Legal Counsel, Wealthsimple

• LL.B. or J.D. and member of a Canadian provincial bar association with an active membership
• 5 to 7 years of litigation experience, preferably with a mix of private practice and in-house experience
• Demonstrated knowledge in areas related to litigation, internal investigations, and/or crisis response in a regulated industry, with a preference for experience advising financial institutions, technology, or Fintech companies
• You exercise sound judgment and discretion, especially when the stakes and ambiguity are high
• You stay composed under pressure — incidents and crises don't rattle you, they focus you
• You're comfortable advising senior leaders directly, and you know how to make a complex legal issue clear and actionable
• You take ownership end-to-end, from strategy through execution, and you build process along the way rather than leaving it to someone else
• You build trust easily — with internal partners, with regulators, and with outside counsel
• You can hold several high-stakes matters at once without losing precision on any of them

Desirable

• We are seeking a strategic Legal Counsel to support on high-impact internal investigations, litigation and disputes, and help manage legal aspects of regulatory, compliance, and operational incidents across the enterprise
• The successful candidate will bring deep experience in litigation, financial services regulation, regulatory enforcement, internal investigations, and crisis response
• This role sits within Wealthsimple's Regulatory function, reporting to the Director, Legal (Risk & Enterprise)
• We handle the moments where things go wrong or get contested — investigations, incidents, and disputes — and help the business work through them with judgment and rigour
• As Wealthsimple grows, so does the volume and complexity of this work, and this team is being built to meet that head-on: not just responding to individual matters, but building the frameworks and processes that let us handle them consistently and well
• Lead complex investigations involving regulatory and supervisory matters, fraud, whistleblower complaints, sales practices and customer harm - from investigation strategy through witness interviews and forensic document review
• Support the legal response to operational and compliance incidents, including cybersecurity, market conduct, consumer protection, and fraud
• Support our enterprise crisis management, incident and escalation frameworks
• Partner with Compliance, Risk, Privacy, Finance, and Information Security to identify risks and recommend enhancements
• Manage litigation proceedings and pre-litigation disputes or complaints including the management of external counsel
• Provide legal advice and guidance on a range of legal and strategic issues impacting the business and develop tailored solutions to complex problems