Senior Family Lawyer
Overview
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Description:
Our client, a well-established Family Law firm is looking to expand its Toronto office. They are looking for a Senior Family Lawyer with approximately 6 or more years of pertinent experience (more experience welcome!).
This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Family Lawyer (approximately 6 or more years of pertinent experience - more experience welcome!) or for a Family Lawyer (approximately 2 to 5 years of applicable experience), to join a dynamic firm and further grow their practice in a professional, collegial and collaborative firm environment. The selected candidate will be able to work on a Hybrid or Remote kind of work dynamic.
Responsibilities:
In this role you will be responsible for:
- Work with both spouses to oversee and facilitate the resolution of allaspects of their separation.
- Hold clients accountable to deadlines and service guidelines.
- Navigating clients through negotiations, including financial and parentingdecisions to create plans that set them up for success
- Educating clients on the relevant laws, while not providing legal advice, and adhering to the rules and regulations set out by the Law Society of Ontario.
- Communicate with clients and the counsel for the other side.
- Legal research and drafting of a wide range of legal documents.
- Analyze and summarize legal documents.
Requirements:
You are the ideal candidate if you have/are:
- 6 or more years of experience - more experience welcome!
- Residence in Toronto (or the GTA).
- Member in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario.
- Strong creative thinking and analytical skills to develop a legal strategy, analyze case law and litigate complex cases.
- Excellent negotiation skills
- Like to work independently and are passionate about client service and are very hands-on with clients.
- Strong writing skills, and adept at preparing written correspondence and motions.
- Able to multitask and effectively handle competing priorities.
- Work effectively in a team environment.
If this describes you, and you are interested in joining a growing, dynamic, team-oriented organization that provides a competitive compensation and benefits package, send us your details.
We thank all applicants.
Life After Law
1920 Yonge Street,
Suite 200
Toronto, ON
M4S 3E2
abesa@lifeafterlaw.com
www.lifeafterlaw.com
Only those with the required experience will be contacted.
City
Toronto
Category
ASSOCIATES & PARTNERS
Practice Areas
Litigation
Work Type
Permanent / Full Time