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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive legal expertise in banking and financial services, with strong negotiation, conflict resolution, and analytical skills. Capable of providing pragmatic legal advice and managing complex legal documentation in a fast-paced, regulated environment.
Highest-signal resume keywords
J.D. From An Accredited Law School10+ Years Of Related ExperienceCorporate/Finance Transactional Legal ExperienceStrong Negotiation And Conflict Resolution SkillsExperience Drafting And Negotiating Customer Agreements
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Hard Skills
Legal AnalysisContract DraftingRegulatory ComplianceRisk ManagementLegal ResearchNegotiationConflict ResolutionLitigation SupportCustomer Agreement DocumentationBanking Law
Soft Skills
Excellent Oral And Written Communication SkillsStrong Teamwork SkillsSound JudgmentProblem-SolvingClient Management
Tools & Technologies
Standard Office SoftwareDigital PlatformsLegal Management SoftwareDocument Management SystemsCollaboration Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
Bar Admission
Industry Keywords
Commercial BankingFintech ServicesPayments RegulationsFinancial ServicesCorporate LawTransactional LawRegulated Industry ExperienceBanking OperationsLegal Risk ManagementEmerging Technologies
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide oversight, legal advice and support to TD Bank management in Corporate Group Functions and Business Units
- Serve as a legal expert in defined subject matter areas and/or business lines
- Advise the Commercial Banking organization on deposits, payments, cards, treasury management, merchant services, and digital platforms
- Advise on new and updated products and services, partnerships, and sourcing arrangements
- Align customer product terms and support customer contracting and negotiations
- Advise on escalated customer and regulatory issues
- Review communications, digital content, and marketing materials
- Collaborate with senior leadership, product managers, relationship and sales teams, retail and operations teams, regulatory/compliance and risk functions, and TD Legal
- Prepare resolutions, contracts, memoranda, litigation documents, and forms
- Participate in major legal actions, special projects, and practice groups
- Manage or provide guidance to paralegal and administrative staff
- Supervise external counsel and assist with external legal expenditures and departmental legal budgets
- Advise lines of business on practices that minimize legal and litigation risk
- Anticipate client needs, resolve conflicts, and identify future legal risks and opportunities
- Provide pragmatic legal opinions and difficult legal advice to management
- Perform additional duties as required
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor's degree required
- J.D. from an Accredited Law School required
- 10+ years of related experience
- Strong knowledge of at least one area of law relating to banking/financial services operations and issues
- Strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills
- Strong legal and analysis skills
- Ability to apply legal knowledge to the business
- Ability to exercise sound judgment
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong teamwork and client skills
- Ability to provide difficult, complex and unwelcome legal advice credibly and convincingly to management
- Strong technology aptitude, including proficiency with standard office software and ability to learn and apply new technologies
- Capacity to understand current and emerging technologies and their effect on business objectives
- Ability to identify problems and barriers and effectively implement solutions
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple deadlines and priorities
- Corporate/Finance transactional or regulatory legal experience in a law firm or in-house environment
- Experience drafting and negotiating customer agreements or other legal documentation related to financial services, lending or technology products and services
- Interest and experience working in cross-disciplinary and cross-functional environments
- Familiarity with commercial banking or fintech services is a plus
- Familiarity with laws, rules, and regulations applicable to payments or banking
- Experience working in a regulated industry is a plus
- Occasional domestic travel
- Must comply with applicable Bar Rules and Codes of Professional Responsibility
Benefits
Comp & perks- Variable compensation/incentive awards, including eligibility for cash and/or equity incentive awards
- Health and well-being benefits
- Savings and retirement programs
- Paid time off, including Vacation PTO, Flex PTO, and Holiday PTO
- Banking benefits and discounts
- Career development
- Reward and recognition
- Regular career, development, and performance conversations
- Online learning platform
- Mentoring programs
- Training and onboarding sessions
- Accommodations for applicants with disabilities