Toews & Company is a busy and growing firm in beautiful Squamish, British Columbia. We are looking for a junior to mid-level associate to join our team living and working in the outdoor capital of Canada!
We’re hiring a Litigation / Family Associate!
We are looking for an associate who wants to build a practice helping people; someone who is smart, confident, curious about the law and committed to excellence in advocacy. Toews & Company prides itself on compassion and fairness in our family law practice, and doing good in our community, and we are looking for candidates who share these same values. While family law is by far our busiest area of practice, we also have a general civil litigation practice, including estate litigation, and a solicitor’s practice in wills and estates and real estate.
Depending on the successful candidate’s experience and comfort level, they will assist senior counsel in trial and mediation, draft pleadings and affidavits, meet with clients, and have full conduct of their own files. We have a collegial workplace where we regularly meet to discuss file strategy and bounce ideas off one another, which offers juniors both a supportive learning environment on their own files, as well as exposure to and involvement in the big picture on the firm’s larger files.
What We Offer
- Competitive compensation package including salary plus a generous bonus structure (i.e., you keep a proportion of billings above a certain threshold)
- Full medical, dental and disability insurance benefits package
- Payment of LSBC, Lawyer’s Indemnity Fund and CBA fees
- Paid CPD opportunities
- Significant autonomy in setting your own schedule and managing your own workflow (need Friday mornings off to take your toddler to her music class? Longer lunch breaks to get out for a bike ride while the sun shines? Weekdays off to avoid the lift lines? That can all be arranged – we’re not interested in micromanaging your time)
- The opportunity to cultivate a practice and clientele in line with your interests and values (not just whatever work a firm may throw your way)
- Casual and collegial office environment
- Hybrid in-office/remote (if desired)
- Excellent mentorship
- Childcare subsidy for full-time associates with children 12 months to 30 months of age
- Signing bonus for applicants bringing significant experience
- The opportunity to build a lucrative and meaningful career at a busy and well-respected firm in a wonderful community
Qualifications and Attributes
- Member in good standing with the LSBC
- Experience in a litigation or family law environment required (1 – 5 years)
- Experience drafting separation agreements, drafting pleadings, and arguing contested court applications preferred
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills, compassion and tact
- Friendly and personable
- Self-starter
- Able to manage competing priorities
- Eager to learn
- Professional judgment
- Takes pride in the quality of one’s work
We are looking for someone who’s in it for the long haul: a junior associate who wants to set down roots and build their practice in the Sea-to-Sky (and likely become a partner in the long-term). While ideally we’re looking for someone to commit to full-time hours, we understand that that may not be doable during all stages of your personal and professional life, so we’re open to alternative arrangements. Let’s talk.
If you think you’d be a good fit, please forward your resume and cover letter in confidence to the attention of Kristen Courtney at: kcourtney@toewsco.net
Please note, only successful candidates will be notified.