Associate

BJRC Recruiting; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established defence litigation firm in Metro Vancouver is seeking a lawyer to manage a litigation practice focused on insurance coverage and other cases. Candidates should have 7-10 years of experience and a strong background in insurance litigation or comparable areas. The role involves collaboration with senior partners and requires strong advocacy skills. The firm offers a flexible hybrid work model and emphasizes long-term growth opportunities within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years’ call or comparable experience preferred.
• Demonstrated advocacy skills and strong written work product.
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative, partner-heavy environment.
• Commercially minded with an interest in long-term growth within a firm.
• Candidates with split practices beyond pure motor vehicle defense will be considered; exclusively motor vehicle-focused practices are not preferred.
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative, partner-heavy environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage a litigation practice focusing on various areas including insurance coverage.
• Handle increasing autonomy in collaboration with senior partners.
• Conduct examinations for discovery, mediations, and court appearances.
• Contribute to strategic case development and client relationship management
• Participate in marketing and business development initiatives (target: approximately 50 hours annually)

Skills

Strong advocacy skills

Insurance litigation expertise

Collaboration

Advocacy skills

Written advocacy

Job description

Our client is a well-established, full-service defence litigation firm with a significant presence in Western Canada. The firm’s has a flexible hybrid work model (three days in-office, two remote). The firm maintains a diverse insurance and complex litigation practice and is experiencing continued growth. With significant capacity to expand across multiple specialty areas, the firm is strategically strengthening its mid-level bench strength to support ongoing client demand.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will join a dynamic litigation team and will manage a litigation practice with a focus on one or more of the following areas:

• Insurance coverage
• Class actions
• Historic abuse litigation
• Errors & Omissions (E&O)
• Employment Practices Liability (EPL)

The successful candidate will:

• Handle files with increasing autonomy while collaborating with senior partners
• Conduct examinations for discovery, mediations, and court appearances
• Draft pleadings, written advocacy, and complex legal opinions
• Contribute to strategic case development and client relationship management
• Participate in marketing and business development initiatives (target: approximately 50 hours annually)

Requirements

• 7–10 years’ call (or comparable experience) preferred
• Strong background in insurance litigation, coverage, class actions, or abuse litigation
• Experience handling files with a degree of independenceDemonstrated advocacy skills and strong written work product
• Commercially minded with an interest in long-term growth within a firm
• Candidates with split practices beyond pure motor vehicle defense will be considered; exclusively motor vehicle-focused practices are not preferred
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative, partner-heavy environment