Senior Counsel, Head of Canadian Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement, TD Securities

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Job Description:

Position Overview:

TD Securities is seeking an experienced and skilled Senior Counsel to lead TD Securities litigation and regulatory investigations in Canada. This role will report to the General Counsel TD Securities covering both litigation and regulatory enforcement matters across TD Securities Corporate Investment Banking and Global Markets businesses. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced high-performance environment dealing with complex issues and with a dynamic and collegial team of legal professionals.

This is a senior role in the area of litigation and regulatory enforcement with principal accountability in the areas of strategic and tactical legal advice counsel influence relationships and oversight development of others and special projects. The successful candidate is a lawyer with experience in Canadian securities litigation and regulatory enforcement at a large law firm financial institution broker-dealer or regulator.

Job Accountabilities:

• Advise on securities litigation and regulatory enforcement matters impacting TD Securities provide legal guidance on complex matters and work closely with other members of the TD Securities Legal Team.

• Manage all aspects of securities litigation including external counsel at all levels of court in Ontario and other provinces to develop and implement strategy for the resolution of litigation. Please note that this role does not involve direct in-court advocacy.

• Manage all aspects of securities regulatory enforcement matters including external counsel with respect to any TD Securities regulatory enforcement matters with applicable securities regulators.

• Identifying key legal risks and mitigation strategies while ensuring awareness among relevant stakeholders and other members of the TD Securities Legal team.

• Provide best in class advice that is integrated with the strategies and objectives of the business and consistent with the enterprise-wide risk policy.

• Provide advice to other members of the TD Securities Legal Team and the Business with respect to contractual interpretation and drafting pre-litigation dispute resolution and litigation/regulatory enforcement risk analysis.

• Manage privileged internal investigations and provide legal advice to relevant stakeholders on privilege and best practices.

• Engage with internal risk compliance and regulatory teams and senior business executives and committees.

• Stay current on the securities litigation and regulatory enforcement landscape and market developments.

• Provide guidance and training to business and legal partners through presentations on best practices developments in the law and emerging risk areas.

• Support development and/or implementation of policies procedures and solutions that mitigate risk and enable the achievement of business/enterprise priorities.

Qualifications/Skills/Experience:

• 7 years of post-call securities litigation experience working with a law firm in-house or financial services regulator.

• Strong expertise in securities litigation and regulatory enforcement matters.

• Experience with Canadian broker-dealer regulation is an asset.

• Comfort working in an ever-evolving fast-paced high-stakes investment banking and trading floor environment on complex matters.

• Ability to identify problems and barriers and effectively implement creative and innovative solutions to further business strategy.

• Strong analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills.

• Flexibility to quickly adapt to changing and ambiguous dynamics.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to provide clear business-oriented legal advice.

• Qualified to practice law in Ontario.

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.

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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
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We look forward to hearing from you!

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