Lawyers
We are always looking for talented lawyers to join our team.

A firm is only as good as its people and at WeirFoulds we are committed to hiring top legal talent. We encourage you to join our team if you are a self-starter who shares our passion for exceptional client service, entrepreneurialism, client development, as well as the building and strengthening of client relationships.

Our friendly, collaborative and inclusive culture, means WeirFoulds is not only a great place to work, but a great place to develop and thrive as a professional. We support and nurture our team by consistently providing opportunities for career development and progression, enabling you to fulfil your potential and ultimately, shape the future of our firm.

Contact Information:

Ellen Dalicandro
Director, Legal Talent
edalicandro@weirfoulds.com
416.365.6518

Available Positions

WeirFoulds is seeking a litigation associate to join our thriving Regulatory and Media/ Defamation Practice Groups. The ideal candidate will have:

  • 3-5 years of civil litigation experience, including hearing experience
  • Commercial litigation, administrative and public law experience
  • Media/ defamation law experience is an asset
  • Excellent academic credentials
  • Strong technical, legal, research and drafting skills combined with excellent organization skills
  • 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
  • Ability to manage document intensive files
  • Confidence to manage files and clients independently
  • Demonstrated strengths in entrepreneurialism including client service, client relationships and client development

The successful candidate will work with our experienced team of lawyers on a variety of challenging and diverse matters ranging from defamation, publication bans, copyright disputes and access to information requests, to professional regulation and discipline cases, judicial reviews of government decision-making and more. If you enjoy a fast-paced, varied, and challenging practice, this is an excellent opportunity for you.

Our Media lawyers represent key media outlets including Canada’s national newspaper, Canada’s largest private broadcaster, major news and entertainment media organizations, prominent book publishers, media insurers and new media start-ups.

Our Regulatory lawyers represent professional regulatory colleges, regulatory authorities, universities, public companies, owner-managed businesses, and private foundations.

At WeirFoulds, we pride ourselves on providing the highest level of service to our clients. As such, it is essential for applicants to be self starters, hard workers, dedicated to entrepreneurialism including client service, client development, and the building and strengthening of client relationships. If you would like to be part of this dynamic team, and enjoy working in a collegial environment, please submit your application online, including a cover letter, resume and transcripts.

WeirFoulds welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. We recognize the need to demonstrate equity, diversity and inclusion in everything we do, and 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

We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

This position was originally posted on December 16, 2025.

WeirFoulds LLP is seeking a mid-level/senior associate to join our thriving Municipal Practice Group. The ideal candidate will have:

  • 4–7 years of municipal law experience including demonstrated experience before the Ontario Land Tribunal and/or the Courts
  • Strong technical, legal, 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
  • Ability to balance competing demands as well as being self-motivated, innovative and flexible
  • Confidence to manage files and clients independently
  • Excellent academic credentials

The successful candidate will work with our experienced team of lawyers on challenging and diverse matters, including legal opinions, applications and appeals respecting development approvals and other municipal law issues, planning policy matters, and expropriation and taxation matters, among others. Our lawyers represent a broad range of public sector and private sector clients, including but not limited to municipalities, school boards, construction firms and property owners.

At WeirFoulds, we pride ourselves on providing the highest level of service to our clients. As such, it is essential for applicants to be self-starters, dedicated to entrepreneurialism including client service, client development and the building and strengthening of client relationships. If you would like to be part of this dynamic team and enjoy working in a collegial environment, this is an excellent opportunity for you.

Please submit your application online, including a cover letter, resume and transcripts. 

This position was originally posted on July 4, 2025.

WeirFoulds LLP is seeking an associate lawyer to join our thriving Subrogation & Recovery practice in Toronto. The successful candidate will gain a broad range of litigation experience in this role.

We are looking for a fully bilingual lawyer who is called to the bar in both Ontario and Quebec.

The ideal candidate will have:

  • 0-3 years of litigation and/or insurance litigation experience
  • Strong technical, legal, research, drafting and organization skills
  • Excellent academic credentials
  • Common law degree and civil law degree
  • Fluency in both French and English
  • A proactive approach to practice management and strong attention to detail and client reporting
  • Ability to work with lawyers at all levels and be a team player
  • Ability to balance competing demands as well as be self-motivated, innovative and flexible
  • Demonstrated strengths in entrepreneurialism including client service, client relationships and client development

The successful candidate will work with our experienced team of lawyers on a variety of challenging and diverse matters representing a broad range of insurers. Our team is involved in large, complex subrogation matters, with cases all over Canada including Quebec.

