Litigation Associate

We are looking for a motivated litigation lawyer to become an integral member of our growing legal practice and team.

JSU LAW is a boutique litigation law firm that practices in Nova Scotia and Ontario, where we also provide litigation support services to other lawyers and law firms. While we’re based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, we are a fully remote firm.

We are a law practice that emphasizes professionalism, practicality, and balance. This approach guides our advice to our clients, and will guide our working relationship with you.

To apply, please submit your cover letter, résumé, and a writing sample directly to Joseph Ur at ***email_hidden***.

We will give you opportunities to

• Work in a professional, adaptable, and multijurisdictional practice;
• Take the lead on files, develop litigation strategies, and build a flexible and multijurisdictional practice;
• Meaningfully contribute throughout litigation files, and have direct involvement with and access to clients;
• Take part in paid career development programming;
• Be an integral team member during an exciting time when you can contribute to the growth and development of the firm;
• Work directly with the firm’s owner and principal lawyer, a former Bay Street litigator at McCarthy Tétrault LLP; and
• Work directly with our firm’s lawyer-clients as part of our dynamic Litigation Support program.

We will provide you with

• A flexible remote-first work arrangement;
• Target base salary range between $80,000 - $110,000, commensurate with level of experience;
• Opportunities for bonus based on annual KPIs, or file-by-file profit-sharing;
• Paid vacation;
• Software, tech, and hardware to support your work;
• Transparent performance feedback; and
• Opportunities for career development.

Your skills/qualifications

• Graduate of a recognized JD/LLB program;
• Licensed with the Law Society of Ontario and/or Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society;
• 1-4 years relevant experience working in a professional law firm setting. Experience in corporate and commercial litigation, and real estate litigation is an asset;
• Excellent written and oral advocacy skills;
• Strong legal research and writing skills;
• Motivated self-starter, with the capacity to take on and manage work independently, and the ability to research issues and find answers to questions as they arise;
• Strong organizational and time management skills, able to manage multiple projects and deadlines at once;
• Analytical with very strong proofreading skills and attention to detail;
• Excellent written and verbal communication for a professional audience and setting;
• Customer service oriented;
• Familiarity with the Ontario and Nova Scotia Rules of Civil Procedure, and Ontario and Nova Scotia Court practice directions is an asset.

Your responsibilities include

• Manage and take day-to-day carriage of litigation files;
• Legal document drafting, including contracts, pleadings, motion materials, legal memoranda, and written arguments;
• Legal research;
• Develop legal strategies with clients;
• Attend to hearings, discoveries, and other court or tribunal appearances

We are excited to find JSU LAW’s newest team member. To apply, please submit your cover letter, résumé, and a writing sample directly to Joseph Ur at ***email_hidden***.

This posting will remain open until the role has been filled.