Legal Counsel, Banking/Finance

ZSA Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ZSA Canada is partnering with a national government organization to find a skilled Legal Counsel for their Toronto office. This dynamic banking and finance role entails working on Indigenous equity and infrastructure transactions across various sectors, providing candidates with a unique opportunity.

The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in banking and finance, alongside handling complex transactions, and will be expected to collaborate with teams to structure and negotiate deals effectively.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in banking/finance, project finance, or sophisticated transactional work.
• Experience with complex, high-profile transactions.
• Knowledge of Indigenous participation considerations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal counsel on banking, finance, and project finance.
• Support transactions in sectors including energy and natural resources.
• Collaborate to structure, negotiate, and close transactions.

Skills

Banking/finance

Project finance

Transactional work

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Overview

We’re partnering with a mission-driven national government organization to recruit a Legal Counsel for a dynamic banking and finance role based in Toronto. This is a unique opportunity to work on complex, high-profile Indigenous equity and infrastructure transactions across sectors including energy, natural resources and major projects. The ideal candidate will bring strong experience in banking/finance, project finance or sophisticated transactional work from a leading Bay Street or in-house environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal counsel on banking, finance, project finance or sophisticated transactional matters related to Indigenous equity and major infrastructure transactions.
• Support transactions across sectors including energy, natural resources and major projects, with high visibility to senior leadership.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external counsel to structure, negotiate and close transactions.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in banking/finance, project finance or sophisticated transactional work from a leading Bay Street firm or in-house environment.
• Experience handling complex, high-profile transactions and knowledge of Indigenous participation considerations is a plus.