Municipal Tax Lawyer

Under the authority of the immediate supervisor, the incumbent conducts research, drafts documents of all kinds, makes representations before all common law and administrative courts, and acts as legal counsel to municipal services or other organizations, upon request.

More specifically, you will be called to:

• Study the requests submitted to them regarding the facts, law, jurisprudence, and doctrine and their consequences;
• Act as legal counsel to the City services;
• Provide legal opinions concerning various areas of law, but particularly in municipal taxation;
• Make representations and defend the interests of the City in litigation before the courts and various organizations, with a predominance in the field of municipal taxation;
• Assume full responsibility for litigation files and autonomously manage diverse cases;
• Analyze, draft, and comment on acts and procedures;
• Negotiate with various stakeholders in the context of judicial proceedings and draft judgment projects;
• Engage in negotiations, recommend the signing of agreements with third parties;
• Analyze, draft, and comment on bills, policies, municipal regulations, calls for tenders, specifications, jurisprudence, and doctrine, analyze the principles and inform the City of changes and their impacts;
• Develop and disseminate training and information programs in their area of expertise.

• Member in good standing of the Quebec Bar for at least six (6) years;
• Relevant experience as a lawyer, particularly in municipal taxation;
• Experience in expropriation is an asset;
• Open and motivated to work on diverse topics;
• Good adaptability and versatility;
• Skilled in expressing and writing clearly, concisely, and precisely;
• Good analytical skills;
• Dynamic and able to work under pressure;
• Team player.

Choosing the City of Laval means working for the third largest city in Quebec on diverse and stimulating mandates. It also means having the opportunity to grow within a human, committed team that enjoys working with pleasure.

For this position, we offer competitive working conditions and social benefits:

• Defined benefit pension plan;
• Work schedule allowing for work-life balance;
• Work location easily accessible with free parking;
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP);
• Reimbursement of professional dues.