OPPORTUNITY OVERVIEW

ME Law Professional Corporation is seeking a Senior Litigation Lawyer to join its civil litigation practice in Toronto. The successful candidate will have primary carriage of complex commercial and civil litigation matters, regularly appearing before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, including the Toronto Commercial List, while also contributing to the firm's growing international arbitration practice.

The position is a leadership role within the litigation practice. The Senior Counsel carries delegated professional authority over assigned matters and the lawyers and staff working on them. Business development, firm administration, and operational functions are managed by dedicated teams. Compensation is independent of client origination.

The position is offered as an employment relationship. The firm provides multiple internal development paths, including specialist, leadership, institutional development, and partnership tracks, each with defined progression criteria.

ABOUT ME LAW

ME Law Professional Corporation is a litigation boutique headquartered in Toronto's Yorkville district, founded in 2019, representing clients in Ontario and British Columbia. The firm practices exclusively in litigation and dispute resolution, representing corporations, institutional parties, business owners, executives, investors, professionals, trustees, executors, and high-net-worth individuals in complex commercial, financial, estate, real estate, and cross-border matters.

FIRM STRUCTURE AND OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

ME Law operates with defined professional standards, internal procedures, and performance frameworks across its practice. The firm is organized into practice groups, each with standard operating procedures, file management protocols, and quality controls. Dedicated support functions are managed by an executive team that operates independently of the legal practice.

This structure allows senior legal staff to direct their time toward substantive work. Administrative, intake, financial, and operational functions are not the responsibility of the Senior Counsel. The infrastructure has been designed and continues to be refined to support a high-performance litigation practice at scale.

The firm maintains robust KPI frameworks, reporting processes, and performance metrics across all functions. The Senior Counsel will be expected to operate within these standards and, over time, to contribute to their development within the litigation practice.

The working setting reflects the Firm’s approach to professional standards: demanding in the quality of work expected, but structured to support strong performance through reliable resources, clear allocation of authority, and prompt, transparent decision-making.

The Firm has also developed formal processes to support career development and address internal issues constructively. These include structured onboarding and training, defined career progression pathways, clear supervisory responsibilities, internal review mechanisms, and governance practices designed to ensure that concerns can be raised, considered, and resolved fairly and transparently.





LEADERSHIP ACCOUNTABILITY The Senior Counsel carries accountability across the following dimensions of the practice:

▸ Legal quality and professional standards across assigned matters

▸ Timely and effective file progression

▸ Client satisfaction and direct relationship management

▸ Practice capacity and workload management

▸ Team development and associate supervision

▸ Institutional reputation of the commercial litigation practice

▸ File economics, realization, and collection discipline

▸ Development of the commercial litigation platform

NATURE OF THE PRACTICE The practice encompasses complex commercial disputes at all stages of Ontario and British Columbia proceedings, with a growing emphasis on financial litigation — banking disputes, investment disagreements, insolvency proceedings, and securities-related matters. International arbitration work is increasing as the firm develops its arbitration platform.

Practice areas

▸ Complex Commercial Litigation

▸ Real Estate Litigation

▸ Financial Litigation and Banking Disputes

▸ Injunctions and Emergency Relief

▸ Investment and Securities Matters

▸ Cross-Border Enforcement

▸ Shareholder and Corporate Disputes

▸ International Commercial Arbitration

▸ Insolvency, Receivership, and Restructuring

▸ Appeals — Ontario Court of Appeal

▸ Estate and Trust Litigation

▸ Regulatory Proceedings (CIRO, RECO)

PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT EXPECTATIONS

Senior Counsel is not required to arrive with a portable book of business and is not subject to origination targets. The role carries an expectation of active contribution to the following:

▸ Client retention and service quality

▸ Strategic development of the litigation platform

▸ Reputation within the commercial litigation bar

▸ Associate mentoring and professional development

▸ Referral relationship maintenance and expansion

▸ Institutional credibility of the firm's practice

▸ Client service expansion on existing matters

▸ Contribution to knowledge management and procedures

Lawyers who develop institutional client relationships, referral networks, or practice-building capabilities — whether or not they arrived with a portable book — will be recognized through defined compensation structures and expanded participation in practice economics.

AI-NATIVE LITIGATION PRACTICE

ME Law deploys AI-assisted research and drafting tools as standard practice infrastructure. The firm was among the first Canadian litigation boutiques to integrate AI-powered legal research at scale, a distinction recognized through its association with Thomson Reuters.

Research is produced faster and at greater depth than conventional methods permit. Draft materials arrive at a higher starting point. File management overhead is reduced. Senior counsel time is directed toward argument, strategy,



and client matters. The tools are provided. Facility with AI-assisted practice is preferred; development support is available for candidates without existing experience.

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION PLATFORM

ME Law is developing an international arbitration practice with a focus on financial markets disputes, cross-border commercial matters, and investment arbitration. The foundation includes dual Canadian bar admissions, active co-counsel relationships in the United Kingdom, and a mandate history that encompasses private international law arguments, foreign judgment recognition, and multi-jurisdictional enforcement.

May Elajami is developing CIArb. A Senior Counsel with existing arbitration experience, or an interest in developing it, would contribute to that platform as a practitioner.

QUALIFICATIONS AND CANDIDATE PROFILE

Technical qualifications

▸ Member in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario; Law Society of British Columbia admission an asset

▸ 7 to 15 years of civil litigation experience, with substantial exposure to complex commercial or financial matters

▸ Demonstrated capacity to carry significant files independently, including conduct of examinations, appearances, and client strategy

▸ Advocacy experience at the level of complex motions and applications before the Ontario Superior Court; Toronto Commercial List experience preferred

▸ Experience in or genuine interest in international commercial arbitration

▸ Facility with AI-assisted research and drafting tools, or readiness to develop it

COMPENSATION

ME Law offers two primary compensation structures. Specific terms are discussed with each candidate directly and in confidence.

Stability Track

Base salary-led structure with defined bonus eligibility. Designed for candidates who prefer income predictability.

Performance Track

Reduced base component with substantially higher variable upside, tied to billing performance, practice metrics, and leadership contribution.

COMPONENT

Both tracks include

Group Benefits

LSO and LawPRO Coverage

Professional Development

AI Tools and Technology

Profit Participation

Partnership Track Eligibility

Top-of-market compensation is available for the right candidate. The firm does not limit the economic upside of lawyers whose contribution to the practice is sustained and measurable.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Qualified candidates will receive a prompt response. The firm will initiate a substantive compensation and scope discussion at the first stage of the process, not at the conclusion of it.

All communications are treated in confidence. The firm understands that lawyers exploring lateral opportunities do so with care, and will handle all inquiries accordingly.

Applications must include

▸ Curriculum vitae

▸ Brief cover letter

Applicants are also asked to provide short written responses to the following two questions:

- What would you want to have built within ME Law after three years?
- Describe a team, practice group, client relationship, or institutional capability you helped strengthen beyond your individual billings.

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