Senior Legal Counsel

Scotiabank

Full-time Toronto, Ontario Lawyers, Judges, and Related Workers

Posted:

March 22, 2026

Location:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Job Description

Is this role right for you?
 In this role you will: Champions a customer-focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
Provides legal analysis, documentation, negotiation, preparation, review, research and advice and counsel to the Global Banking and Markets (GBM) business line, specifically with respect to commodity derivatives. 
Engages and directs the activity of external counsel. Manages and reviews external counsel’s work product.
Researches legal issues of substantial complexity on a national or regional basis and researches proposed federal and provincial legislation to evaluate the impact on Scotiabank; informs management on developing legal trends and their impact on operations and recommends courses of action; creates and maintains precedents within the Legal Department and for use by business line partners as appropriate.
Reviews and proactively advises on new, prop...
                

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Job Overview

Job Type: Full-time

Location: Toronto, Canada

Posted: March 22, 2026

Deadline: May 01, 2026