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WORKING FOR JAHANSHAHI LAW FIRM
At Jahanshahi Law Firm, we are committed to providing a work environment that aligns with our values of respect for human rights, equal opportunity, and diversity. At an organizational level, we retain a positive environment in our office that promotes an open and supportive work culture. We encourage our staff to lead healthy and balanced lifestyles and we never tolerate behavior that may contribute to a toxic work environment. We strongly believe that our employees are our most valuable asset and the quality of service we bring to our clients is dependent on the talent we have on our team.
We offer competitive remuneration and benefits packages commensurate with law firms of similar size in the Greater Toronto Area. We invest resources into our employees and provide extensive training and onboarding to new recruits. Our intention is always to provide our team with a comfortable working environment that is inducive to innovation, the sharing of ideas, and the empowerment of employees. We encourage team collaboration and communication and provide our employees with opportunities for career development.
We are always seeking experienced individuals who are passionate about real estate law and business law to join our team. If you are interested in fully immersing yourself in a modern and intuitive law firm and wish to embrace our ambition, email a copy of your resume and cover letter to info@jahanlaw.ca. We invite you to read the Vision section of our website prior to making an application.
CURRENT POSITIONS AVAILABLE
We are currently seeking a junior associate available to begin working immediately and on a full-time basis. When applying, please submit your resume and cover letter. The ideal candidate will be passionate about corporate and real estate legal issues and will possess a high level of legal writing proficiency with at least one year of experience as set out below. The candidate must be able to independently research legal issues, provide legal memos based on findings and manage individual client matters. The candidate will be responsible for managing corporate / commercial and real estate law files at our firm.
Experience Required
- 1-2 years in corporate and commercial law. Experience must be from the province of Ontario.
- Proficient in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.
- Familiar with business structuring and various business vehicles in the province of Ontario.
Responsibilities
- In depth research of legal issues as necessary.
- Drafting informative legal writing on various legal issues as required.
- Set-up files for new clients, manage multiple files simultaneously and conduct file reviews as necessary.
- Draft various types of legal documents including but not limited to contracts, administrative documents, letters and legal memorandums.
- Communicate with clients and provide clients with regular updates regarding the status of their matter.
- Prepare ledgers, statement of accounts, and conduct banking as required.
- Conduct various office administrative tasks as required.
- Prepare correspondence, reports and client summaries.
- Provide daily reports to principal and legal assistant regarding the status of active matters.
Skills and Experience
- Exceptional legal writing skills.
- Strong research skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work independently.
- Proactivity regarding active and future matters.
- Software: Clio, Microsoft Word, Excel, Teraview, LDD, Unity & Adobe.
- Strong computer literacy.
- Passionate and motivated regarding provision of legal services.
- The ideal candidate will go above and beyond on assigned tasks to add value to our firm.
Please submit the above-requested documents to info@jahanlaw.ca. Applicants not providing the required documentation and/or not following application procedure, will not be considered.