Senior Paralegal - Capital Markets

RBC; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

RBC is seeking a Senior Paralegal for its Capital Markets team in Toronto. This role involves supporting capital markets and wealth management legal teams, focusing on transactional documentation, compliance, and relationship building with stakeholders. Competitive salary and professional development opportunities are part of the role.

Benefits

Leaders supporting your development

Inclusive and dynamic team environment

Opportunities for challenging work

Qualifications

• Direct experience negotiating agreements under tight deadlines.
• Strong ability to balance competing work demands.
• Bilingual (English/French) considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing and negotiating all non-disclosure agreements.
• Drafting Canadian corporate powers of attorney.
• Assisting with regulatory filings and compliance.

Skills

Analytical

Communication

Organizational

Problem Solving

Education

Paralegal designation or equivalent experience/education

Job description

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What is the opportunity?

As a Senior Law Clerk or Senior Paralegal – Joint Capital Markets and Wealth Management, you will provide support to the Capital Markets and Wealth Management legal teams of RBC Law Group using a high degree of analytical, communication and organizational skills, focusing on transactional and regulatory documentation for Global Markets, Global Investment Banking, Corporate Banking, Asset Management and Distribution businesses. You will build effective relationships with business and functional partners and help to ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures.

Job Summary

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

As a Senior Law Clerk or Senior Paralegal – Joint Capital Markets and Wealth Management, you will provide support to the Capital Markets and Wealth Management legal teams of RBC Law Group using a high degree of analytical, communication and organizational skills, focusing on transactional and regulatory documentation for Global Markets, Global Investment Banking, Corporate Banking, Asset Management and Distribution businesses. You will build effective relationships with business and functional partners and help to ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures.

**Please note that the location for this position is Toronto. This position requires a hybrid working arrangement with a mandatory minimum of four days per week in the office**

What will do?

• Reviewing and negotiating all non-disclosure agreements for Global Markets, Global Investment Banking and Corporate Banking.
• Drafting, updating and maintaining all Canadian corporate powers of attorney for Capital Markets entities.
• Reviewing trading-related documentation for the Global Markets in North America, including legal opinions, electronic trading agreements, internal service level agreements, powers of attorney and other corporate supporting documents.
• Maintaining Capital Markets template legal documentation.
• Renewing permits and making regulatory filings for the Commodities business.
• Assisting with reviewing, revising, updating and issues tracking for securities offering documents for various types of investment products and services, client account agreements, regulatory disclosures and investment-related marketing materials.
• Assessing impact of regulatory developments on Capital Markets and Wealth Management businesses, and assisting with cross-border framework and policies for distributing securities in foreign jurisdictions.
• Working with Compliance partners on legal disclaimers.
  
  

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Direct experience negotiating agreements under tight deadlines.
• Strong ability to balance competing work demands and to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Strong problem-solving, communication and decision-making skills.
• A strong desire to build effective relationships with internal partners.
  
  

Nice-to-have

• Paralegal designation (or equivalent experience/education).
• Bilingual (English/French) considered an asset.
• Familiarity with derivatives documentation, offering documents for mutual funds and other types of investment products, SEDAR+, client account agreements and regulatory disclosures.
  
  

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressively thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference in our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

We offer:

• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.
• Work in an inclusive, dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
• Opportunities to do challenging work.
  
  

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Job Skills

Communication, Confidentiality, Detail-Oriented, Document Management, Group Problem Solving, Interpersonal Relationships, Legal Practices, Long Term Planning, Reviewing Contracts

Additional Job Details

Address:

ROYAL BANK PLAZA, 200 BAY ST:TORONTO

City:

TORONTO

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

CHIEF LEGAL & ADMIN OFFICE GRP

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2025-06-05

Application Deadline:

2025-08-31

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Banking and Financial Services

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