Our Toronto office has an opportunity for a Labour & Employment Associate to join the firms dynamic entrepreneurial practice representing premier national and international employers. This is an excellent opportunity for lawyers 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: conducting arbitrations labour board court and tribunal hearings legal research drafting of legal memoranda and pleadings 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 a lawyer ready to take on a high level of responsibility on complex matters within 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.
Please note we are not working with outside recruiters for this position.
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 licensing expense reimbursement several competitive annual bonus programs health benefits fitness benefits and employee assistance program.
If you have questions please e-mail Ali Gardiner at with Labour & Employment Associate Toronto in the subject line.Please note applications submitted via e-mail will not be considered.
Ogletree Deakins is one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management in all types of employment-related legal matters. Best Law Firms has named Ogletree Deakins a Law Firm of the Year for 14 consecutive the 2025 edition the publication named Ogletree Deakins its Law Firm of the Year in the Litigation Labor and Employment category. Ogletree Deakins has more than 1100 attorneys located in 60 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.
Equal Opportunity Employer.
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