Employment & Labour Lawyers

Forte Workplace Law; Surrey; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading workplace law firm is seeking Labour and Employment lawyers with a minimum of 3 years of experience. The ideal candidate will have expertise in workplace investigations and human rights law. The firm values diversity and offers flexible work arrangements, including remote options. Compensation ranges from $120,000 to $200,000, with additional benefits and a collaborative work environment.

Benefits

Group Benefits Coverage

Professional Development Funding

Firm-wide Retreats

Well-stocked Snack Drawer

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in labour and employment law.
• Called to the bar in BC and/or AB.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on workplace-related civil claims.
• Conduct mediations and workplace investigations.

Skills

Collaboration

Emotional Intelligence

Curiosity

Education

Law Degree

Tools

MS Office

Document Management Systems

Job description

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“We clear away challenges so our clients can move forward with confidence.”

Forte Workplace Law is looking for Labour and/or Employment lawyers with 3 + years experience for our growing workplace law firm. Our ideal candidate has experience in labour, employment, workplace investigations, and/or human rights law.

As a firm, we advise workers, employers and unions. We do advisory work and represent clients in workplace-related civil claims, and in matters before the Employment Standards Branch, Human Rights Tribunal, Worksafe BC and labour arbitrations/Labour Board matters. We also conduct mediations and workplace investigations, and provide respectful workplace and other training.

Forte Workplace Law lives by its values of kindness, courage, and heart through everyday interactions and relentless innovation.

This position is for you if you value a kind approach to clients and colleagues and a collaborative working environment. We serve our community best by reflecting its diversity. We welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and lived experiences, and from members of groups that are underrepresented in the legal industry.

Our Ideal Teammate

•You are called to the bar in BC and/or AB with labour and/or employment law experience.

•You can run your own files (with support), so 3+ years experience is the minimum.

•We have no maximum experience in mind and welcome senior applicants.

•Experience in one or more of the following areas is an asset: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility, WorkSafeBC matters, employment law, labour law, human rights, conducting workplace investigations. Delivering respectful workplace training or other adult education training is an asset.

•For our Labour Applicants, you can independently manage grievance arbitrations and Labour Relations Board files, including representing clients at hearings, and are open to advising both employer and union clients in both BC and Alberta.

To fit in here, you need to be a “people person” (introvert or extrovert is fine) with high emotional intelligence and fundamental respect for coworkers, clients and others in our community.

Your Skills

To excel in this role, you should have:

• A collaborative approach, working with lawyers and clients to develop legal strategies and solutions.

• Experience interacting respectfully with a diverse population, including fielding inquiries and gathering information.

• A curious nature, drive to take initiative, think things through and share your ideas.

• Proficiency with legal research tools..

• Solid tech skills, including advanced skills in MS Office and experience working with document management systems (NetDocs is an asset).

Compensation & Location

Assuming full time work, our salary range is $120,000 to $200,000, which can be prorated for part time, plus

Forte Law’s main office is in South Surrey, and we also have offices in Vancouver and Calgary. We have proven,

flexible work arrangements including hybrid and remote work. We also provide group benefits coverage,

professional development funding, and other perks like firm wide retreats and a well stocked snack drawer.

What to Expect from Us

• Equity & Respect. We value each team member’s contributions and have a culture of autonomy and collaboration.

• Community & Giving. We support our team to give back through volunteer work.

• Inclusion. We are committed to making our practice inclusive, equitable, and accessible - for our team and also for our clients and those impacted by and involved in our work.

• Sustainable work. We believe that lawyers should have control over their practices and their lives. It is life-work balance here, not work-life. We do our best work for our clients when we can decide how much work to take on, and what type of files will be our focus.

• Flexibility. We have lawyers working successfully in a variety of arrangements – full-time, part-time, and remote work are all proven options. Our lawyers set their own schedules.

Email your cover letter and resume and list of your reported decisions (if any) to [e-mail] with the

subject line “Lawyer Candidate”. Please include in your cover letter or separately your litigation record

(reported and unreported) and a summary of the types of files you have worked on and your level of autonomy

over those files.

All inquiries are confidential. Applications close May 16, 2025.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Law Practice

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