Regulatory Legal Counsel

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.

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

WeirFoulds is seeking a regulatory lawyer to join its dynamic Regulatory Group. The ideal candidate will have:

• 6+ years of regulatory law experience including expertise in assisting professional regulators, public bodies, not-for-profit organizations and/or charities, with respect to regulations, bylaws, standards, policies, corporate and governance issues.
• 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, paralegals, and support staff, and be a team player.
• Ability to balance competing demands and deadlines.
• Self-motivated, innovative, and flexible.
• Confidence to manage files and clients independently.

The successful candidate will work with our experienced team of lawyers on a variety of challenging and diverse matters in the areas of professional regulation, administrative and public law, human rights, and corporate, non-profit and charities law.

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.

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.