Legal Counsel (Contract)

TMX Group•Toronto, ON

1d•CA$75 - CA$85•Hybrid

About The Position

Venture outside the ordinary - TMX Careers The TMX group of companies includes leading global exchanges such as the Toronto Stock Exchange, Montreal Exchange, and numerous innovative organizations enhancing capital markets. United as a global team, we’re connecting cross-functionally, traversing industries and geographies, moving opportunity into action, advancing global economic growth, and propelling progress. Through a rich exchange of ideas, meaningful collaboration, and a nimble operating model, we're powering some of the nation's most critical systems, fueling capital formation and innovation, bringing increased opportunity to business visionaries, product ingenuity to consumers, and career exploration to our team. Ready to be part of the action? TMX Group’s General Counsel’s Office (GCO) is a high-performing legal team with offices in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver and London and is responsible for providing TMX Group and its subsidiaries with the full suite of legal services they need to support and develop their businesses, including with respect to corporate, securities, governance, regulatory, commercial and intellectual property law. As part of the TMX GCO and reporting to the Head of Legal – TSX Trust, Counsel is responsible for supporting TSX Trust Company on a variety of commercial matters. This will be a thirteen month contract. This role is hybrid (2 - 3 days/week in the office) - based in Toronto, ON

Requirements

Member in good standing of a Canadian Law Society
Qualified legal professional with at least 5+ years of relevant, working experience.
Knowledge and experience drafting, negotiating, structuring and advising on various types of commercial contracts and transactions.
Outstanding written and verbal communication, negotiation and drafting skills.
Able to develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external clients.
Champions change and serves as a role model.
Effectively and efficiently supports group efforts.
Team oriented and able to establish relationships with all levels of the organization.
High level of self-motivation and at ease working independently when necessary.
Flexibility and willingness to work simultaneously on a wide range of tasks and projects and ability to prioritize.
Understands how to work effectively within a broader enterprise with overarching priorities.
Works well under pressure and is able to achieve short- and long-term goals with a heavy workload.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of transfer agency/stock transfer and corporate trust industry products and services an asset.
Financial services industry experience, familiarity with OSFI and its regulatory requirements an asset.
Experience in securities and trust law an asset.
English/French bilingual an asset.

Responsibilities

Work with TSX Trust Company’s staff including the senior management team.
Assist in guiding the business through regulatory changes and industry developments.
Support the contract requirements for sophisticated commercial transactions, including strategic projects and business alliances.
Support ongoing technological operational optimization initiative with vendor agreement reviews and assessment of regulatory requirements impacting changes in trust operations.
Provide legal advice and support for the development and execution of commercial strategies and initiatives of TSX Trust Company.
Provide legal advice and drafting in support of client contracts including but not limited to trust indentures, transfer agency agreements, escrow agreements, paying agency and depositary agreements, meeting services, shareholder rights plans and rights agencies, voting and exchange trusts, subscription receipt agreements.
Provide contract support for more ordinary course commercial contracts such as vendor agreements, NDAs, leases, consulting agreements etc.
When required, work with GCO’s other specialized legal teams, including Commercial, Regulatory and Governance, to ensure provision of the full suite of legal services to TSX Trust.
Work with business lines to develop and maintain standard form agreements for products and services offered by TSX Trust Company in support of pivotal initiatives and in the ordinary course
Provide legal advice and support on a wide range of commercial matters.
Other duties, as assigned