WeirFoulds is seeking a municipal lawyer, looking to focus primarily on expropriation work, to join our thriving Municipal Practice Group. We are looking for:
- At least 2- 4 years of experience in the areas of expropriation and municipal law
- Strong technical, legal, advocacy, research and drafting skills combined with excellent 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
- Able to balance competing demands as well as being self-motivated, innovative and flexible
- Confidence to manage files and clients independently
- Excellent academic credentials with an LLB, JD or equivalent
- Be in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario
The successful candidate will work with our team of expropriation and municipal lawyers on a variety of challenging, sophisticated and diverse matters representing a broad range of both public sector and private sector clients, including municipalities, residential, commercial and industrial development interests, construction firms, property owners, investors and private citizens. You will be assisting clients with expropriation matters and to a lesser extent on either obtaining or responding to applications and appeals respecting development approvals, planning policy matters, legal opinions and court applications dealing with a wide variety of municipal law issues.
Please submit your application online, including a cover letter, resume and copies of official academic transcripts. Please click here to apply online.
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.
