Senior Counsel, Environmental, Social, and Governance

3 days ago


Toronto, Canada RBC Full time

Senior Counsel, Environmental, Social, and Governance 2 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants What is the opportunity? What will you do? Identify, assess and manage legal, regulatory, and reputational risk relating to ESG matters. Work with business partners on ESG initiatives to provide advice on strategy, disclosure, metrics, risk management and governance. Review and advise on ESG-related disclosures. Provide sound legal risk analysis in a user-friendly manner to senior executives and assess and anticipate the needs of business and functional partners. Monitor legal regulatory and market developments and trends. Advise on sustainability oversight requirements of regulators and expectations of institutional investors and markets. Support RBC in its engagement with stakeholders on ESG-related matters, including attending engagement meetings and drafting responses to shareholder proposals. Preparing reports to the RBC Board of Directors and its committees as required. What do you need to succeed? Must-have JD/LLB from a recognized law school. Member in good standing of a law society or bar association. 6+ years of relevant experience in private practice and/or in-house at a financial institution. Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team environment and balancing competing work demands, prioritizing and being responsive to business imperatives. Nice-to-have Experience with ESG matters, public disclosures and/or litigation. What’s in it for you? A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, highly competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable. Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team. Financial strength and strong brand. Job Skills Business, Business Perspective, Coaching Others, Customer Service Management, Decision Making, Environmental Social And Governance (ESG), Financial Regulation, Group Problem Solving, High Impact Communication, Legal Disclosures, Legal Practices, Organizational Change Management, Strategic Advice, Sustainability, Time Management Address: ROYAL BANK PLAZA, 200 BAY ST:TORONTO City: Toronto Country: Canada Work hours/week: 37.5 Employment Type: Full time Pay Type: Salaried Application Deadline: 2026-01-16 I nclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all. Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at RBC by 2x #J-18808-Ljbffr



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