Family Lawyer – Senior

Job summary

Provide family law services as a senior member of the firm’s Family Law Group, delivering sophisticated legal solutions and maintaining strong client relationships. Contribute to the team’s collaborative practice and support the firm’s business development through an established portable book of business.

Job details

Overview Posted: November 12, 2025 Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l. is proud to be the largest independent, full-service law firm in Canada’s National Capital Region. For over 50 years, our downtown Ottawa office has been a cornerstone of legal excellence, delivering sophisticated legal solutions and cultivating meaningful relationships within our community. Our commitment to excellence extends beyond legal practice. We take pride in how we support our clients, foster internal collaboration, and invest in mentorship and continuous professional development at every level of the Firm. We are currently seeking a Senior Family Lawyer to join our Family Law Group – one of the most dynamic and results-oriented teams in the region. If you’re looking to join a collaborative, forward-thinking firm with a long-standing reputation for legal excellence, we invite you to connect with us. Interested applicants should apply in confidence to careers@perlaw.ca. These are current vacancies; salary is commensurate with experience. Qualifications Senior Family Lawyer Have a minimum of 7–10 years of experience in family law; Demonstrate a strong commitment to client service and high professional standards; Possess proven business development skills and a portable book of business; Have experience in mediation and alternative dispute resolution (strong asset); Be bilingual (English/French) (strong asset).

What you’ll do

Provide family law services as a senior member of the firm’s Family Law Group, delivering sophisticated legal solutions and maintaining strong client relationships. Contribute to the team’s collaborative practice and support the firm’s business development through an established portable book of business.

Requirements

Candidates must have 7–10 years of family law experience, a strong commitment to client service, and high professional standards. Proven business development skills and a portable book of business are required; mediation or alternative dispute resolution experience and English-French bilingualism are strong assets.

Listed skills

• Customer service · Preferred
• Business development · Preferred
• Mentorship · Preferred
• Collaboration · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Family Law
• Client Service
• Professional Standards
• Business Development
• Portable Book Of Business
• Mediation
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• English-French Bilingualism
• Mentorship
• Collaboration

Job areas

• Legal

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