ASSOCIATE LAWYER POSITION AVAILABLE
We would welcome an additional enthusiastic lawyer who has a passion for family law to join our home based practice.
Does the following apply to you?
• You have an empathetic demeanour and are able to identify with the challenges that family law clients experience.
• You can meet clients' needs while still being able to keep your work life from bleeding into your personal life.
• You have superior interpersonal communication skills.
• You have a thorough knowledge of family law and Ontario court procedures and are able to apply your theoretical knowledge base to the practical challenges that our clients face.
• You are very proficient at carrying out legal research and your legal drafting skills are well developed.
• You pay superior attention to detail.
• You have at least one year of family law experience. (Excellent family law articling experience will be considered.)
• You welcome the opportunity to be mentored by a senior family law practitioner.
This position:
• Entails a high degree of responsibility;
• Requires independent, critical thinking;
• Involves extensive direct client contact and responsibility to conduct one's own files but with the support and guidance of senior counsel and great staff;
• Takes place within a work atmosphere that is usually fast-paced, exciting, and personally rewarding; and,
• Affords to the successful candidate the opportunity to take his/her skills to the next level.
If this position is for you, then send electronically to Gene C. Colman [gene "at" complexfamilylaw.com] the following items:
1. Cover letter;
2. Curriculum vitae;
3. Sample of legal writing that includes footnotes and/or citations;
4. Reference letters;
5. Academic transcripts.
May 7, 2012
