel/senior counsel
• Monitor legislative, regulatory and industry developments, and providing updates to Counsel
• Participating in industry conferences, presentations
• May be asked to revise, draft and (where applicable) participate in negotiation

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 1–3 years of relevant experience.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
• Understanding of financial principles and risk management is an advantage.
• Developing strong influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to identify and analyze legal issues effectively.
• Proficient in interpreting statutory provisions and case law.
• Capable of drafting clear and accurate legal documentation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Tactful and operates with discretion
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

When you join our team:

• We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
• We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
• As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact [email protected].

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