Legal Counsel, Litigation
Scotiabank•Toronto, ON
•Onsite
About The Position
The Legal Counsel contributes to the overall success of the Legal Department in Canada by supporting the team’s business strategies and objectives, and by ensuring that all activities comply with governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures. This role provides expert, high quality legal advice and counsel on all litigation matters to a broad range of stakeholders across the Bank and its global subsidiaries.
Requirements
- Graduate of a recognized law school with 3-5 years practical in-house or private practice experience.
- Membership in a Law Society in Canada.
- The position requires a high level of analytical, human relations and communications skills.
- Established problem solving skills.
- Sophisticated drafting and writing skills.
Nice To Haves
- Banking and securities litigation experience
Responsibilities
- Managing all civil litigation matters against the Bank and its subsidiaries in Canada (other than employment, tax and collections matters)
- Assist in overseeing litigation involving global subsidiaries
- Monitor and instruct external counsel on behalf of the business line
- Attend at and represent the Bank's interests at mediations
- Provide legal advice with respect to litigation risk on complaints, regulatory and other matters
- Conduct and direct internal investigations
- Champion a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge
- Recommend and communicate high quality and valued advice and counsel on a broad range of legal matters related to litigation
- Develop and maintains strong working relationships with internal business units
- Understand how the Bank's risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions
- Actively pursue effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational risk, regulatory compliance risk, AMUATF risk and conduct risk
- Champion a high performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment
Benefits
- Exposure to a broad range of Bank related matters and specialized areas of the law
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
