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Senior Counsel, Wealth Litigation

Senior Counsel, Wealth Litigation

The Toronto-Dominion Bank (Canada) • Toronto, ON, Canada
22 days ago
Salary
CA$165,000.00 yearly
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Overview

Work Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours: 37.5

Line of Business: Legal

Pay Details: $165,000 - $210,000 CAD. The pay details posted reflect a temporary market premium specific to this role that is reassessed annually. TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues.

Department Overview

TD Legal is dedicated to providing industry‑leading advice and counsel to all TD business segments and corporate functions. The Senior Counsel, Wealth Litigation role provides support to the Legal Department and business teams on a variety of issues.

Responsibilities

  • Manage external counsel in all aspects of litigation at all levels of court in Canada to develop and implement strategy for the resolution of litigation.
  • Identify key legal risks and mitigation strategies, while ensuring awareness among relevant stakeholders and other members of the TD Legal team.
  • Provide best‑in‑class litigation advice that is integrated with the strategies and objectives of the business and consistent with the enterprise‑wide risk policy.
  • Advise other members of the Legal Department and businesses across TD with respect to contractual interpretation and drafting, pre‑litigation dispute resolution, and litigation risk analysis.
  • Support internal investigations and provide legal advice on privilege and best practices.
  • Provide regular oral and written reporting to senior members of the Legal Department, control groups, business executives, and various risk committees.
  • Provide guidance and training to business and legal partners through presentations on best practices, developments in the law, and emerging risk areas.
  • Support the development and/or implementation of policies, procedures, and solutions that mitigate risk and enable the achievement of business and enterprise priorities.
  • Work closely with other control groups, such as Corporate Security, Compliance/Anti‑Money Laundering, Risk, and Fraud.
  • Build and maintain positive working relationships by effectively communicating and regularly sharing information, learnings, and knowledge with internal and external business partners.
  • Contribute to high‑priority special projects and other Legal Department initiatives.

Qualifications / Skills / Experience

  • Law degree from an accredited law school and qualified to practice law in Ontario.
  • Possess 8+ years of post‑call litigation experience working with a major law firm, in‑house, or at a securities regulator.
  • A solid background in securities litigation, particularly in the regulatory space.
  • Experience litigating large, complex matters, including class actions.
  • Advanced ability to identify problems and barriers, and to effectively implement solutions that further business strategy.
  • Advanced ability to operate with creativity and innovation and a desire to seek different perspectives and new ideas.
  • Demonstrated excellence in judgment, leadership, and relationship‑management skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
  • Solid collaboration and team‑building skills.
  • Flexibility to quickly adapt to changing and ambiguous initiatives or requirements.
  • Ability to work effectively across and throughout the enterprise, with teams and independently.
  • Ability to multi‑task and operate on a day‑to‑day basis with limited supervision.
  • Advanced ability to communicate complicated legal issues in a clear, succinct, and effective manner to business clients and other professionals, both verbally and in writing.
  • Bilingualism would be considered an asset, but it is not required.
  • Strong technology aptitude, including proficiency with standard office software, learning and applying new technologies, and understanding current and emerging technologies and their impact on business objectives.

Language Requirement (Quebec Only)

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