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Looking for an innovative, collaborative and creative employment & labour law firm to put down your lawyer roots?

Come join SpringLaw! We are a growing, busy group of smart, tech-forward employment & labour lawyers looking to add to our team. We serve both employers and employees in a wide range of industries, from tech to landscaping to finance. If you are a lawyer looking for a high-impact position with strong support, training and mentoring to grow your career, SpringLaw might be for you!

What Sets Us Apart

• SpringLaw is a virtual employment law boutique whose purpose and passion is to disrupt old-school law for an amazing client journey.
• We have been remote workers since day 1. The firm was founded 7 years ago on a paperless and virtual model with a tech and cloud-based infrastructure to thrive in our new online environment.
• We have lots of collaborative systems to keep us all connected, including daily watercooler chats on our internal channels, recurring and deliberate 1 : 1 mentoring and office hour meetings, weekly team file strategy review, quarterly meet-ups, an annual all-team strategy retreat out of town, and our monthly optional co-working day at Verity on Queen (Toronto).
• We are an equity-seeking employer and we operate with an anti-oppression mindset. We maintain awareness of and remain sensitive to structural oppression / privilege at work and in the communities we serve.
• Location : Ontario. Your work will be remote with the exception of occasional in-person client legal proceedings, and 4 scheduled all-team meet-ups a year.
• Competitive Market Salary based on experience, plus performance and referral bonuses.
• Benefits : full range of health & dental; DB pension plan, education allowance and learning & development experiences; generous paid sick days & vacation.

What You’ll Do

We serve both employer and employee clients in a wide range of solicitor and litigation workplace law issues, including contract reviews, disability management, discrimination and harassment claims, workplace investigations, M&A employment matters and termination claims and litigation. This is a high-impact client-facing role, and your input to the firm, to our mission and to our clients will be felt directly.

What You’ll Bring

We are looking for someone collaborative, creative, forward-thinking, tech-enthusiastic and who enjoys working in an entrepreneurial environment. Our ideal Lawyer :

How to Apply

If you are qualified to practice law in Canada and meet 80% or more of the ideal requirements – send an email to [email protected], addressed to Jessica Raposo and attach your resume and the names of two references.

What about a cover letter? We’d prefer a 60-second video introducing yourself and letting us know something that stood out to you in this post that made you say “This is for me” as well as something role or firm-related you’re interested in learning more about. If making a video is not possible for you at the moment, don’t let it stop you from applying. Including the information in a short paragraph in your cover email is fine with us.

SpringLaw is an equity-seeking organization. People who identify as being from marginalized communities, including Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people identifying as 2SLGBTQ+, and people from low-income backgrounds are especially encouraged to apply. Disability-related accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in our hiring process. Please contact Jessica Raposo at [email protected] with your needs or any questions you have about this.

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