IAVGO is seeking lawyers or community legal workers with experience in working alongside marginalized and precarious workers and interested in working within a community legal clinic as part of a collective team of community organizers, community legal workers, lawyers, and administrative staff.

IAVGO is a specialty legal clinic, funded by Legal Aid Ontario, to provide legal services to injured workers throughout Ontario. Our services include legal advice, legal representation, public legal education, law reform advocacy, and community outreach and development. The clinic operates as a collective, where the staff shares in the day-to-day management of the clinic.

IAVGO is a leader in workers’ compensation law. We are committed to building the collective strength and capacity of injured workers and their organizations to improve Ontario’s workers’ compensation system. We also train and supervise law students through our satellite clinic, Advocates for Injured Workers.

IAVGO is committed to helping the most disadvantaged injured workers, especially those who are precariously employed or belong to marginalized communities. We prioritize cases involving migrant workers.

Main Duties of the Job:

Advise and represent injured workers in workers’ compensation and related proceedings

Participate in the clinic’s law reform, public legal education, community development, outreach, and test case work

Support other clinic caseworkers with research and strategic advice

Depending on qualifications, share in supervising our law student satellite clinic

Produce reports for policy advocacy and law reform

Support a meaningful commitment to equity and diversity in all aspects of our work, including our internal collective operations and our external-facing service provision





It is anticipated that the part time position will be more front-line service and intake work

Minimum Qualifications:

Experience working with precariously employed workers or marginalized groups

Support for IAVGO’s commitment to building the collective strength and capacity of injured workers

Preferred Qualifications/ Assets:

Experience representing injured workers, especially before the WSIB and WSIAT

Experience working in a community legal clinic or similar setting

Knowledge of poverty law issues

Experience writing reports for policy advocacy and law reform

Experience supervising students

Law reform organizing and strategic litigation experience

Ability to work in a second language, especially Spanish or Mandarin

Two or more years of experience working in a legal setting

We specifically welcome applications from Indigenous, Black, and racialized persons and from other equity-seeking groups.

Compensation and benefits:

Salary range is $72,000 - $77,000 commensurate with level of experience or call to the Bar (plus benefits)

Group Health and Dental Benefits

Defined Benefit Pension Plan

Vacation Entitlement (first year, 20 days)

Paid Sick Time

Additional Paid Days: Easter Monday, International Workers’ Day, Civic Day, Remembrance Day, Holiday Closure (Dec. 24 – Jan. 1)

IAVGO is committed to diversity and inclusion. Our goal is to attract, develop and retain highly talented employees from diverse backgrounds, allowing us to benefit from a wide variety of experiences and perspectives. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified applicants. Accommodations for persons with disabilities required during the recruitment process are available upon request. To request accommodation, please email [email protected].

We would like to thank all applicants for their interest but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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📌 Lawyer or Community Legal Worker Permanent, Full-time (1) Permanent, Part-time (21 hours/week) (1)
🏢 IAVGO Community Legal Clinic
📍 Ontario