Criminal Inadmissibility Practice Lead Lawyer

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• $120K — $160K *
Toronto, ON M3C 0E3In-Person
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Qualifications

  • Licensed lawyer in good standing with a Canadian law society, eligible to practise in Canada
  • Experience in immigration law, particularly with criminal inadmissibility cases
  • Proven leadership skills with team management experience
  • Familiarity and comfort with AI tools in legal practice
  • Strong operational and commercial awareness, adept at metrics and financial aspects of a legal practice

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Criminal Inadmissibility department and manage a team of approximately 3 case managers
  • Own and monitor operational metrics through the firm's Command Center
  • Collaborate with the CTO and engineering team to develop AI-powered tools
  • Provide senior legal oversight on complex criminal inadmissibility matters
  • Drive operational stabilization and growth for the practice

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with one required day in the office in Toronto
  • Opportunity for remote work for the right candidate anywhere in Canada
  • Pathway to General Manager responsibilities
  • Involvement in a pioneering AI-native legal practice
  • Opportunity to lead a fast-growing practice area
Full Job Description
Salary range: CA$120K - CA$160K

Location: Toronto, ON, Canada

Visa Sponsorship Details: Not open to any visas (e.g. US citizen, Green Card holders)

Hybrid work policy: 1 day in-office in Toronto, ON (remote considered for the right candidate anywhere in Canada)

About this role

We are looking for a Criminal Inadmissibility Practice Lead Lawyer with 2+ years of experience to lead and scale one of the fastest-growing practice areas at a pioneering AI-native Canadian immigration law firm. This is a unique opportunity to combine legal expertise with technology and operational leadership - with a clear path toward General Manager responsibility

What will you be doing?
  • Leading the Crim/Inadmissibility department and managing a team of ~3 case managers, including setting expectations, coaching, and driving performance
  • Owning operational metrics via the firm's internal Command Center (file throughput, CSAT scores, response times, stuck files) and running weekly reviews
  • Partnering with the internal CTO and engineering team to prototype and build AI-powered tools that make the practice more efficient and scalable
  • Providing senior legal oversight on complex criminal inadmissibility matters (TRPs, Criminal Rehabilitation applications, admissibility issues)
  • Driving the practice from operational stabilization to growth - expanding capacity, improving client experience, and increasing profitability

Key Requirements
  • Licensed lawyer in good standing with a Canadian law society, eligible to practise in Canada
  • Immigration law experience, ideally with some exposure to criminal inadmissibility cases (TRPs, Criminal Rehabilitation, etc.)
  • Demonstrated leadership maturity - ability to manage a team, give direct feedback, and operate with an ownership mindset
  • AI-native mindset - actively uses tools like Claude/ChatGPT and is excited about applying AI to legal workflows (bonus: can vibe-code prototypes)
  • Operationally and commercially minded - comfortable with metrics, dashboards, and thinking about how a legal practice makes money
* Ladders Estimates

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