Labour and Employment Associate
4 weeks ago
Our Toronto office has an opportunity for a mid-level labour & employment associate to join the firm’s dynamic and entrepreneurial practice representing premier national and international employers. This is an excellent opportunity for associates who are proactive and passionate about assuming a high level role providing legal service within a sophisticated practice and who are seeking to assume a significant role in all aspects of labour and employment law. This role requires extensive contact with clients, adjudicators, governmental agencies and opposing counsel.
Duties include, but are not limited to: performing motions, and pleadings, attending court conferences, arbitrations, labour board and tribunal hearings, legal research, drafting of legal memoranda, handling discovery-related activities and investigations, and counseling clients. The right candidate will have a passion for employment and labour law, strong analytical and writing skills, and an ability to relate to and inspire confidence with sophisticated clients. This is a great opportunity for the right lawyer to join a national practice in a tight-knit and team-oriented environment.
Our office is collegial with a commitment to mutual respect in the workplace. We hold regular in-person conferences with lawyers from across our global offices. We make associate development a priority and provide ongoing writing, publishing, and speaking opportunities as well as access to expansive professional development training programs and opportunities to work with the leading lawyers in this field.
We are fully committed to the importance of diversity within the legal profession, as well as all workplace environments and strongly encourage the interest of diverse candidates in the firm.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD) or Bachelor of Law (LLB). Qualified candidates must be in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario or equivalent Canadian law society. During employment, must meet the requirements for continuing licensure for law practice.
- Candidates must possess at least 3 years of labour and employment experience.
- Excellent analytical, writing and communication skills are required.
Please note, we are not working with outside recruiters for this position.
Applications submitted via e-mail will not be accepted.
Benefits
Ogletree Deakins offers a robust suite of benefits for our attorneys including: comprehensive training and development programs including an annual firm-wide Attorney Retreat, CLE and bar admission expense reimbursement, several competitive annual bonus programs, 401(k) plan, affordable health, and life insurance including dental and vision coverage, flexible spending accounts to help offset the cost of dependent care and/or health care expenses, Teladoc to provide 24/7 access to a doctor by phone or online video, employee assistance program, back-up childcare program, and a paid parental leave on-ramping program.
Firm Overview
Ogletree Deakins is one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management in all types of employment-related legal matters. Premier client service, as outlined in the firm’s Client Pledge, is one of the firm’s top priorities and a cornerstone of its core values. Best Law Firms has named Ogletree Deakins a “Law Firm of the Year” for 13 consecutive years. In the 2024 edition, the publication named Ogletree Deakins its “Law Firm of the Year” in the Employment Law - Management category. Ogletree Deakins has more than 950 attorneys located in 54 offices across the United States and in Europe, Canada, and Mexico. The firm represents a diverse range of clients, including many of the Fortune 50 companies in the U.S.
We are fully committed to the importance of diversity within the legal profession, as well as all workplace environments and strongly encourage the interest of diverse candidates in the firm.
Equal Opportunity Employer.
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