Ontario - Employment/Labour Lawyer

The role

Caravel Law is seeking an experienced Employment/Labour Lawyer with 8+ years of PQE to join their Toronto team. This role focuses on providing comprehensive employment law counsel to clients, managing a range of advisory and litigation matters.

What you'll do

• Advise clients on a broad range of employment related matters including but not limited to: 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