Litigation Associate

BJRC Recruiting; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Our Client, a rapidly growing litigation boutique, seeks a Litigation Associate (Insurance Defence/Construction) with 3–7 years of experience to join its Toronto/Ottawa team. The role offers a hybrid model in Toronto (two days in the office) with a fully remote option for Ottawa lawyers, and mentorship in a collaborative environment.

You will handle diverse matters focusing on property and casualty insurance defence, including professional liability, D&O, product liability, construction

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of insurance defence litigation experience.
• Strong advocacy, analytical, and written communication skills.
• Interest in developing a broad litigation practice with focus on property & casualty matters.
• Candidates with experience expanding into construction, coverage, cybersecurity, or historical abuse may apply.
• Private practice experience is strongly preferred.
• 1,750-hour billable target; uncapped bonus opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Work on a diverse litigation practice with focus on property & casualty insurance defence.
• Handle matters including professional liability, D&O, product liability, construction disputes, cybersecurity, torts, and historical abuse litigation.
• Develop expertise across multiple litigation areas while building a broad and sophisticated practice.

Skills

Insurance defence

Litigation

Advocacy

Written communication

Job description

Litigation Associate (Insurance Defence/Construction) (3-7 years) Toronto/Ottawa

Our Client

Our client is a rapidly growing, litigation boutique seeking to add an Associate to its expanding team. The firm has built an outstanding reputation for providing high-quality legal work in a collaborative, supportive environment where lawyers receive meaningful mentorship, strong administrative support, and genuine opportunities for long-term career growth.

The firm offers flexibility with a hybrid work model in Toronto (two days per week in the office) and a fully remote option for lawyers based in Ottawa.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will work on a diverse litigation practice with a significant focus on property & casualty insurance defence, including:

• Professional liability (Errors & Omissions)
• Directors' & Officers' liability
• Product liability
• Construction disputes, including liens, holdbacks, delay claims, defects, omissions, and contractual disputes
• Cybersecurity and incident response matters
• Tort litigation
• Historical abuse litigation

This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop expertise across multiple litigation areas while building a broad and sophisticated practice.

Requirements

• 3–7 years of insurance defence litigation experience
• Strong advocacy, analytical, and written communication skills
• Interest in developing a broad litigation practice with a focus on property & casualty insurance matters
• Candidates with experience in insurance defence who are looking to expand into construction, coverage, cybersecurity, or historical abuse litigation are encouraged to apply
• Private practice experience is strongly preferred
• 1,750-hour billable target
• Uncapped performance-based bonus structure, with bonus opportunities increasing as billable targets are exceeded