KMB Law is a leading full-service business-first law firm with offices in Mississauga, Burlington and Toronto. We are a firm with rich history from 1979, led by a progressive partnership that is driven by a shared set of core values emphasizing both personal and professional respect for our lawyers and employees, community consciousness and delivering unparalleled value to our clients. We have a comprehensive offering of legal services including Corporate/Commercial, Real Estate and Land Development, Intellectual Property, Franchising, Wills & Estates, as well as Civil and Commercial Litigation, Family Law, Mediation, and Labour/Employment Law.
KMB Law is seeking a Junior Employment Law Associate with 0 - 3 years of law firm experience. The successful candidate will be organized, detail-oriented and able to demonstrate strong communication skills along with the desire to grow over the long term. A dedicated professional and team player with a high desire to meet the client’s needs and practice excellent advocacy.
This position offers an exciting opportunity to collaborate with experienced professionals and gain direct experience in a dynamic and challenging legal environment.
Position Overview:
The Junior Employment Law Associate will assist with a variety of substantive, complex, and routine legal activities and report to the Head of the Labour/Employment Department.
This non-remote position will be located at our head office in Mississauga or in our Burlington office.
The ideal candidate will advise mainly employer clients on all matters of employment and labour law, human rights law, and employment litigation (including trials, hearings, appeals, summary trials, and summary judgment motions). The ideal candidate will have experience or familiarity in civil litigation, employment standards and practices, wrongful dismissal, human rights and accommodation, occupational health and safety, and drafting and reviewing documents.
Responsibilities include, among others:
- Providing immediate and/or long term advice on labour/employment matters.
- Managing own set of litigation files (from start to finish).
- Working closely with other lawyers as co-counsel on court and tribunal proceedings.
- Drafting contracts, policies, investigations, correspondence, settlements, restrictive covenants, compensation plans, and other documents as needed, related to labour/employment matters, occupational health and safety, human rights
- Preparing draft materials and/or all materials required for discoveries and other advocacy opportunities.
- Conducting or assisting on discoveries, motions, applications and trials or arbitrations.
- Communicating with all parties that form part of the caseload.
- Liaison with other practice groups with duties related to client relationship management and firm marketing.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications/Experience:
The following would be an asset:
- 0 -3 years of employment law experience, or civil litigation experience.
- Strong Knowledge of civil procedure and practice.
- In-court experience, in person and virtually.
- Drafted claims, defences, applications, motions, affidavits, factums, and other litigation documents.
- Mediation experience.
- Experience working with expert witnesses.
- Experience preparing clients for hearings and examinations.
- Experience using legal software and other practice-based software such as WestLaw, CanLII, Case Center, Caselines and other litigation assistance software.
- Experience with all word processing tools including Microsoft Office, advanced PDFs.
Diversity and Inclusion
At KMB Law, we believe a diverse workplace is comprised of individuals with unique backgrounds, characteristics and qualities. An inclusive workplace creates an equitable environment where individuals are respected and where they are welcome. KMB Law is committed to diversity and inclusion in all that we do.
Accessibility and Accommodation
It is important to our Firm that all its members, including those with disabilities, find our workplace to be welcoming and supportive. Reasonable accommodation is available on request for candidates with disabilities taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates are invited to submit a resume, brief cover letter, and compensation expectations to [email protected] and indicate "Junior Employment Law Associate" in the subject line of your email. We do not use artificial intelligence to screen, assess or select applicants for this position (which is not an existing vacancy).
We appreciate hearing from all qualified candidates, however, only those applicants whose background and experience match our requirements will be contacted. Where we interview an applicant for this position, we will (within 45 days of the interview or the last interview) provide the applicant with information on whether a hiring decision has been made in respect of this position.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
