Associate Lawyer, Trial & Defence

The role

Clyde & Co seeks an Associate Lawyer, Trial & Defence with 2-4 years of PQE to join its litigation practice in Toronto, Canada. This role focuses on insurance and civil litigation matters, requiring strong advocacy and client advisory skills.

What you'll do

• Provide legal analysis and advice in litigation, with a focus on specialty lines of insurance, professional negligence claims, construction professional litigation, and other sectors including insurance coverage related to commercial litigation, municipal law, municipal liability, police liability, occupier's liability, liquor liability, property insurance, product liability, and cyber
• In conjunction with partners, have carriage of litigation and coverage files, from initial assessment, pleadings, motions, discovery through mediation, pre-trial, and trial
• Analyze legal and factual issues and advise clients
• Attend at examinations for discovery
• Prepare correspondence to counsel opposite and clients
• Maintain relations with the insurers and insureds
• Review documents in preparation for litigation
• Submit filings to the court
• Appear in court, independently or with partners, to argue motions, attend pre-trials and mediations
• Assist with or conduct solo preparations and attend independently or with partners at trials or other adjudicative hearings
• Attend Ontario or other Canadian Bar Association events for the purpose of professional and business development opportunities
• Perform certain tasks related to the practice management side of the legal work
• Develop his/her overall set of skills in an on-going fashion
• Meet other related business needs or priorities as they may arise from time to time

What we're looking for

Benefits