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Litigation Lawyer

MTY Group21 days ago
Hybrid
Mid Level
Full-time

Top Benefits

3 weeks of vacation
5 days of flexible leave
$2000 reimbursement for professional certifications and continuing education requirements

About the role

Litigation lawyer

Number of Available Positions: 1 position available

Job Location: MTY Group (“MTY”) Offices – Richmond Hill, Toronto

Reporting to: Senior Legal Counsel

Are you ready for a new challenge? Let's roll your career with MTY! A delicious future awaits you! #Letsroll #Tastyfuture

The MTY Group is a family whose heart beats to the rhythm of its brands and its employees.

Over the past 40 years, EXCELLENCE, ENTHUSIASM and INNOVATION have led us to success.

Today, we continue to look for talented professionals who want to work for a company that will offer them opportunities for growth and many rewarding experiences.

MTY is looking for a Litigation lawyer who is a self-driven, organized, multi-tasker who can assist the company with its commercial litigation files in the province of Ontario. The current legal team includes ten lawyers and ten legal technicians. MTY’s litigation work mostly falls within the fields of commercial leasing, franchise contract disputes, insolvency proceedings and commercial contract disputes.

MTY offers its employees dynamic, unique and valuable professional experience.

· What we offer :

Benefits:

· 3 weeks of vacation

· 5 days of flexible leave

· $2000 reimbursement for professional certifications and continuing education requirements

· Flexible working hours

· Half-day Fridays year-round

· Company health and dental plans, with an additional $300 personal wellness expense account

· Employee assistance program with access to mental health, legal, and financial counseling services

· Employee profit-sharing plan with employer contribution

· Monthly company-wide recognition awards

· Company social events, including webinars, town halls, and team activities

· Casual dress code

· Free parking at the office

Responsibilities & Duties:

  • Representing the client before the courts, including trials.
  • Communicating with internal clients to define objectives and strategy.
  • Preparing and analyzing evidence.
  • Drafting and reviewing various legal proceedings.
  • Conducting legal research.

Qualifications and Requirements:

· Member of the Ontario Bar Association with three to five years’ experience in litigation.

· Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to work autonomously.

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

· Excellent interpersonal communication skills.

· Member of the Law Society of Alberta considered an asset.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

  • Employee assistance program
  • On-site parking
  • RRSP match

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Richmond Hill, ON L4B 2N3

About MTY Group

Restaurants
501-1000

EXCELLENCE. DEDICATION. INNOVATION.

These three principles have made MTY Food Group inc. one of the largest franchisers in Canada's restaurant industry.

MTY Group is a family whose heart beats to the rhythm of its banners, the very soul of its multi-branded strategy. For over 35 years, it has been increasing its presence by delivering new concepts in quick-service restaurants and making acquisitions and strategic alliances that have allowed MTY Group to reach new heights year after year.

By combining new trends with operational know-how, the banners forming the MTY Group now touch the lives of millions of people every year. With more than 2,700 stores, the many flavours of the MTY Group have the key to responding to the different tastes and needs of consumers today and tomorrow.