Legal Counsel (Contract) (Toronto)

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 initiatives 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 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 ordinary course commercial contracts such as vendor agreements, NDAs, leases, consulting agreements.
• 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 ordinary course.
• Provide legal advice and support on a wide range of commercial matters.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications – Must Have

• 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.
• Ability to develop and maintain solid 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 Have

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

Location : Toronto, ON

Contract Length : 13 months

Work Arrangement : Hybrid – 2–3 days per week in the office

Salary Range : $75/h – $85/h CAD (guideline)

TMX is committed to creating and sustaining a collegial work environment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect and which reflects the diversity of the community in which we operate.

We provide accommodations for applicants and employees who require it.