British Columbia - Employment/Labour Lawyer

The role

Caravel Law is seeking an experienced Employment/Labour Lawyer with 8+ years of PQE to join their team in Vancouver, Canada. This role focuses on advising clients on a broad spectrum of employment law matters.

What you'll do

• Advise clients on a broad range of employment related matters including hiring, employee compensation and benefits, discipline, terminations, severance packages and approach to terminations, reductions in work force and developing strategies for managing risk around employment matters
• Draft employment and secondment contracts, termination letters, employment policies & procedures and other employment related documents
• Assist clients to ensure their businesses are compliant with employment laws and regulations
• Advise on start-up operations including processes, policies and procedures
• Represent both corporate and individual clients at the Superior Court of Justice, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal and the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, as well as at mediations
• Assist clients with managing labour relations issues, including certification applications, unfair labour practices, collective agreement negotiations, and resolution of grievances
• Manage wrongful dismissal actions through all stages of litigation
• Prepare for and conduct labour board hearings
• Represent clients before government commissions and tribunals to resolve human rights complaints, including representing clients at mediations
• Representing clients before the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal
• Draft legal opinions, motion materials, pleadings, and written submissions
• Represent clients at pre-trial conferences, private and mandatory mediations
• Conducting examinations for discovery in complex, multi-party matters

What we're looking for