Associate - Employment & Labour - 2 to 5 Year of Call

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP; Vancouver; Vor Ort; CAD 130.000 - 185.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP in Vancouver seeks an associate to join its Employment and Labour Department. You will advise and represent employers on a broad range of workplace law matters, benefiting from mentorship from leading Employment and Labour lawyers across Canada and growing local practice in Vancouver.

Consistently ranked as a top business law firm, Osler emphasizes mentoring and open exchange of ideas, with exposure to HR risk management in a growing sector.

Qualifikationen

• Employment and labour law experience gained from a leading law firm.
• Experience representing employers at tribunal hearings and court proceedings.
• Experience advising employers in key areas of employment and labour law, including corporate transactions and reorganizations.
• Experience advising on employment contracts and executive compensation.
• Experience structuring employee dismissals/layoffs and responding to wrongful/constructive dismissal claims.
• Knowledge of human rights, workplace accommodations, and workplace investigations.
• Knowledge of occupational health and safety and workers’ compensation.
• Experience with collective agreement administration, bargaining, certification/decertification, strikes, lockouts and grievance arbitration.
• Excellent academic credentials.
• Superior communication and drafting skills, with a strong attention to detail.

Kenntnisse

Employment law experience

Tribunal/court litigation

Employer advisory

Academic excellence

Communication & drafting

Ausbildung

Juris Doctor / Law degree

Jobbeschreibung

Are you ready to take the next step in your legal career? Do you have experience with various aspects of employment and labour law? Do you want to advise and represent clients at the forefront of their industries?

Join Osler’s highly regarded Employment and Labour Department as an associate in our Vancouver office for the opportunity to partner with a broad range of companies, in a wide variety of industries, as part of a team that delivers clear, practical and results-oriented legal advice on all aspects of workplace law. You’ll receive the benefit of mentorship from our Employment and Labour lawyers across Canada, while also joining a growing practice locally in Vancouver.

Position Requirements:

• employment and labour law experience gained from a leading law firm;
• experience representing employers at tribunal hearings and court proceedings;
• experience advising employers in key areas of employment and labour law, such as:
  • implications of corporate transactions and reorganizations;
  • employment contracts and executive compensation;
  • structuring employee dismissals/layoffs and responding to wrongful/constructive dismissal claims;
  • human rights, workplace accommodations, and workplace investigations;
  • occupational health and safety and workers’ compensation; and
  • collective agreement administration, collective bargaining, union certification/decertification, strikes, lockouts and grievance arbitration;
• excellent academic credentials; and
• superior communication and drafting skills, with a strong attention to detail.

Consistently ranked as one of Canada’s leading business law firms by clients and leading independent reviews, Osler prides itself on attracting and developing the brightest talent in the legal field. With a firm culture that nurtures mentoring and the open exchange of ideas, Osler is a dynamic and exciting place to continue building a career or carve out a new path. Osler’s Labour & Employment Department plays an integral role in supporting our national-leading Emerging and High Growth Companies practice and you will have ample exposure to the unique employment and HR risk management issues in this expanding sector.

Salary Range:

$130,000 - $185,000

We thank all applicants for their interest in Osler; however, only chosen applicants will be contacted. Osler is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment, and we welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities and people with diverse backgrounds, identities, and cultures. For candidates with disabilities, accommodations are available upon request in all phases of the selection process.