Senior Counsel

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Job Description:

Department Overview

The Legal Counsel  team is dedicated to providing legal advice and counsel to areas including corporate development, corporate lawyers, external counsel, intellectual property and litigation. Our dynamic professionals ensure compliance with the legal requirements for the Bank as a cross-border public company while providing legal advice to the business activities of TD Bank Group. If you want to be a brand ambassador who can help strive efficiencies for the bank, then join our team and make an impactful contribution to TD and your own success.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

CUSTOMER

Simplifies complex legal problems into concepts that business partners and contract managers can understand.

Identifies issues and provides practical insight into risks to assist business partners in making decisions.

Builds an understanding of business partners' roles and recognizes opportunities to use legal expertise to contribute to business solutions and enable business strategy.

Pro-actively balances risk-taking with sound legal advice on complex situations.

Anticipates the information needs of business partners and contract managers.

Establishes systematic approaches to business partner/contract manager communications and challenges.

Delivers difficult messages without jeopardizing relationships.

Balances the role of enabling the business and ensuring alignment to TD's risk appetite.

Escalates issues as appropriate.

Open to innovations and working/managing through change.

Workload management and execute with speed and integrity.

SHAREHOLDER

Manages highly complex, sensitive or strategic negotiations and/or adversarial matters.

Takes a lead role with internal business partners to obtain the best outcome consistent with TD's risk appetite.

Identifies future problems and acts to prevent them; identifies future opportunities and acts to capitalize on them; influences events to avoid or minimize impact of future legal problems.

Assesses risk in ambiguous situations, develops solutions to legal issues with no established precedent and provides sound advice to business partners/contract managers.

Manages budgets, billings and forecasts (as may be required)

Protects the interests of the organization – identifies and manages risks, and ensures prompt and thorough resolution of escalated non-standard, high-risk issues.

Applies subject matter expertise and provides guidance, assistance and direction as needed.

Keeps abreast of emerging issues, trends, and evolving regulatory requirements and assesses potential impacts.

EMPLOYEE / TEAM

Provides practical support, coaching, training and assistance to contract managers; provides expert advice; ensures that information/advice is understood.

Supports an environment where contract managers and business partners freely escalate challenges; facilitates change through positive reinforcement of milestones and successes.

Prevents and/or resolves conflicts within the team; encourages and empowers others.

Ensures timely communication of issues/points of interest.

Provides thought leadership and/ or industry knowledge for own area of expertise and participates in knowledge transfer within the team and business unit.

Contributes to team development of skills and capabilities through mentorship of others, by sharing feedback, knowledge and experiences and leveraging best practices.

Contributes to a fair, positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce.

Acts as a brand ambassador for own business area/function and the bank, both internally and/or externally

BREADTH & DEPTH

Senior role with principal accountability in the areas of strategic and tactical advice, counsel, influence, relationships and oversight, training and development of others, and special projects

Key relationships are business partners, contract managers, management, senior management.

Leads in complex, sensitive, and ambiguous situations.

Gives advice and support in relation to contract issues and interpretations.

Integrates legal and business needs to identify the need for appropriate policies and procedures within own area.

Recognized as a subject matter expert with significant in-depth and/or breadth of expertise in a complex field and knowledge of broader related areas.

Role requires substantial relationship management breadth and influence in leading initiatives, planning and/or integrating executional activities with excellent communication skills.

Anticipates emerging business trends and regulatory/risk issues as a basis for recommending large-scale product, technical, functional or operations improvements.

Serves as a source of expert advice to senior management in field of specialty; may lead team(s) of related specialists/experts.

Engages stakeholders to take action; serves as a source of expert advice, influences change; frames information in a broader organizational context.

Provides leadership guidance, makes recommendations and collaborates with business partners to ensure solutions meets the business needs on a complex project or program.

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

Undergraduate degree or relevant professional certifications, designations, or equivalent required (JD/LLB)

Admission to the Bar in good standing and licensed to practice law in the province.

7+ years relevant experience (financial industry/complex organization)

Who We Are:

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you’ve got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs, we’re here to support you towards your goals. As an organization, we keep growing – and so will you.

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information:
We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Colleague Development
If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD – and we’re committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.
 

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process 
We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you’d like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you

Our Values
At TD we’re guided by our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues, and share a set of values that shape our culture and guide our behavior. In exchange for how our colleagues show up to help TD succeed, we are committed to delivering a colleague experience grounded in Impact, Growth and a Culture of Care. No matter where you work across TD, we empower you to make an impact at work and in your community, explore and grow your career and be part of our caring and inclusive culture.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
At TD, we’re committed to fostering an environment where all colleagues are encouraged to bring their authentic selves to work, experience equitable opportunities, and feel respected and supported. We’re dedicated to building an inclusive workforce that reflects the diversity of the customers and the communities in which we live and serve.

Helping to Make an Impact in Communities – TD Ready Commitment
TD has a long-standing commitment to help drive progress towards a more inclusive and sustainable future. That’s why we launched the TD Ready Commitment in 2018, now a multi-year North American initiative. Under the TD Ready Commitment, we are targeting a total of C$1 billion by 2030 in community giving across four key, interconnected drivers of change: Financial Security, Vibrant Planet, Connected Communities, and Better Health. It’s our goal to help support change, nurture progress, and contribute to making the world a better, more inclusive place for our customers, colleagues, and communities. Learn more: Canada | US | Europe & Asia Pacific