Employment & Labour Associate - 2-4 Years' - Toronto, Canada - Osler

Osler

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Toronto, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Are you ready to take the next step in your legal career? Do you have experience with various aspects of employment and labour law? Do you want to advise and represent clients at the forefront of their industries, as well as exciting and promising new tech start-ups?

Join Osler's highly regarded Employment and Labour Department as an associate in our Toronto office for the opportunity to partner with a broad range of companies, in a wide variety of industries, as part of a team that delivers clear, practical and results-oriented legal advice on all aspects of workplace law.

Position Requirements:

Do you have what we're looking for?

2 to 4 years of employment and labour law experience gained from a leading law firm;

- experience advising and representing employers in key areas of employment and labour law, such as:

advising on emerging and high growth company employment issues, including company formation, founder employment agreements and venture-backed financing transactions.

- advising on new labour and business structures, including "gig economy" issues.
- structuring employee dismissals/layoffs and responding to wrongful/constructive dismissal claims.
- implications of corporate transactions and reorganizations.
- employment contracts and executive compensation.
- employment standards and workplace policies.
- collective agreement administration, collective bargaining, union certification/decertification, strikes, lockouts and grievance arbitration.
- human rights, workplace accommodations, and workplace investigations.
- occupational health and safety, workers' compensation, pay equity and employment equity.
- superior communication and drafting skills and strong attention to detail.

Consistently ranked as one of Canada's leading business law firms by clients and leading independent reviews, Osler prides itself on attracting and developing the brightest talent in the legal field.

With a firm culture that nurtures mentoring and the open exchange of ideas, Osler is a dynamic and exciting place to continue building a career or carve out a new path.

Osler's Labour & Employment Department plays an integral role in supporting our national leading Emerging and High Growth Companies practice and you will have ample exposure to the unique employment and HR risk management issues in this expanding sector.

No agencies please.

For the safety of firm members and visitors, Osler is committed to complying with the recommendations of public health authorities, including with respect to adopting mandatory vaccination policies. Employment at Osler is therefore conditional on complying with any vaccination policies that Osler may adopt from time to time in response to the recommendations of public health authorities._