Senior Counsel, Insurance

The Opportunity

RBC Law Group is seeking a Senior Counsel to join the Disputes Management Legal team supporting RBC Insurance and its affiliated businesses. In this role, you’ll provide strategic legal advice on a wide range of disputes, primarily in life and health insurance, but also involving home and auto insurance and creditor insurance.

While the preferred location is our Mississauga office, we are open to candidates based in Toronto or Montreal.

What You’ll Do

• Provide pre-litigation legal advice to RBC Insurance’s business lines and corporate entities on rights, obligations, and dispute resolution.

  • Advise on life and health insurance matters, including claims, underwriting, rescissions, lapses, and customer service complaints.

  • Address disputes related to the sale and administration of home and auto insurance through the RBC Insurance Agency.

  • Handle issues tied to creditor insurance operations and claims.

• Draft substantive correspondence and legal documents such as affidavits, releases, and court orders.

• Negotiate settlements with opposing counsel and review client-facing communications.

• Lead or support internal investigations and special projects.

• Manage external counsel in ongoing litigation files, including:

  • Life and health claims litigation (primary focus).

  • Creditor insurance disputes.

  • Litigation arising from the sale of home and auto insurance.

What You Bring

Must-Have

• Law degree and call to the Bar in a Canadian province/territory, with active membership in good standing.

• At least 5 years of experience in insurance defense litigation, ideally with first-party insurance defense exposure, either in private practice or in-house.

• Strong reading comprehension in French.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience handling life and disability claims or litigation.

• Ability to participate in business meetings in French.

• Civil law degree.

What’s in It for You

At RBC, we succeed by challenging ourselves to grow, working collaboratively, and delivering trusted advice that helps clients and communities thrive. We are committed to supporting our employees’ growth and well-being while achieving shared success.

• Competitive compensation, bonuses, and flexible benefits through our Total Rewards program.

• Opportunities to make a meaningful and lasting impact.

• A collaborative, progressive, and high-performing legal team environment.

• The chance to take on increasing levels of responsibility and leadership.

Location: Meadowvale Business Park, 6880 Financial Drive, Mississauga (with flexibility for Toronto or Montreal candidates).