Associate Lawyer

  • North York
  • Achkar Law

ACHKAR LAW is an employment, human rights, and litigation law firm providing legal services to clients across Ontario. Our clients are both employers and employees - our work includes proactive advice to employers as well as full-blown litigation when lawsuits happen. For our employee clients, we help negotiate termination packages and settlements of sexual harassment cases, among other work - and litigation, when matters do not resolve.

Responsibilities :

  • File carriage of labour, employment, and human rights matters; this means knowing litigation and advancing your matters,
  • Drafting / Reviewing documents, including correspondence, pleadings, mediation briefs, affidavits of documents,
  • Strategizing on litigation matters and being able to advocate for your clients,
  • Working with clients, attending mediations, discoveries, and other court proceedings,
  • Prioritizing files and handling sensitive information in a time-sensitive manner,
  • Communicating with clients and outside counsel professionally and with courtesy.

Qualifications :

  • Five years experience in labour, employment, and Human Rights Law,
  • Litigation experience, including mediations, discoveries, motions, hearings, and trials,
  • Ability to speak with clients carefully and with grace.
  • Ability to understand, internalize matters, and negotiate for clients.

Compensatoin is competitive and includes benefits and supplemental pay.

Job Types : Full-time, Permanent

Salary : $100,000.00-$135,000.00 per year

Benefits :

  • Dental care
  • Extended health care

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location