Salary range: CA$120K - CA$160K

Location: Toronto, ON, Canada

Visa Sponsorship Details: Not open to any visas (e.g. US citizen, Green Card holders)

Hybrid work policy: 1 day in-office in Toronto, ON (remote considered for the right candidate anywhere in Canada)

About this role

We are looking for a Criminal Inadmissibility Practice Lead Lawyer with 2+ years of experience to lead and scale one of the fastest-growing practice areas at a pioneering AI-native Canadian immigration law firm. This is a unique chance to combine legal expertise with technology and operational leadership — with a clear path toward General Manager responsibility

What will you be doing?

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Leading the Crim/Inadmissibility department and managing a team of ~3 case managers, including setting expectations, coaching, and driving performance

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Owning operational metrics via the firm's internal Command Center (file throughput, CSAT scores, response times, stuck files) and running weekly reviews

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Partnering with the internal CTO and engineering team to prototype and build AI-powered tools that make the practice more efficient and scalable





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Providing senior legal oversight on complex criminal inadmissibility matters (TRPs, Criminal Rehabilitation applications, admissibility issues)

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Driving the practice from operational stabilization to growth — expanding capacity, improving client experience, and increasing profitability

Key Requirements

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Licensed lawyer in good standing with a Canadian law society, eligible to practise in Canada

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Immigration law experience, ideally with some exposure to criminal inadmissibility cases (TRPs, Criminal Rehabilitation, etc.)

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Demonstrated leadership maturity — ability to manage a team, give direct feedback, and operate with an ownership mindset

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AI-native mindset — actively uses tools like Claude/ChatGPT and is excited about applying AI to legal workflows (bonus: can vibe-code prototypes)

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Operationally and commercially minded — comfortable with metrics, dashboards, and thinking about how a legal practice makes money

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