Senior Litigation Associate - Administrative and Public Law

WeirFoulds LLP

$100K — $150K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-8 years of civil litigation experience, ideally in private practice or in-house.
  • Significant exposure to professional regulation matters and interaction with regulatory bodies.
  • Strong legal research, drafting, and organizational skills.
  • Proven strengths in client service, relationship building, and development.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with lawyers at various levels.
  • Capable of managing multiple competing demands while remaining self-motivated and innovative.
  • Proficient in managing document-intensive litigation files.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with a team of seasoned lawyers on diverse litigation and public law matters.
  • Handle professional regulation and discipline cases in a variety of contexts.
  • Conduct judicial reviews of governmental and regulatory decisions.
  • Address issues related to human rights, access to information, and privacy concerns.
  • Manage client files independently while communicating effectively with clients.
  • Develop and maintain strong client relationships to support practice growth.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with an experienced team on challenging cases.
  • Engagement with a diverse set of clients including regulatory bodies and universities.
  • Work in a supportive environment that encourages personal and professional growth.
Full Job Description
Senior Litigation Associate - Administrative and Public Law

WeirFoulds is seeking a senior litigation associate to join our thriving Regulatory Practice Group. The ideal candidate will have:

  • 5-8 years of civil litigation experience, from either private practice or in house, including hearing experience and administrative / public law experience
  • Significant experience with professional regulation matters and working with regulatory bodies
  • Strong technical, legal, research and drafting skills combined with excellent organization skills
  • Demonstrated strengths in entrepreneurialism including client service, client relationships and client development
  • Ability to work with lawyers at all levels and be a team player
  • Able to balance competing demands as well as being self-motivated, innovative and flexible
  • Ability to manage document intensive files
  • Confidence to manage files and clients independently
  • Excellent academic credentials


The successful candidate will work with our experienced team of lawyers on a variety of challenging and diverse civil litigation and administrative and public law matters including professional regulation and discipline cases, judicial reviews of government and regulatory decision-making, human rights, and access to information and privacy matters. Our lawyers represent professional regulatory colleges, regulatory authorities, universities, Crown corporations, owner-managed businesses, and private foundations.

Please submit your application online, including a cover letter, resume and transcripts.

This is a new position.

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