At WeirFoulds LLP, we pride ourselves on providing the highest level of service to our clients. As such, it is essential for applicants to be self-starters, hard workers and dedicated to entrepreneurialism including client service and development, as well as the strengthening of client relationships. If you would like to be a part of this dynamic team, and enjoy working in a collegial environment doing interesting work, this is an excellent opportunity for you.

Please submit your application online, including a cover letter, resume and transcripts. 

This role is a new position.

The target salary range for this position is $130,000 – $175,000, commensurate with the successful candidate’s skills, experience, and qualifications.

WeirFoulds LLP 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 LLP, 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.



Avocat(e) en subrogation et recouvrement

Poste à temps plein

WeirFoulds LLP est à la recherche d’un(e) avocat(e) pour se joindre à son équipe dynamique de subrogation et recouvrement à Toronto. La personne retenue pour ce rôle acquerra une vaste expérience en litige.

Nous cherchons un(e) avocat(e) parfaitement bilingue, membre des barreaux de l’Ontario et du Québec. Le/La candidat(e) idéal(e) possédera les compétences suivantes :

  • 0 à 3 ans d’expérience en litige et/ou en litiges en assurances
  • Solides compétences techniques, juridiques, de recherche, de rédaction et d’organisation
  • Excellents résultats scolaires
  • Baccalauréat en common law et en droit civil
  • Maîtrise du français et de l’anglais
  • Approche proactive de la gestion de la pratique, souci du détail et grande attention portée aux clients
  • Capacité à collaborer avec des avocats de tous les niveaux et à travailler en équipe
  • Capacité à gérer des priorités concurrentes, autonomie, esprit d’innovation et flexibilité
  • Aptitudes démontrées en matière d’entrepreneuriat, notamment en matière de service à la clientèle, de relations clients et de développement de la clientèle

Le candidat retenu travaillera avec notre équipe d’avocats chevronnés sur des dossiers variés et complexes, représentant un large éventail d’assureurs. Notre équipe intervient dans des dossiers de subrogation importants et complexes partout au Canada, y compris au Québec.

Chez WeirFoulds LLP, nous sommes fiers d’offrir un service de la plus haute qualité à nos clients. Il est donc essentiel que les candidats soient autonomes, dévoués et passionnés par l’entrepreneuriat, notamment en matière de service et de développement de la clientèle, ainsi que de renforcement des relations clients. Si vous souhaitez intégrer cette équipe dynamique et appréciez travailler dans un environnement collégial sur des projets stimulants, cette opportunité est pour vous.

Ce rôle est un nouveau poste. La rémunération visée pour ce poste varie entre 130 000$ et 175 000$, selon les compétences, l’expérience et les qualifications du candidat retenu.

Veuillez soumettre votre candidature en ligne, en joignant une lettre de motivation, un CV et vos relevés de notes.

WeirFoulds LLP encourage toutes les candidatures qualifiées. Nous nous engageons à offrir un environnement de travail inclusif, composé de personnes aux perspectives, parcours, identités et cultures variés.

Des aménagements raisonnables, conformément à la législation en vigueur, sont prévus pour les candidats en situation de handicap. Si vous avez besoin d’un aménagement à tout moment du processus de recrutement, veuillez contacter notre équipe des Ressources Humaines à l’adresse accommodations@weirfoulds.com.

Chez WeirFoulds LLP, nous sommes conscients de la nécessité de promouvoir et de démontrer l’égalité, la diversité et l’inclusion dans toutes nos actions, à interne comme à l’externe. Nous travaillons activement sur plusieurs aspects importants et nous savons que nous devons faire mieux. Notre objectif est de traduire nos paroles en actes concrets grâce à un certain nombre de mesures spécifiques. Celles-ci sont décrites dans notre déclaration officielle sur notre engagement en faveur de l’égalité, de la diversité et de l’inclusion, que nous sommes heureux de partager.

Nous remercions tous les candidats de leur intérêt ; toutefois, seuls les candidats retenus pour la suite du processus de recrutement seront contactés.

 

WeirFoulds welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. We recognize the need to demonstrate equity, diversity and inclusion in everything we do, and are committed to providing an inclusive work environment composed of people with diverse perspectives, backgrounds, identities and cultures.

Accommodation in accordance with applicable laws is available for applicants with disabilities. If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please contact Melanie Gammon, Head of Human Resources at 647-715-7182.

We thank all candidates for their interest, however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.