Tarion is hiring for a 4-Month Contract opportunity as a Legal Assistant to join our Law Department.

Join our award-winning team where innovation and service-orientation meet consumer protection. We’re looking for passionate individuals ready to make a difference and advance their careers.

Title: Legal Assistant

Department: Law

Type of Position: Full Time, 4 Month Contract

Location: 7th Floor, 5160 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON

Reporting to : Legal Counsel

Work Model: Hybrid - flexible work schedule (All work from home must be completed from your home office within the province of Ontario.)

Grade: I

Posting Status: Open

Salary Range: The salary range for this position is $53,500 - $79,240 per year

Application Deadline: July 31, 2026

Vacancy Code: LA071626

About the Team

The Tarion Law department has three broad functions: operational, support and policy development. A key operational component of the administration of the Ontario New Home Warranties and Protection Plan is dispute resolution, which Law addresses in courts, arbitrations and tribunals. Law supports other Tarion departments, the CEO and the Board of Directors by providing sound legal advice and recommendations regarding Tarion’s operations and special projects. Law is also involved in the development of Tarion’s policies and strategic initiatives.

This position is accountable for providing legal administrative and clerical support to one or more lawyers in the Law department. This position is also accountable for administering and coordinating the defense and/or collection litigation process for the department.

What you will be doing:
Clerical Support and Administrative support:

Provide clerical and administrative support to one or more lawyers with document management, scheduling, opening and closing files, and tracking file status and deadlines.

Prepare, draft, review, and format legal documents, correspondence, pleadings, motion materials, affidavits, briefs, tribunal materials and arbitration documents under lawyer supervision.

Provide administrative support with preparing court, Licence Appeal Tribunal and Builder Arbitration Forum materials.





Maintain records, statistics and databases as required for department performance, reporting and other purposes.

Responsible for reviewing all reserve setting and claim payments to ensure they meet procurement and reserve protocols.

Liaise with internal departments, external counsel, courts, tribunals, arbitrators and other stakeholders as required.

What you will need to succeed:
The Ideal candidate for this position will have:

College diploma in Legal Assistant Studies, Law Clerk or related discipline

3-5 years’ experience providing administrative/clerical support in a civil litigation environment

Good working knowledge of the Rules of Civil Procedure

Excellent computer skills and superior knowledge of all MS Office programs

Excellent planning, organization, interpersonal and customer service skills

Proactive and process-oriented working style, with attention to detail

Ability to work independently with minimal oversight or direction

Ability to multi-task, meet pressing deadlines and anticipate lawyer’s needs

Ability to maintain confidentiality

(This is a hybrid role requiring working two (2) days in the office and three (3) days remotely, per week. (All remote work must be completed from your home office within the province of Ontario.)

To support learning, collaboration, and connection, new hires work in the office four (4) days per week for their first three (3) months, giving them the opportunity to build strong relationships and gain a deep understanding of the business.

About Tarion
Since 1976, Tarion has served new home buyers and new homeowners by ensuring that one of their life’s biggest investments is protected. Almost every new home in the province is covered by a new home warranty.



This warranty protection is provided by Ontario’s builders and lasts up to seven years. It is backstopped by Tarion. More than 375,000 homes are currently enrolled in the warranty program. Every year about 55,000 new homes are enrolled.

How We Make a Difference
A home is one of life’s biggest purchases. As an independent, not-for-profit organization, Tarion provides Ontario’s recent home buyers and owners with peace of mind that their purchase is safeguarded through the province’s new home warranty and protection program.

Almost every new home is covered by a new home warranty. Tarion ensures consumer protection by providing free tools, guides and resources to help homeowners understand their builder’s warranty and navigate warranty claims with confidence.

If a builder does not meet their warranty commitments, Tarion offers guidance to help homeowners ensure they receive the coverage they’re entitled to, and when necessary, steps in to help resolve warranty claims.

Why Choose Tarion?
We believe that Tarion’s employees are its most valuable asset. We strive to provide a welcoming work environment.

We offer employees a competitive compensation program, opportunities for learning and development, an employee discount program, access to wellness programs, and a variety of Employee Assistance Program tools and online resources to support well-being.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
At Tarion, we believe that a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion allows employees to perform at their very best and underpins a culture in which everyone feels they have an equal opportunity to belong and build a career. Tarion is committed to developing and maintaining work environments and practices that ensure equality of opportunity in recruitment, selection and promotion, and to removing systemic barriers so that employees have every opportunity to feel included in the workplace.

If you are a person with a disability and have questions or would like help with your application, please email [email protected] or contact a member of the Human Resources Department.

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📌 Legal Assistant (Ontario)
🏢 Tarion
📍 Ontario