Senior Legal Counsel

1 month ago

Old Toronto, Canada Scotiabank Full time

Requisition ID: 206806

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Senior Legal Counsel provides expert and high-quality legal advice and counsel on pension, employee benefits and compensation plan, equity plan and related employment law matters to the Bank to ensure business results are met in accordance with legislative guidelines and Scotiabank’s overall governance. Contributes to the overall success of the Bank’s Legal Department in Canada ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives.

Is this role right for you? In this role you will:

  • Championa customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.

  • Recommend and communicate high quality and valued advice and counsel on a broad range of legal matters related to pension, employee benefits, compensation and equity plans, employment law and the application of Bank policies and practices that impact these areas. This includes retaining and managing external counsel in all jurisdictions as required for subject matter expertise.

  • Provideadvice and recommends solutions at all levels of complexity by (a) understanding client needs and key issues, assessing risks and providing options; (b) ensuring fairness and consistency in process, policy and practice; (c) communicating clearly and concisely the application of the law in regard to pension, benefits and compensation plans.

  • Providelegal support on M+A transactions as required.

  • Developand maintainstrong working relationships with internal business units

  • Understandhow the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.

  • Actively pursueeffective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational risk, regulatory compliance risk, AML/ATF risk and conduct risk, including but not limited to responsibilities under the Operational Risk Management Framework, Regulatory Compliance Risk Management Framework, AML/ATF Global Handbook and the Guidelines for Business Conduct.

  • Championa high performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment; communicating vison/values/business strategy and managing succession and development planning for the team.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:

  • Graduate of a recognized law school

  • At least 8 yeas of private practice or in-house experience with expertise in all areas of Employment Law

  • Membership in the law society of one of the provinces of Canada

Some more information you might want to know:

  • Primarily providedomestic support with support to the Global HR team

  • Provideresearch, legal analysis, relying on strong experience, expertise and sound judgment

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

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