Sr. Paralegal

Legal Team Member

TD's US Commercial Lending & Workout Legal team supports the US Commercial Bank and Commercial Workout, helping to enable their business strategies while managing legal risks presented in day-to-day operations. The team works closely with senior leadership, credit management, credit risk, relationship managers, and workout officers to provide legal support in a number of areas, including without limitation policy and procedure reviews, issue remediation, contract negotiation, transactional risk analysis, litigation management, and the sourcing of legal advice from other teams internal to TD Legal and external law firms as needed.

Depth & Scope:

• May supervise administrative and paralegal staff, assigning responsibilities, prioritizing and monitoring work and evaluating results
• Provides leadership, coaching, counseling and guidance to staff; assigns tasks and responsibilities
• Trains new staff members and other related departments in policies, practices and procedures relevant to assigned practice team, or counsel's practice including incorporating procedures for new products, laws and regulations, coordinating with corporate training and other personnel as needed
• Assists in the management of expenditures with outside counsel
• Coordinates gathering of information from various departments in the preparation of contracts, litigation documents, applications, filings and other legal documents
• Assists external counsel in securing information, witnesses, documents required from the Company
• Prepares draft regulatory applications and responsible for maintenance of corporate records, and corporate filings, preparation of corporate votes and certificates and drafting of documents
• Drafts resolutions, contracts, pleadings and other legal documents and instruments, including Employee contracts, shareholder agreements, stock-option plans, Employee benefit plans and etc
• Maintains regulatory filings related to activities
• Supervises permanent storage activities and processes in corporate record center
• Coordinates regulatory application planning, production, and delivery
• Interacts with corporate subsidiaries regarding variety of legal matters
• Prepares and reviews, under supervision of counsel, draft legal pleadings and motions to be filed with the court, prepares and obtains affidavits and assists external attorneys in coordinating witnesses and production of evidence for hearings
• Researches appropriate laws, judicial decisions, legal activities and other materials that are relevant to assigned cases
• Deals directly with clients to assist in providing appropriate documentation
• Participates in special projects and performs additional duties as required

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or progressive work experience in addition to experience below
• 8+ Years of related experience
• Supervisory experience desirable
• Experience in legal department or law firm related to area of practice preferred
• Proficient knowledge of legal concepts, terminology, principles and procedures and/or legal document drafting within a generally defined subject area
• Wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected
• Ability to effectively prioritize and meet quick deadlines in a deadline driven environment
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to effectively interact with entire range of Company personnel from Directors, to Executive Management, to front line staff across the footprint
• Demonstrates professional conduct and presence, exercising tact, diplomacy and discretion in sensitive matters
• Strong organizational and legal research skills
• PC skills, including Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and Access

Preferred Qualifications:

• Commercial lending transactional support in a law firm or in-house environment
• Experience drafting commercial contracts
• Experience as a litigation matter paralegal

Physical Requirements:

• Domestic Travel Occasional
• International Travel Never
• Performing sedentary work Continuous
• Performing multiple tasks Continuous
• Operating standard office equipment - Continuous
• Responding quickly to sounds Occasional
• Sitting Continuous
• Standing Occasional
• Walking Occasional
• Moving safely in confined spaces Occasional
• Lifting/Carrying (under 25 lbs.) Occasional
• Lifting/Carrying (over 25 lbs.) Never
• Squatting Occasional
• Bending Occasional
• Kneeling Never
• Crawling Never
• Climbing Never
• Reaching overhead Never
• Reaching forward Occasional
• Pushing Never
• Pulling Never
• Twisting Never
• Concentrating for long periods of time Continuous
• Applying common sense to deal with problems involving standardized situations Continuous
• Reading, writing and comprehending instructions Continuous
• Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing Continuous

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. The listed or specified responsibilities & duties are considered essential functions for ADA purposes.

Who We Are: TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you've got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs, we're here to support you towards your goals. As an organization, we keep growing and so will you.

Our Total Rewards Package:

Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes base salary and variable compensation/incentive awards (e.g., eligibility for cash and/or equity incentive awards, generally through participation in an incentive plan) and several other key plans such as 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, and reward and recognition.

Additional Information:

We're delighted that you're considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we're committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home. Colleague Development If you're interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You'll 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. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD and we're committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals. Training & Onboarding We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you've got everything you need to succeed in your new role. Interview Process We'll 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:

TD Bank is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. If you are an applicant with a disability and need accommodations to