Family Lawyer - REMOTE

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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 Family Lawyer with approximately 3 or more years of pertinent experience (more experience welcome!).

This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Family Lawyer (approximately 3 or more years of pertinent experience - more experience welcome!), 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:

• 3 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

[email protected]

www.lifeafterlaw.com

Only those with the required experience will be contacted.