Senior Litigation Associate

Mid to Senior Level Litigation Associate

Full-Time Position

WeirFoulds LLP is seeking a senior level associate lawyer to join our thriving Litigation Practice Group. The successful candidate will practice both Commercial Litigation as well as Estates and Trusts Litigation. The ideal candidate will have:

• 5+ years of practice experience working on complex Commercial Litigation matters; experience or interest in Estates and Trusts litigation matters is an added asset

• Strong technical, legal, research, drafting and organization skills 

• Demonstrated strengths in entrepreneurialism including client service, client relationships and client development 

• Ability to work with lawyers at all levels and be a team player 

• Ability to balance competing demands as well as be self-motivated, innovative and flexible 

• Ability to manage document intensive files 

• Confidence to manage files and clients independently 

• Strong work ethic, not afraid of hard work and commitment to excellence 

• Excellent academic credentials 

The successful candidate will work with a few of our commercial litigators on a variety of challenging, sophisticated and complex business and estate litigation cases, representing a broad range of clients.

At WeirFoulds, we pride ourselves on providing the highest level of service to our clients. As such, it is essential for applicants to be self-starters, hard workers, dedicated to entrepreneurialism including client service, client development and the building and strengthening of client relationships. If you would like to be part of this dynamic team, and enjoy working in a collegial environment, this is an excellent opportunity for you.

Please submit your application online, including a cover letter, resume and transcripts.

This is replacement role.

WeirFoulds welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. We are committed to providing an inclusive work environment composed of people with diverse perspectives, backgrounds, identities, and cultures.

Accommodations in accordance with applicable laws are available for applicants with disabilities. If you require an accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please contact our Human Resources Team at hr@weirfoulds.com. 

At WeirFoulds, we recognize that we need to advance and to demonstrate equality, diversity, and inclusion in everything we do, internally and externally. We have been working diligently on several key areas, and we recognize that we must do better. Our goal is to put words into concrete action through a number of specific steps. These are described in our official statement on our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, which we are pleased to share. 

We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.