Counsel advising TD, a major North American bank, on Canadian Personal Bank products, consumer protection, and regulatory risk. Drafting agreements and guiding business partners across jurisdictions.
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Legal Counsel, Private Markets – Innovation
Posted 5 days ago
About the role
- Legal Counsel supporting Alberta’s securities regulator on private markets, emerging technologies, and digital assets. Developing policy, reviewing filings, and advising market participants on securities-law compliance.
Responsibilities
- Provide legal, policy, and regulatory support to the Private Markets & Innovation team
- Conduct legal and policy research on securities law issues affecting small and scaling businesses, emerging technologies, digital assets, and tokenization
- Engage with early-stage businesses, investors, legal advisors, accountants, and other stakeholders through educational seminars, workshops, and outreach sessions
- Provide legal support to Corporate Finance staff in reviewing filings submitted to the ASC
- Identify legal or policy issues requiring further analysis, escalation, or stakeholder communication
- Develop practical legal and policy analyses and recommendations
- Participate in project teams and committees developing policies, rules, guidance, and other regulatory initiatives
- Draft, review, and refine policy materials, guidance documents, memoranda, presentations, and other resources
Requirements
- A law degree
- Approximately two to four years of relevant legal experience
- Membership in good standing, or eligibility for membership, with the Law Society of Alberta
- Experience in securities law or interest in small and scaling companies, private markets, corporate finance, capital raising, disclosure obligations, regulatory policy, or business law
- Some knowledge of securities legislation, rules, instruments, policies, and regulatory guidance
- Ability to deepen securities-law knowledge through legal research, practical application, and mentorship
- Understanding of challenges facing small and scaling companies, private-market activity, capital-raising alternatives, and regulatory compliance issues, or ability to develop this understanding quickly
- Strong verbal communication and presentation skills
- Ability to explain regulatory requirements in a practical and accessible manner
- Ability to work out of the ASC office in Calgary, Alberta
Benefits
- Comprehensive Total Rewards package
- Equal opportunity employer
- Inclusive work environment where every employee feels valued and respected
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