Work Location:

Canada

Hours:

37.5

Line of Business:

Legal

Pay Details:

We’re committed to providing fair and equitable compensation to all our colleagues. As a candidate, we encourage you to have an open dialogue with a member of our HR Team and ask compensation related questions, including pay details for this role.

Job Description:

Department Overview

You will join a dynamic and collegial team of legal professionals in the Legal Department and be involved in a wide range of activities working to advance strategic priorities while ensuring proper risk management. Collaborating with talented colleagues and partners in a variety of legal specializations, members of the Legal team are able to develop their skills every day. We will help you realize your full potential and achieve your career goals. From mentorship and training programs to leadership development, you will receive everything you need to succeed.

Job Description Summary

The Senior Counsel will be a member of the Business Banking Legal Team. The team consists of a dynamic and collegial team of professionals involved in a wide range of activities working to advance strategic priorities, provide best-in-class legal advice that is integrated with our clients’ objectives and ensure proper risk oversight across TD's Business Banking businesses.  You will work with a team of talented legal professionals and have a chance to develop your leadership and legal skills every day. 

Job Description/Accountabilities

As Senior Counsel (Business Banking), you will:

• Possess a strong understanding of the legal issues and risks relating to lending, cash management and deposit products for business customers.

• Demonstrate a curiosity for and stay on top of emerging legal issues, such as AI and Open Banking, to support innovation in the Business Bank. You will keep TD Legal, Business and Corporate colleagues up to date on legal issues affecting both Business Banking and the TD Bank Group.

• Provide clients in Business Banking with strategic and tactical advice. You will advise on a wide variety of matters unique and emerging legal risks, regulatory matters, and development of new products and services. You will regularly brief senior executives and other members of TD Legal on key legal risks and development to inform strategic decision-making. 

• Be proactive and creative in working on a wide range of matters. Daily, you will jump in to provide timely and practical advice to colleagues across the Business Bank on specific transactions and initiatives, including questions on lending, deposits, fraud, and customer complaints, across a variety of industries. You will be a team player, willing to address both major legal challenges and smaller, routine issues with equal diligence and expertise.

• Work collaboratively and build relationships with business and corporate areas in TD and other members of TD Legal to deliver the highest quality of service to the Business Bank. You will collaborate with other control functions such as Compliance, Privacy, Anti-Money Laundering, Fraud and Operational Risk to provide coordinated advice to the business. You will be an active participant in risk meetings, task forces and other working groups across the Business Bank and TD Legal.

• Materially contribute to Legal Department initiatives, including knowledge management and workflow improvement.

• Develop and implement processes and precedents to streamline work and find efficiencies for your team.

Experience and 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 state/province

• 5 - 10 years relevant experience.

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!

Language Requirement:

N/A.