Labour and Employment Lawyer

Job summary

Provide legal advice on Canadian labour and employment matters, including employee relations, investigations, accommodations, human rights, labour relations, and workplace safety. Draft and review employment documents, manage litigation and disputes, and coordinate with external counsel while retaining ownership of legal strategy.

Job details

Position: Labour and Employment Lawyer Type: PERM Client: Enterprise Retail client Salary: 165-185k base + bonus – 30% equity – 4 weeks’ vacation + 6 additional days. Location: 5 days on site Mississauga (no flex) Required Skills & Experience - Minimum of 6-15+ years of experience practicing Labour and Employment Law in Canada - Called to the Ontario Bar in 2019 or prior years - LL.B/J.D. and member in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario. - Prior experience working at a law firm focusing on employment law firm. - Strong knowledge of employment legislation and case law across all Canadian provinces. - Experience advising on wrongful dismissal matters and employee termination issues. - Experience managing tort litigation matters, including bodily injury claims. - Knowledge of asset protection claims, professional liability claims, employee misconduct matters, and workplace violence investigations. - Experience providing legal advice on employment contracts, human rights issues, accommodations, disability, family status, religion, and other protected grounds. - Experience supporting employee relations matters and workplace investigations. - Experience managing litigation and working with external counsel. - Experience handling workplace misconduct, harassment, and code of conduct matters. - Comfortable working onsite 5 days per week in an open office environment. Nice to Have Skills & Experience - Experience working for a major retail company - Strong understanding of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation and workplace safety requirements. Job Description Provide legal advice on a wide range of labour and employment law matters across Canada. Advise business leaders and Human Resources teams on employee relations issues, workplace investigations, accommodations, and human rights matters. Review and draft employment agreements, workplace policies, termination documentation, and other employment-related legal documents. Support wrongful dismissal matters and provide strategic guidance on employment disputes. Manage litigation files related to employment, workplace conduct, asset protection, professional liability, and tort claims. Prepare legal strategies, mediation materials, settlement recommendations, and defence positions for disputes. Partner with external panel counsel on matters that proceed to court, while maintaining overall ownership of the legal strategy internally. Advise on labour relations matters, including unionized workforce issues and collective agreement interpretation. Provide guidance on workplace misconduct, harassment complaints, and workplace violence concerns. Support cross-border employment law initiatives and ensure compliance with relevant legislation. Advise on Occupational Health and Safety matters and help mitigate workplace risk. Work closely with HR and business leaders to proactively identify and manage legal and employment-related risks. AI may be used to format and formulate job description This is a vacant new new role

What you’ll do

Provide legal advice on Canadian labour and employment matters, including employee relations, investigations, accommodations, human rights, labour relations, and workplace safety. Draft and review employment documents, manage litigation and disputes, and coordinate with external counsel while retaining ownership of legal strategy.

Requirements

Requires 6–15+ years of Canadian labour and employment law experience, an LL.B. or J.D., and membership in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario, with a call to the Ontario Bar in 2019 or earlier. Candidates should have law firm employment law experience and expertise in employment disputes, litigation, workplace investigations, human rights, and related claims; retail and occupational health and safety experience are preferred.

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity
• Four Weeks' Vacation
• Six Additional Days Off

Listed skills

• safety · Preferred
• Health · Preferred
• Client · Preferred
• complaints · Preferred
• Compliance · Preferred
• contracts · Preferred
• Documentation · Preferred
• materials · Preferred
• Occupational safety · Preferred
• Settlement · Preferred
• Teams · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Canadian Labour and Employment Law
• Employment Legislation and Case Law
• Wrongful Dismissal
• Employee Terminations
• Tort Litigation
• Bodily Injury Claims
• Asset Protection Claims
• Professional Liability Claims
• Human Rights
• Workplace Accommodations
• Employee Relations
• Workplace Investigations
• Litigation Management
• Labour Relations
• Occupational Health and Safety
• External Counsel Management

Job areas

• Legal
• Retail
• Human Resources

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