Counsel, M&A

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TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidates skills and experience job-related knowledge geographic location and other specific business and organizational needs.

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Job Description:

TD Bank Group

The Toronto-Dominion Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively known as TD Bank Group (TD or the Bank). TD is the sixth largest bank in North America by assets and serves approximately 28.1 million clients through four key business segments:

Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking

U.S. Banking

Wealth Management and Insurance

Wholesale Banking including TD Securities and TD Cowen

TD operates in key financial centres around the world and is among North Americas leading digital banks with more than 13 million active mobile users in Canada and the United States.

As at April 30 2026 TD had approximately $2.1 trillion in assets and approximately 105000 colleagues. The Toronto-Dominion Bank trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TD and is governed by the Bank Act (Canada).

Legal Department

The Legal Department partners with TD businesses and corporate functions to help TD achieve its strategic objectives while managing legal and regulatory risk. The Legal Department:

Provides practical business-focused advice on complex legal matters

Supports enterprise growth through acquisitions divestitures strategic investments partnerships and business initiatives

Identifies and manages legal and regulatory risk

Provides strategic legal advice to senior executives and boards

Supports engagement with regulators and policymakers

Leverages expertise across Canada the United States and other jurisdictions in which TD operates

Position Overview

TD is seeking Counsel Legal to join the Mergers & Acquisitions legal team.

The M&A Counsel will serve as a trusted advisor to TDs Corporate Development team business executives and other legal colleagues on a broad range of strategic transactions and corporate initiatives. The successful candidate will participate in leading the legal aspects of mergers acquisitions divestitures strategic investments joint ventures and partnerships internal reorganizations and other significant strategic transactions across TDs businesses.

The role requires strong transaction execution capabilities sound judgment exceptional stakeholder management skills and the ability to balance legal risk management with commercial objectives in a dynamic fast-paced and highly regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

Lead legal execution of mergers acquisitions divestitures strategic investments joint ventures partnerships internal reorganizations and other significant strategic transactions

Advise on transaction structure legal and regulatory considerations governance requirements and execution strategy

Draft negotiate and oversee transaction documentation

Lead legal due diligence and integration planning efforts

Coordinate multidisciplinary legal support across specialist practice areas

Provide legal advice regarding transaction opportunities and risks

Present complex legal and business issues in a practical concise and actionable manner

Support executive management and board approval processes

Identify assess and mitigate legal and regulatory risks associated with strategic transactions

Advise on applicable banking financial services securities competition privacy employment technology and other legal issues

Support engagement with Canadian U.S. and international regulatory authorities where required

Select instruct and manage external counsel

Drive efficient use of legal resources and management of external legal spend

Coordinate teams across Legal Compliance Risk Finance Tax Treasury Human Resources and business lines

Lead cross-functional transaction teams and influence outcomes across multiple stakeholder groups

Qualifications

Law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) and member in good standing of the Law Society of Ontario

Typically 4 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions corporate transactions or corporate development matters gained at a leading law firm financial institution or sophisticated in-house legal department

Experience leading complex domestic and cross-border transactions

Experience negotiating transaction documents and managing external counsel

Experience advising senior executives and other decision-makers

Leadership Competencies

Strong commercial judgment

Ability to operate effectively in a complex highly regulated environment

Exceptional drafting and negotiation skills

Strong project management and organizational abilities

Ability to lead multiple concurrent transactions and competing priorities

Who We Are:

TD is one of the worlds leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day we strive to make every interaction product and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple for over 27 million households and businesses in Canada the United States and around the world. More than 95000 TD colleagues bring their skills talent and creativity to foster deeper relationships ensure disciplined execution and build a simpler faster banking experience. TD is deeply committed to being a leader in client experience that is why we believe that all colleagues no matter where they work are client facing. Together we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients colleagues and communities.

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:
Were delighted that youre considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations training programs and a competitive benefits plan were committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations requirements.

Colleague Development

If youre interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills we want to help you succeed. Youll 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.

If youre passionate about helping clients and building deep lasting relationships TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact.

Were committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued everyone has fair opportunities to grow and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD we hire and develop the best.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that youve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process
Well 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 youd 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!

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