Counsel

2 weeks ago

Montréal, Canada TD Bank Full time

**TD Description**

Stay current and competitive. Carve out a career for yourself. Grow with us.

**Department Overview**

TD Legal is a team dedicated to providing legal advice and counsel to all TD business segments (Retail, Wealth, Insurance, Wholesale, Business Banking) as well as the Corporate Functions. 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 while protecting and managing the risk for one of Canada's most trusted financial service providers, then join our team.

In this role, you will be a member of the Canadian Insurance Legal Team and will be located in Montreal or Toronto. The Canadian Insurance Legal Team consists of lawyers focused on providing advice and counsel to TD's Canadian Insurance businesses.

In this role, you will be a member of a hard-working group of lawyers in the Legal Department. You will join a dynamic and collegial team of legal professionals and be involved in a wide range of activities working to advance strategic priorities while ensuring proper risk management.

As Counsel, you will have a challenging and diverse practice that will allow you to refine your legal skills. You will work closely with colleagues, external counsel and other partners across the TD Insurance businesses, as well as with senior executives. You will work as part of a team to provide ongoing support and legal advice to TD Insurance, General Insurance (Property and Casualty). This includes:

- Working collaboratively with business, control functions and with other members of TD Legal to deliver high-quality legal advice
- Ensuring compliance with all relevant federal and provincial legislation, including provincial and federal insurance acts and regulations as well as other legislation relevant to insurance companies and agencies
- Reviewing and advocating on new legislation and regulatory developments impacting Insurance
- Assisting in the management of relevant regulatory relationships, regulatory inquiries and managing investigations
- Assisting in the resolution of customer issues and complaints
- Providing day-to-day legal support to General Insurance business lines

**Job Requirements**
- You have a law degree from an accredited law school and are qualified to practice law in Ontario and/or Québec
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in financial services law, with an emphasis on insurance services rules and regulations
- You have superior verbal, written, analytical and communication skills, including an ability to communicate effectively with senior members of TD Insurance and of the Bank
- You are an independent thinker with excellent judgment who also has strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with multiple partners
- You have an ability to identify and focus on high value, high risk work and to think critically and exercise excellent judgment
- Provide best-in-class legal advice that is integrated with your clients’ strategies and objectives and coordinated across all relevant jurisdictions
- Provide advice in a clear, concise and timely manner in a highly demanding and time sensitive environment
- Build and maintain excellent, collaborative working relationships internally and externally and regularly advise and collaborate with other representatives of Control Functions within TD Insurance and TD
- Strong organization skills, ability to work in a fast-paced, detail-oriented environment and manage multiple deadlines and priorities
- Ability to be “solutions-oriented”, think critically, make risk-based decisions, have excellent business and legal judgment and work independently as well as part of a team
- Ability to work effectively with external counsel
- Bilingual (oral and written) in French and English is preferred

**Additional Information**

We will be hiring someone licensed to practice law in Quebec or Ontario. Role is open to someone located in Montreal or Toronto.

**Additional Information**
- #LI-Hybrid

**Inclusiveness**

At TD, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and communities in which we live and serve. If you require an accommodation for the recruitment/interview process (including alternate formats of materials, or accessible meeting rooms or other accommodation), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

**Job Family**
- Legal Counsel

**Job Category - Primary**
- Legal Services / Counsel

**Hours**
- 37.5

**Business Line**
- Corporate

**Time Type**
- Full Time

**Employment Type**
- Regular

**Country**
- Canada

**Province/State (Primary)**
- Quebec

**City (Primary)**
- Montreal

**Work Location**
- 50 Boulevard Cremazie West, TD Centre - TD Tow

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