Civil/Commercial Litigation Associate
January 23, 2025
Who are you? Our ideal candidate has solid experience in their field. You have excellent writing skills (seriously), research skills, and knowledge of practice-specific software (ACL, Microsoft Office, etc.). You are detail-oriented, highly-organized, and possess great interpersonal skills. This is an excellent opportunity for a junior lawyer to be exposed to challenging work from top tier lawyers and clients, while being supported by a skilled team. You will both junior on files as well as have carriage of your own. You are eager to learn how to run files, while also committed to acting as junior on more complex matters. You agree that the goal is to do excellent work, to support your colleagues, and to respond to clients effectively and efficiently. In that respect, you appreciate and understand the importance of daily docketing and timekeeping.
You are autonomous, but also gregarious, with a team-oriented mindset. You are also entrepreneurial, responsive, and looking to grow your practice. (And, hey, a great sense of humour can’t hurt!)
You have a law degree from a recognized institution, and experience in and a passion for litigation. You will have a demonstrated track record of entrepreneurship, investment in the legal field, and a contribution to client development.
Who are we? We are a mid-sized, full-service law firm located in downtown Toronto. We have a bustling, diverse litigation practice, and we are growing. We are looking to build our future partnership team and are looking for individuals with a long-term investment mindset. If you are seeking broad experience in a wealth of subject areas, we are the firm for you! You will work with senior, established, and well-respected advocates on a range of files, from complex commercial matters to estates litigation to insurance defence work.
We encourage and reward file generation, networking, client relationship building, and contribution to the growth, development, and expertise of the firm. We prioritize thoughtfulness, which to us means creating a positive work environment, developing relationships within and across practice areas, and celebrating the talents and contributions of our team and clients. We have high expectations and lead by example.
What else? Our salary and benefits are competitive. We offer a hybrid work environment, though appreciate and prioritize in-person relationship development. We are mostly paperless and continue to invest in legal technology that will advance our practice and relationship with our clients. We use NetDocs for file management, ACL for litigation document preparation and ticklers, and Acumin for accounting.
Only those deemed a good fit for this position will be contacted. Be assured that your resume will be handled with strict confidence by our Hiring Committee. Please send your application in confidence to our COO, Christl Mittendorfer at cmittendorfer@rickettsharris.com.
Ricketts Harris LLP
http://rickettsharris.comA law firm that stands for thoughtfulness? Now there's a thought. With a downtown address but a down-to-earth way of looking at the world, Ricketts Harris exists to help solve some of life’s most important legal and business challenges. We are big thinkers who sweat the small details. At Ricketts Harris we sat down and thought long and hard about the things that make a law firm really valuable in a client’s eyes. Brainpower, experience, and track record were an absolute given. But we also realized that what builds strong connections and uncommonly loyal relationships is the ability to think ahead and anticipate everything people actually want and need. In our firm, we call this ‘thoughtfulness’ and it shows in everything we do.