What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corporate Attorney position at Crdit Agricole S.A.?
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Entity
About Crdit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (Crdit Agricole CIB)
Crdit Agricole CIB is the corporate and investment banking arm of Crdit Agricole Group, the 10th largest banking group worldwide in terms of balance sheet size (The Banker, July 2022).
8,600 employees in more than 30 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, the Middle-East and North Africa, support the Bank's clients, meeting their financial needs throughout the world.
Crdit Agricole CIB offers its large corporate and institutional clients a range of products and services in capital market activities, investment banking, structured finance, commercial banking and international trade.
The Bank is a pioneer in the area of climate finance, and is currently a market leader in this segment with a complete offer for all its clients.
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Reference
2025-96898
Publication date
19 / 02 / 2025
Job description
Business type
Types of Jobs - Legal
Job title
Corporate Attorney
Contract type
Permanent Contract
Management position
Job summary
The Corporate Attorney will report functionally to the Head of Legal for Canada and hierarchically to the Head of General Coordination Americas in New York. Based in Montreal the Corporate Attorney will assist both (i) the NY legal department and other CACIB legal departments in reviewing and negotiating legal documentation and supporting internal projects and (ii) the Montreal office in the development of the Credit Agricole CIB franchise in Canada, including CACIB's Canadian services and IT companies. The successful candidate will have at least 7 years of experience in a combination of well-regarded Canadian or New York law firms and regulated financial institutions, with a focus on managing legal and regulatory risks.
Main Responsibilities
- Coverage areas will include, broadly speaking :
- Transversal :
- Support commercial and control functions in documenting vendor relationships, including office landlords, IT and other service providers
- Advise the bank as appropriate in connection with regulatory matters including securities, derivatives, data privacy and cyber risk
- Assist the Legal Department in its role as corporate secretary for CACIB's Canadian and NY subsidiaries
- Assist in the Legal Department reporting and initiatives, including cross-border surveys
- Provide timely management reporting, KPIs, and permanent control reports as required
- Represent the Legal Function in connection with special projects as necessary
- Effectively manage external counsel in connection with the foregoing
- Transactional :
- Support business lines inside and outside of Canada in structuring transactions in light of Canadian legal / regulatory constraints and CACIB policy requirements
- Review commercial finance transactions (e.g. trade finance, receivables / supply chain finance) booked in CACIB Canada
- Provide support, as necessary, to the Head of Commercial Finance Legal (based in NY) on cross border transactions with a Canadian nexus (e.g. Canadian transactions booked in NY)
- Draft, review and negotiate, in conjunction with the Head of Regional Coordination Americas, legal documentation related to the bank's advisory activities in the Americas region, including M&A, Debt and ESG
- Effectively manage external counsel in connection with the foregoing
- Maintaining awareness of market changes and regulation, and the potential legal impact.
- Providing legal input in approval process of new products or activities.
- Involvement in projects regarding the development of legal documents and templates and new business initiatives.
Supplementary Information
Legal and Regulatory Responsibilities
Key Internal contacts
Key External Contacts
Position location
Geographical area
America, Canada
City
MONTREAL
Candidate criteria
Minimal education level
Postgraduate degree - MA / MSc / PhD / Doctorate or equivalent
Academic qualification / Speciality
Level of minimal experience
6-10 years
Experience
Required skills
Languages
English, French
