Litigation Associate (Insurance Defence/Construction) (3-7 years) Toronto/Ottawa

Our Client

Our client is a rapidly growing, litigation boutique seeking to add an Associate to its expanding team. The firm has built an outstanding reputation for providing high-quality legal work in a collaborative, supportive environment where lawyers receive meaningful mentorship, strong administrative support, and genuine opportunities for long-term career growth.

The firm offers flexibility with a hybrid work model in Toronto (two days per week in the office) and a fully remote option for lawyers based in Ottawa.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will work on a diverse litigation practice with a significant focus on property & casualty insurance defence, including:

• Professional liability (Errors & Omissions)
• Directors & Officers liability
• Product liability
• Construction disputes, including liens, holdbacks, delay claims, defects, omissions,
  
  
  
  and contractual disputes
• Cybersecurity and incident response matters
• Tort litigation
• Historical abuse litigation

This role offers an excellent prospect to develop expertise across multiple litigation areas while building a broad and sophisticated practice.

Requirements

• 3–7 years of insurance defence litigation experience
• Strong advocacy, analytical, and written communication skills
• Interest in developing a broad litigation practice with a focus on property & casualty insurance matters
• Candidates with experience in insurance defence who are looking to expand into construction, coverage, cybersecurity, or historical abuse litigation are encouraged to apply
• Private practice experience is strongly preferred
• 1,750-hour billable target
• Uncapped performance-based bonus structure, with bonus opportunities increasing as billable targets are exceeded