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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Expertise in labor and employment law with a strong focus on banking and financial services, providing legal advice, managing litigation, and ensuring compliance. Proven ability to lead teams, manage budgets, and navigate complex legal issues while fostering collaboration with internal stakeholders.
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Labor And Employment Law ExpertiseLitigation ManagementNegotiation And Conflict ResolutionLegal Analysis SkillsTeam Leadership
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Hard Skills
J.D. From An Accredited Law School10+ Years Of Related ExperienceLegal Document PreparationRisk Mitigation StrategiesBudget ManagementCompliance With Bar RulesKnowledge ManagementLegal Advice ApplicationProblem Identification And Solution ImplementationUnderstanding Of Banking Law
Soft Skills
Interpersonal SkillsOral And Written Communication SkillsTeamworkMotivationJudgment
Tools & Technologies
Standard Office SoftwareLegal Management SystemsEmerging Technologies Understanding
Industry Keywords
BankingFinancial ServicesBroker Dealer EnvironmentCorporate Ethical StandardsEmployment-Law Compliance
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide expert-level labor and employment law oversight, legal advice, and support to business lines and stakeholders
- Manage employment litigation matters
- Oversee external counsel and manage legal budgets and expenditures
- Prepare resolutions, contracts, memoranda to management, litigation documents, and forms
- Participate in major legal actions
- Partner with HR and internal stakeholders to identify and mitigate risks and promote employment-law compliance best practices
- Provide legal advice and support to TD Bank management in Corporate Group Functions and Business Units
- Function as a legal expert in defined subject-matter areas and/or business lines
- Manage paralegal and administrative staff as needed, assigning responsibilities and evaluating results
- Provide leadership, coaching, counseling, and guidance to staff
- Work with the General Counsel, department attorneys, and external legal counsel
- Advise business lines on practices that minimize legal and litigation risk
- Assist with departmental budget management
- Anticipate client needs and address complex or ambiguous legal issues
- Identify and prevent future legal risks and opportunities
- Resolve conflicts between business-unit needs and company interests
- Participate in special projects and perform additional duties as required
- Occasional domestic travel
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
- Detail oriented
- Ability to apply legal knowledge to the business
- Ability to exercise sound judgment
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong teamwork and client skills
- Highly motivated
- 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 in the industry and their effects 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
- Understanding of knowledge management and ability to build and support systems and tools
- Compliance with applicable Bar Rules, Codes of Professional Responsibility, and corporate ethical and behavioral standards
- Experience within the financial industry or broker dealer environment preferred
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
- Competitive benefits plan
- Workplace accommodations for applicants with disabilities