Employment and Labour Associate
About the role
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes) has an opening for an Associate to join our top ranked Employment & Labour practice group in the Toronto office. The ideal candidate will have excellent academic credentials with two to four years of relevant experience. We welcome lawyers with private practice or in-house experience to apply.
Blakes has been a leader in management employment and labour law for decades. The lawyers in our Employment & Labour group have expertise in all areas of employment and labour law. We provide strategic advice and counsel to some of Canada's largest employers on contractual and compensation issues, workplace investigations, dismissals, human rights and accommodation, pay equity, labour relations and collective bargaining, occupational health and safety, employee privacy, corporate restructurings, and purchase and sale transactions. Our lawyers also represent clients in proceedings before courts, tribunals, boards and arbitrators when workplace disputes cannot be resolved through negotiation.
For more information on the Blakes Employment & Labour group, please visit www.blakes.com.
Please submit your application, with cover letter, résumé and transcripts (both undergraduate and law school transcripts are mandatory) to the attention of Kari Abrams, Chief People Officer, by clicking submit application.
Blakes thanks all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.
Other Relevant Application Information
Blakes welcomes applications from all qualified applicants. The Firm is committed to maintaining an inclusive work environment composed of people with diverse perspectives, backgrounds, identities and cultures. The Firm provides accommodation for applicants with disabilities and in respect of other protected grounds during the recruitment process in accordance with applicable laws. Please contact us to request accommodation.
While our experienced team will select and interview successful candidates, Blakes may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to assist with shortlisting, screening, and evaluating applications.
About Blakes
At Blakes, we care about our people. We are committed to providing exceptional experiences for our clients and employees. As a winner of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers and Greater Toronto’s Top Employers awards, we understand the importance of fostering an inclusive workplace environment that brings out the best in each person. Our success as a firm starts with hiring top talent, retaining our people and helping them thrive
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About Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
As one of Canada’s top business law firms, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes) provides exceptional legal services to leading businesses in Canada and around the world.
We focus on building long-term relationships with clients. We do this by providing unparalleled client service and the highest standard of legal advice, always informed by the business context.
Thanks to our clients, Blakes continues to receive awards and top rankings. For the seventh time and sixth consecutive year, Blakes was named the leading law firm brand in the Thomson Reuters Canada Law Firm Brand Index 2021. We also received the most top-tier rankings by practice area of any Canadian law firm for the sixth consecutive year in Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2022. In addition, our lawyers continue to be recognized as leaders in their fields in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Canada's leading guide to lawyers.
Blakes was also named one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for 2022 by Mediacorp Canada Inc., an honour we have received 12 times since 2008.
Serving a diverse national and international client base, our integrated network of offices worldwide provides clients with access to the Firm’s full spectrum of capabilities in virtually every area of business law. Whether an issue is local or multi-jurisdictional, practice-area specific or interdisciplinary, Blakes handles transactions of all sizes and levels of complexity.
Blakes also enthusiastically invests in the communities where we live and work — from pro bono work to supporting diversity, women's initiatives and the environment.
Since our founding in 1856, we’ve been on a constant quest to define best practices in professional services by delivering leading legal solutions to our clients worldwide.
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Employment and Labour Associate
About the role
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes) has an opening for an Associate to join our top ranked Employment & Labour practice group in the Toronto office. The ideal candidate will have excellent academic credentials with two to four years of relevant experience. We welcome lawyers with private practice or in-house experience to apply.
Blakes has been a leader in management employment and labour law for decades. The lawyers in our Employment & Labour group have expertise in all areas of employment and labour law. We provide strategic advice and counsel to some of Canada's largest employers on contractual and compensation issues, workplace investigations, dismissals, human rights and accommodation, pay equity, labour relations and collective bargaining, occupational health and safety, employee privacy, corporate restructurings, and purchase and sale transactions. Our lawyers also represent clients in proceedings before courts, tribunals, boards and arbitrators when workplace disputes cannot be resolved through negotiation.
For more information on the Blakes Employment & Labour group, please visit www.blakes.com.
Please submit your application, with cover letter, résumé and transcripts (both undergraduate and law school transcripts are mandatory) to the attention of Kari Abrams, Chief People Officer, by clicking submit application.
Blakes thanks all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.
Other Relevant Application Information
Blakes welcomes applications from all qualified applicants. The Firm is committed to maintaining an inclusive work environment composed of people with diverse perspectives, backgrounds, identities and cultures. The Firm provides accommodation for applicants with disabilities and in respect of other protected grounds during the recruitment process in accordance with applicable laws. Please contact us to request accommodation.
While our experienced team will select and interview successful candidates, Blakes may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to assist with shortlisting, screening, and evaluating applications.
About Blakes
At Blakes, we care about our people. We are committed to providing exceptional experiences for our clients and employees. As a winner of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers and Greater Toronto’s Top Employers awards, we understand the importance of fostering an inclusive workplace environment that brings out the best in each person. Our success as a firm starts with hiring top talent, retaining our people and helping them thrive
Not the right fit? Search for Employment and Labour Associate jobs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
About Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
As one of Canada’s top business law firms, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes) provides exceptional legal services to leading businesses in Canada and around the world.
We focus on building long-term relationships with clients. We do this by providing unparalleled client service and the highest standard of legal advice, always informed by the business context.
Thanks to our clients, Blakes continues to receive awards and top rankings. For the seventh time and sixth consecutive year, Blakes was named the leading law firm brand in the Thomson Reuters Canada Law Firm Brand Index 2021. We also received the most top-tier rankings by practice area of any Canadian law firm for the sixth consecutive year in Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2022. In addition, our lawyers continue to be recognized as leaders in their fields in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Canada's leading guide to lawyers.
Blakes was also named one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for 2022 by Mediacorp Canada Inc., an honour we have received 12 times since 2008.
Serving a diverse national and international client base, our integrated network of offices worldwide provides clients with access to the Firm’s full spectrum of capabilities in virtually every area of business law. Whether an issue is local or multi-jurisdictional, practice-area specific or interdisciplinary, Blakes handles transactions of all sizes and levels of complexity.
Blakes also enthusiastically invests in the communities where we live and work — from pro bono work to supporting diversity, women's initiatives and the environment.
Since our founding in 1856, we’ve been on a constant quest to define best practices in professional services by delivering leading legal solutions to our clients worldwide.