Senior Litigation Counsel

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

Job summary

The Ontario Securities Commission is seeking a Senior Litigation Counsel to join their Regulatory Litigation Team. This role involves guiding complex investigations, leading prosecution teams, and engaging in court activities relevant to Ontario’s capital market regulations. Successful candidates will have over 10 years of legal experience and be licensed to practice law in Ontario, taking part in a dynamic environment while contributing to investor protection and capital market integrity.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years’ experience as a lawyer licensed in Ontario.
• Experience leading complex hearings or trials is essential.
• Preferred: Securities litigation or prosecutorial experience.

Responsibilities

• Identify legal issues and formulate investigation strategies.
• Analyze evidence for potential violations of securities law.
• Lead prosecutions before tribunals and courts.

Skills

Legal analysis

Team leadership

Advocacy

Litigation strategy

Education

Law degree and license to practice in Ontario

Job description

Senior Litigation Counsel

Toronto | 10+ years

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is the statutory body responsible for regulating Ontario’s capital markets in accordance with the mandate established in the provincial Securities Act and the Commodity Futures Act. The mandate of the OSC is to provide protection to investors from unfair, improper or fraudulent practices, to foster fair, efficient and competitive capital markets and confidence in the capital markets, to foster capital formation, and to contribute to the stability of the financial system and the reduction of systemic risk. This mandate is performed through policy, operational, and enforcement activities. The OSC also contributes to national and global securities regulation development. We offer a diverse, fair, and flexible work environment and take pride in our challenging and rewarding work.

The OSC’s Enforcement Division is recruiting for Senior Litigation Counsel to join their Regulatory Litigation Team or their Criminal Investigations & Prosecutions Team.

Working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment on a multi-disciplinary team, as Senior Litigation Counsel, you will help guide complex investigations and identify potential breaches of Ontario securities law.

• You will identify important legal issues and assist with formulating strategies for successful investigations.
• You will analyze and evaluate evidence to determine whether violations have occurred and recommend for appropriate action.
• In addition, you will lead teams to conduct prosecutions before the Capital Markets Tribunal or the Ontario courts and be responsible for the organization of disclosure, drafting appropriate allegations and liaising with defence counsel and other stakeholders in your day-to-day duties.
• You will also appear in court to seek remedies, such as receiverships and freeze directions.
• Securities litigation and/or prosecutorial experience is preferred.

Candidates must have a minimum of 10 years’ experience and be or are able to become a lawyer licensee of the Law Society of Ontario in good standing.
Previous experience leading large or complex hearings or trials is essential.

As Senior Litigation Counsel you will gain valuable advocacy experience and mentoring opportunities. You will have the opportunity to be an integral part of a leading-edge team leveraging an innovative mix of traditional investigative techniques, data analytics, and open source intelligence analysis to investigate and prosecute complex cases.

The OSC has partnered with ZSA Legal Recruitment to support the recruitment process.

To be considered for this opportunity, please submit your application to Warren Bongard at [e-mail]. Ref. #32988.

This is an exclusive search with ZSA Legal Recruitment. All CVs sent to the Ontario Securities Commission will be redirected to ZSA for review.

Tagged as: Legal Counsel, Litigation, Senior