Legal Counsel, claims, litigation and insurance

Legal Counsel, claims, litigation and insurance

Montreal, QC, Canada

Job Description

What if you could redefine what's possible? With us, you can.

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We are the home of ambitious, passionate, and innovative world shapers.

With an unmatched breadth and depth of engineering, advisory and science based expertise, our global minds unite to power local solutions.

We are pathfinders and impact makers.

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Job Description

The Opportunity

Protect What Matters. Enable Better Outcomes.

Step into a pivotal legal role where your expertise will directly influence business outcomes across Canada. As Legal Counsel, you will play a critical role in managing claims, disputes, and litigation while proactively guiding operational teams to mitigate risks and strengthen project delivery. This is an opportunity to contribute to complex, high-impact projects while working closely with national leadership and diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage claims, litigation, arbitration, and dispute resolution matters across Canada
• Conduct claims assessments, investigations, and risk and liability analyses to support decision making
• Provide practical, timely legal advice to project teams throughout the project lifecycle
• Retain and instruct external counsel, experts, mediators, and arbitrators
• Draft, review, and interpret legal documentation and contracts
• Develop and implement strategies for dispute prevention and resolution, including delivering training
• Support business operations, including accounts receivable recovery efforts and shared services initiatives
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, senior leadership, insurers, and external partners to protect business interests

Qualifications

• Member in good standing of the Québec Bar
• Bilingual in French and English
• 2-4 years of relevant legal experience in private practice or in house
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and risk management capabilities in dispute resolution
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and high volumes of complex files
• Experience in litigation, claims, insurance, or professional liability (engineering/architecture considered an asset)
• Knowledge of contract lifecycles, project delivery models, and multidisciplinary environments is an asset
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to influence stakeholders across diverse teams

Compensation

AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $98,800 - 130,800

MB & ON: $90,100 - 124,100

NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $89,200 - 118,500

Disclosure: The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The wage range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

Job Info

• Job Identification 89385
• Posting Date 06/26/2026, 07:32 PM

About Us

At WSP, we exist to shape communities to advance humanity. It's why we bring people together who are wired to solve complex challenges - engineers, scientists, advisors, and technical experts who are driven by a common passion - to redefine what's possible and shape what comes next. We are Visioneers.

As one of the world's leading professional services firms, we partner with clients across transportation, infrastructure, environment, buildings, energy, water, mining and metals. We pair deep local knowledge with global insights to pioneer solutions designed to leave a lasting, positive impact.

At WSP, you'll join a community of brilliant minds that push boundaries every day - applying deep expertise and fuelling innovation to help create a more connected and resilient future. Here, your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work. We empower our people to collaborate across disciplines, challenge the status quo, and shape a career with purpose.

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Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations. Full details here.

Some safety-sensitive positions involve fieldwork and may include work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

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