Senior Paralegal - Capital Markets

RBC; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Law Clerk or Senior Paralegal to support its Capital Markets and Wealth Management legal teams. This role involves reviewing and negotiating agreements, maintaining corporate documentation, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. You will work in a collaborative environment, building relationships with internal partners while managing critical legal documentation. The company values diversity and inclusion, offering a supportive atmosphere for professional growth. If you have a passion for legal practices and a desire to make a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Development coaching

Inclusive work environment

Collaborative team

Opportunities for challenging work

Qualifications

• Direct experience negotiating agreements under tight deadlines.
• Strong problem-solving, communication and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Review and negotiate non-disclosure agreements for Capital Markets.
• Draft and maintain Canadian corporate powers of attorney.

Skills

Communication

Confidentiality

Detail-Oriented

Document Management

Group Problem Solving

Interpersonal Relationships

Legal Practices

Long Term Planning

Reviewing Contracts

Education

Paralegal designation or equivalent experience/education

Job description

Job Summary

Job Description

Senior Law Clerk or Senior Paralegal – Joint Capital Markets and Wealth Management

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.

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:

2025-03-05

Application Deadline:

2025-05-31

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

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

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