Associate Lawyer - Commercial Litigation

Our client is tier one national firm. They are noted for attracting top-level transactional and litigation work from a broad spectrum of clients. They have been consistently nominated as one of the top employers in Canada.

Our client is now actively seeking an exceptional mid-level Commercial Litigation Associate to join their team of litigation experts in their Vancouver office . In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with a collegial team and hone your skills in a broad range of significant commercial litigation. You will be involved in representing domestic and international clients in all areas of commercial litigation including matters involving oil and gas, construction law, corporate governance, securities, shareholder activism, product liability, professional liability, and more.

Qualifications and Attributes:

• 2-5 years of post call commercial litigation experience from a recognized Canadian law firm and a desire to do high quality work
• A breadth and depth of technical legal knowledge, excellent business judgment, and strong analytical and drafting skills;
• Excellent interpersonal and client service skills, strong initiative, and the ability to work well on a variety of teams; and
• Excellent organizational, project management and leadership skills, and the ability to handle multiple time sensitive priorities.
• Above average academics
• Qualified to practice law in Canada

Our client is offering the following:

• Lockstep tier one base salary (Salary range: 125K - 180K per annum)
• Lucrative bonus program
• Mentorship and sponsorship from partners and senior level associates
• Excellent family health benefits
• Educational incentives
• Relocation incentive if applicable

Candidates are asked to submit their resume in confidence to Stacy Cowan at: stacy@urbanlegal.ca

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