Law Clerk - Corporate Immigration & Global Mobility Practice (Toronto)
Top Benefits
About the role
Littler LLP, the largest global employment and labour law firm is seeking a full time Law Clerk to work in our Toronto office’s Immigration Practice Group.
This position will appeal to candidates who thrive in a high‐performance culture, supporting a fast‐paced, established Immigration practice. Experience in work permit and permanent residence applications is essential.
This is a hybrid position based in Toronto.
Responsibilities
- Accountable for providing support for a fast-paced, established immigration practice.
- Initiates cases based on instructions from lawyers.
- Determines any status issues and escalation of issues to lawyers.
- Corresponds with clients to obtain necessary information and documents to maintain case integrity.
- Obtains the necessary documents to support applications, which may include legal research.
- Assists lawyers in preparing various correspondence to clients and government agencies.
- Prepares immigration forms, support letters and implements the appropriate immigration processes.
- Coordinates with administrative agencies, and service upon other parties.
- Timely and properly file documents and associated materials in firm's filing system.
- Maintains contact lists.
- Monitors deadlines and updates lawyers as needed.
- Creates and maintains new client matters within firm standards.
- Identifies, monitors, and executes tasks related to case timelines.
Qualifications
- Candidates should possess a minimum of four years' corporate immigration experience.
- Experience in work permit and permanent residence applications is essential.
- Knowledge of the US work permit process.
- Well-organized and able to prioritize multiple issues.
- Sound judgment and the ability to think quickly during emergencies.
- Ability to recognize and act on opportunities using effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment.
- Proficiency in using MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Adobe.
- Proficiency with document management systems (i.e., NetDocuments) preferred.
- Understanding of the operations of a law firm or other professional services firm.
- Bachelor's degree preferred.
About Littler At Littler, we understand that workplace issues can’t wait. With access to more than 1,800 employment attorneys in over 100 offices around the world, our clients don’t have to. We aim to go beyond best practices, creating solutions that help clients navigate a complex business world. What’s distinct about our approach? With deep experience and resources that are local, everywhere, we are fully focused on your business. With a diverse team of the brightest minds, we foster a culture that celebrates original thinking. And with powerful proprietary technology, we disrupt the status quo—delivering groundbreaking innovation that prepares employers not just for what’s happening today, but for what’s likely to happen tomorrow. For over 75 years, our firm has harnessed these strengths to offer fresh perspectives on each matter we advise, litigate, mediate, and negotiate. Because at Littler, we’re fueled by ingenuity and inspired by you.
Benefits Littler LLP offers a competitive salary and a generous benefits plan, including medical, dental, vision, long term disability, life and AD&D, employee assistance, and a registered retirement savings plan (RRSP).
For more information about our firm visit: www.littler.com.
For inquiries regarding this opportunity, please e-mail Jennifer Carrion at jcarrion@littler.com with the job title in the subject line.
Littler Mendelson is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
This job posting is a general description of the types of responsibilities that are required of an individual in this job. It is not intended to be a complete list of the responsibilities, duties and skills that may be required for this job.
About Littler
Littler is the largest global employment and labor law practice, representing management in all aspects of employment and labor law and serving as a single-source solution provider to the global employer community. Consistently recognized in the industry as a leading and innovative law practice, Littler has been litigating, mediating and negotiating some of the most influential employment law cases and labor contracts on record for more than 80 years. Littler’s international offices span four continents – North America, South America, Asia and Europe – and include: Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, France, Denmark, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Venezuela.
Littler Mendelson is part of the international legal practice Littler Global which operates worldwide through a number of separate legal entities. Attorney Advertising.
Law Clerk - Corporate Immigration & Global Mobility Practice (Toronto)
Top Benefits
About the role
Littler LLP, the largest global employment and labour law firm is seeking a full time Law Clerk to work in our Toronto office’s Immigration Practice Group.
This position will appeal to candidates who thrive in a high‐performance culture, supporting a fast‐paced, established Immigration practice. Experience in work permit and permanent residence applications is essential.
This is a hybrid position based in Toronto.
Responsibilities
- Accountable for providing support for a fast-paced, established immigration practice.
- Initiates cases based on instructions from lawyers.
- Determines any status issues and escalation of issues to lawyers.
- Corresponds with clients to obtain necessary information and documents to maintain case integrity.
- Obtains the necessary documents to support applications, which may include legal research.
- Assists lawyers in preparing various correspondence to clients and government agencies.
- Prepares immigration forms, support letters and implements the appropriate immigration processes.
- Coordinates with administrative agencies, and service upon other parties.
- Timely and properly file documents and associated materials in firm's filing system.
- Maintains contact lists.
- Monitors deadlines and updates lawyers as needed.
- Creates and maintains new client matters within firm standards.
- Identifies, monitors, and executes tasks related to case timelines.
Qualifications
- Candidates should possess a minimum of four years' corporate immigration experience.
- Experience in work permit and permanent residence applications is essential.
- Knowledge of the US work permit process.
- Well-organized and able to prioritize multiple issues.
- Sound judgment and the ability to think quickly during emergencies.
- Ability to recognize and act on opportunities using effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment.
- Proficiency in using MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Adobe.
- Proficiency with document management systems (i.e., NetDocuments) preferred.
- Understanding of the operations of a law firm or other professional services firm.
- Bachelor's degree preferred.
About Littler At Littler, we understand that workplace issues can’t wait. With access to more than 1,800 employment attorneys in over 100 offices around the world, our clients don’t have to. We aim to go beyond best practices, creating solutions that help clients navigate a complex business world. What’s distinct about our approach? With deep experience and resources that are local, everywhere, we are fully focused on your business. With a diverse team of the brightest minds, we foster a culture that celebrates original thinking. And with powerful proprietary technology, we disrupt the status quo—delivering groundbreaking innovation that prepares employers not just for what’s happening today, but for what’s likely to happen tomorrow. For over 75 years, our firm has harnessed these strengths to offer fresh perspectives on each matter we advise, litigate, mediate, and negotiate. Because at Littler, we’re fueled by ingenuity and inspired by you.
Benefits Littler LLP offers a competitive salary and a generous benefits plan, including medical, dental, vision, long term disability, life and AD&D, employee assistance, and a registered retirement savings plan (RRSP).
For more information about our firm visit: www.littler.com.
For inquiries regarding this opportunity, please e-mail Jennifer Carrion at jcarrion@littler.com with the job title in the subject line.
Littler Mendelson is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
This job posting is a general description of the types of responsibilities that are required of an individual in this job. It is not intended to be a complete list of the responsibilities, duties and skills that may be required for this job.
About Littler
Littler is the largest global employment and labor law practice, representing management in all aspects of employment and labor law and serving as a single-source solution provider to the global employer community. Consistently recognized in the industry as a leading and innovative law practice, Littler has been litigating, mediating and negotiating some of the most influential employment law cases and labor contracts on record for more than 80 years. Littler’s international offices span four continents – North America, South America, Asia and Europe – and include: Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, France, Denmark, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Venezuela.
Littler Mendelson is part of the international legal practice Littler Global which operates worldwide through a number of separate legal entities. Attorney Advertising.