Commercial Litigation Associate

WeirFoulds LLP is seeking an associate lawyer to join our thriving Commercial Litigation Practice Group. The ideal candidate will have:

• 3-5 years of commercial litigation experience working on complex litigation files
• Experience with (or an interest in) fraud and cryptocurrency litigation files is considered an asset
• Strong technical, legal, research, drafting, and 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
• Ability to balance competing demands as well as be self-motivated, innovative and flexible
• Ability to manage document intensive files
• Confidence to manage files and clients independently
• Strong work ethic and commitment to excellence
• Excellent academic credentials

The successful candidate will work with our team of commercial litigators, on a variety of challenging, sophisticated, and complex litigation cases, representing a broad range of clients. This role will have a particular focus on litigating matters related to blockchain technologies, cryptocurrencies and other digital assets. This is a new role.

At WeirFoulds, we pride ourselves on providing the highest level of service to our clients. As such, it is essential for applicants to be self-starters, dedicated to entrepreneurialism including client service, client development and the building and strengthening of client relationships. If you would like to be part of this dynamic team, and enjoy working in a collegial environment, this is an excellent opportunity for you.

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

WeirFoulds welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. We are committed to providing an inclusive work environment composed of people with diverse perspectives, backgrounds, identities, and cultures.

Accommodations in accordance with applicable laws are available for applicants with disabilities. If you require an accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please contact our Human Resources Team at accommodations@weirfoulds.com.

At WeirFoulds, we recognize that we need to advance and to demonstrate equality, diversity, and inclusion in everything we do, internally and externally. We have been working diligently on several key areas, and we recognize that we must do better. Our goal is to put words into concrete action through a number of specific steps. These are described in our official statement on our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, which we are pleased to share.

We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.