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Legal Counsel, Litigation

Legal Counsel, Litigation

Scotiabank • Toronto, ON, CA
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Is this role right for you?

In this role you will:
• Champion a 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 litigation
• Develop and maintains strong working relationships with internal business units
• Understand how the Bank's risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions
• Actively pursue effective 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, AMUATF risk and conduct risk
• Champion a high performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed? - We'd love to work with you if you have:
• Graduate of a recognized law school with 3-5 years practical in-house or private practice experience.
• Membership in a Law Society in Canada.
• The position requires a high level of analytical, human relations and communications skills.
• Established problem solving skills.
• Sophisticated drafting and writing skills.
• Banking and securities litigation experience is nice to have


What's in it for you:
• Managing all civil litigation matters against the Bank and its subsidiaries in Canada (other than employment, tax and collections matters)
• Assist in overseeing litigation involving global subsidiaries
• Monitor and instruct external counsel on behalf of the business line
• Attend at and represent the Bank's interests at mediations
• Provide legal advice with respect to litigation risk on complaints, regulatory and other matters
• Conduct and direct internal investigations
• Exposure to a broad range of Bank related matters and specialized areas of the law

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