Legal Operations Specialist, TD Securities (USA) LLC

Work Location:

New York, New York, United States of America

Hours:

40

Line of Business:

Compliance

Pay Detail:

$95.000 - $140,000 USD

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Job Description:

Legal Operations Specialist providing legal operations support to the TD Securities Legal team in New York as a member of its Core Legal team. The optimal candidate will have prior in-house legal operations experience with progressively increasing responsibilities.

Job Description

Primary responsibilities include:

• Managing legal operations for the team: work closely with the legal operations teams in other offices, handle vendors such as law firms and technology providers as well as related billing matters and technical issues
• Work in collaboration with, and provide backup support to, the group admin as needed
• Office management support: liaise with IT for hardware and software needs, handle real estate and facilities requests, manage supplies and coordinate logistics for team meetings and events
• Document assistance: assist team members as needed with creating, editing and printing files
• Legal support for the Core Legal team, such as subpoena and e-discovery management
• Participate in and take the lead on special and recurring projects as they arise
• Assist with any other related operational and administrative tasks as needed

Preferred Qualifications:

To fulfill the responsibilities of the position, the candidate should have a bachelor's degree and a minimum of 3 years' experience working in an operations or administrative position, ideally in an in-house legal department. The candidate must have strong organizational skills, be proactive and be able to prioritize and promptly respond to issues as they arise. The candidate must exercise excellent judgment, have exceptional communication skills and be a team player. The candidate should be comfortable interacting with senior level attorneys. The ability to routinely handle confidential information is a must. Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and Visio is required.

Depth & Scope:

• Works independently as the senior officer and may coach and educate others
• Individual contributor role providing specialized expertise or may lead a small team of specialists
• Considered a subject matter expert within a given area working closely with business partners, auditors and/or regulators
• Contact for business management, regulators and external/internal auditors with assistance from Management, dealing with routine information
• Provides day to day interaction and support to Management
• Oversees/executes and/or performs tasks from end to end
• Focuses on short to mid-term issues (e.g. monthly-quarterly)

Who We Are

TD Securities offers a wide range of capital markets products and services to corporate, government, and institutional clients who choose us for our innovation, execution, and experience. With more than 6,500 professionals operating out of 40 cities across the globe, we help clients meet their needs today and prepare for tomorrow. Our services include underwriting and distributing new issues, providing trusted advice and industry-leading insight, extending access to global markets, and delivering integrated transaction banking solutions. In 2023, we acquired Cowen Inc., offering our clients access to a premier U.S. equities business and highly-diverse equity research franchise, while growing our strong, diversified investment bank. We are growth-oriented, people-focused, and community-minded. As a team, we work to deliver value for our clients every day.

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