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Location: Toronto or Port Hope, ON Canada Type: Permanent Group/Grade: Management Date: December 2, 2024   The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) is Canada’s largest nurses’ union. We are powered by our members — 68,000 nurses and health-care professionals, and 18,000 nursing student affiliates — who provide care in hospitals, long-term care, public health, the community, clinics and industry.   Our mission is to defend the rights of and advocate for nurses and health-care professionals who care for the health of Ontarians. We empower members and fight against unfair and unsafe treatment, negotiate and enforce our contracts, offer benefits and insurance, provide tailored education and development opportunities and much more. We confront governments, administrations and other policymakers head on to fight for high-quality public health care.   ONA is seeking to hire a Senior Legal Advisor to join our Legal Department. The successful candidate will act as senior counsel for ONA in complex litigation, support the delivery of legal services across the organization, and provide legal advice and opinions to the leadership team; act as a lead on behalf of the legal department in designated specialty area(s).   This is what else you can expect from this dynamic role: Advisory, Research, Opinion Work, and Reports Provide strategic and legal advice to ONA, the CLO, the CEO, the senior executive team, the management team, staff, the Board of Directors, and Local and Bargaining Unit Leaders. Work with the CLO and the Manager of Litigation to coordinate, support, and assist in delivering and supporting legal services to ONA. Conduct legal research on legal issues as required. Provide legal advice, prepare written legal opinions, and memoranda on a broad range of issues that arise across the organization. Litigation Prepare and litigate a range of cases including judicial reviews/court matters, significant /complex arbitration cases or cases with provincial implications, overflow arbitration cases, labour board matters ( Public Sector Labour Relations Transition Act , Labour Relations Act : certification/decertification applications, successor employer/related employer applications, unfair labour practice, jurisdictional disputes, duty of fair representation complaints), appeals under the Occupational Health & Safety Act , proceedings before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, overflow cases before the College of Nurses and other regulatory bodies, and other special proceedings including public inquiries, coroner’s inquest, and commissions. Acts as co-counsel with junior counsel and in doing so, mentor other counsel in their litigation skills and practice development. Leadership: Education, Direction, and Lead Prepare and provide educational presentations to staff, leaders, and membership. Develop litigation and labour relations directions in relation to ongoing issues and drive optimal resolution of provincial litigation as assigned in conjunction with the CLO and Manager of Litigation through strategy formation, direction & advice. Act as the lead in a specialty area or issue as assigned. Support to the Litigation Team Provide substantive legal advice and support to the Manager of Litigation. Provide substantive legal advice to the Legal Coordinators as needed. Lead the litigation team in professional development matters in coordination with the Manager of Litigation. What we are looking for: The successful candidate will possess - LL.B/Juris Doctor (J.D) is required. Called to the Bar of Ontario. A member in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario. A minimum of eight (8) to ten (10) years of relevant experience including demonstrated knowledge and practice in labour law and related areas including in the courts, rights arbitration, labour board, human rights, privacy, health & safety, and other areas. Demonstrated litigation and oral advocacy skills as well as drafting of legal opinions, pleadings, submissions, and factum. Demonstrated knowledge and experience in labour relations issues in health care relevant to Registered Nurses and other Regulated Health Care Professionals. Demonstrated experience with teaching, educating, and mentoring staff. Demonstrated inter-personal skills and proven success in relationship building. Must have good judgement, strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills. The successful candidate must be able to travel, possess a valid driver’s license and have access to an automobile for business use.   All interested candidates may apply via ONA Jobs by 4:30 p.m. on December 16, 2024.   The Ontario Nurses’ Association is committed to employment and pay equity within its staff. Applications are encouraged from equity groups including individuals of Indigenous descent, racialized individuals, individuals with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ persons. We also provide accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (‘AODA’). If you require accommodation for a disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please notify Human Resources.   Thank you for your interest in joining us. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.        

Job Description: Department Overview   TD Legal is dedicated to providing industry-leading advice and counsel to all TD business segments and corporate functions. In this Counsel, Incidents & Investigations role, you will join a dynamic and collegial team of professionals at TD Legal, providing advice and supporting a wide range of incident response efforts and internal investigations. This role will involve advising on the investigation into matters that pose potentially significant economic, litigation/legal and/or goodwill risk to the bank as well as providing substantive legal advice on a variety of topics. It is an opportunity to collaborate with other members of TD Legal, multi-disciplinary investigative units across the enterprise, including colleagues in risk management, compliance, human resources, internal audit, security and the lines of business, to help the enterprise identify and manage risk.   Collaborating with talented colleagues and partners in a variety of legal specializations, members of the Canadian Disputes & Investigation, Privacy, Data, Cyber and Financial Crimes legal teams have the chance to develop their skills every day. From mentorship and training programs to leadership development, we will help you realize your full potential and achieve your career goals.   Job Description   The Counsel, Incidents & Investigations role is a member of TD Legal and reports into the AVP for Privacy, Data, Cyber, Fraud & Investigations. The role is expected to anticipate legal, regulatory, economic and reputational risk, and provide strategic and practical legal advice to incident management teams, investigation units, control partners and other business stakeholders on a wide range of incidents and investigations. Duties include:   Triaging incidents and investigations for the investigations and cyber legal teams, including acting as TD Legal's main point of contact for the enterprise incident management team Providing legal advice to lines of business, incident management and investigation units to address potential legal, regulatory, economic and reputational risk(s) to the bank, including to identify and liaise with additional internal stakeholders or subject matter experts, as appropriate Providing legal advice on areas relevant to investigations, including legal, settlement and other privileges, document production issues, complaint management, law enforcement engagement, investigation best practices and the law regarding financial and non-financial remediation. Identifying and communicating relevant legal risks and mitigation strategies, while ensuring awareness among relevant stakeholders and other members of the TD Legal team Proactively identifying and escalating risks where required, and ensuring prompt and thorough incident management Oversight of external counsel and other third-party vendors when necessary Remaining current on evolving regulatory requirements and expectations, as well as Canadian case law, in connection with a range of financial crime and banking consumer protection matters Supporting senior counsel and contributing to high priority special projects and other TD Legal initiatives Supporting the team's knowledge management in respect of advice given and knowledge assets   Job Requirements   Law degree from an accredited law school and qualified to practice law in Canada 3-5 years of relevant experience as a lawyer working at a major law firm or in-house (litigation, class action, e-discovery, regulatory enforcement, crisis management and investigations experience preferred) Experience in the banking and financial services sector, an asset Versatile and flexible, with a willingness to develop knowledge and expertise in new areas of law Advanced communication (written and verbal), negotiation, conflict resolution, legal research and analytical skills Ability to simplify, problem solve, multitask and work effectively against deadlines Strong teamwork and client relationship management skills Operates with creativity and innovation; seeks different perspectives and new ideas   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 a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more   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 Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you’d like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process. We look forward to hearing from you!