Rate: $127,824.27 (start) Date: October 16, 2026 Position: 1 (one position in Region 3) The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) is Canada’s largest nurses’ union. We are powered by our members — 68,000 nurses and health-care professionals, and 18,000 nursing student affiliates — who provide care in hospitals, long-term care, public health, the community, clinics and industry. Our mission is to defend the rights of and advocate for nurses and health-care professionals who care for the health of Ontarians. We empower members and fight against unfair and unsafe treatment, negotiate and enforce our contracts, offer benefits and insurance, provide tailored education and development opportunities and much more. We confront governments, administrations and other policymakers head on to fight for high-quality public health care. ONA is seeking to hire a Legal Coordinator for Region 3 on our Litigation Team to join the Toronto office. This posting is for an existing vacancy. As a member of the Litigation Team and working within the boundaries of ONA’s governing and administrative policies, the vision, and strategic outcomes, this position provides litigation services, mentorship, advice, and support to meet the service delivery needs of ONA and its membership. The incumbent will be a leader on the Litigation Team and is accountable for providing mentorship remotely and in person, and advice to lawyers on the team and maintaining an active litigation practice under the direction and supervision of the Manager of Litigation. This is what else you can expect from this dynamic role:
- The Legal Coordinator acts as a coordinator and leader on the Litigation Team and will be assigned lawyers to whom they are responsible for providing advice, guidance, and mentorship in coordination with the Manager of Litigation remotely and in person.




- The Legal Coordinator will be required to provide mentorship and advice on all aspects of the work performed by ONA’s litigation team, including grievance arbitrations, Labour Board files (PSLRTA/sale of business/related employer, ULPs, DFRs, Jurisdictional Disputes, OHSA appeals) human rights files at the HRTO and other areas.
- The Legal Coordinator will be required to provide advice on litigation strategies, skills, and approaches to other litigators in a range of legal fora and assist in the development of litigation skills of the team.
- The Legal Coordinator acts as a key resource to litigators, labour relations officers and bargaining unit leadership providing legal and strategic advice including for challenging or complex files.
- The Legal Coordinator will be responsible, in consultation with the Manager of Litigation, for onboarding and training current lawyers to the team remotely and in person.
- The Legal Coordinator provides strategic and competent representation to ONA and its members at rights arbitrations and other legal proceedings such as before the Ontario Labour Relations Board, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Privacy Commissioner, and the Courts.
- The Legal Coordinator researches, prepares, and litigates complex cases, including complex cases and cases that have provincial ramifications including significant central rights cases.




- The Legal Coordinator will be required to attend the Toronto and Port Hope offices. ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Accountable for researching, preparing, and litigating legal cases, including complex cases and cases that have provincial ramifications including significant central rights cases, reducing the need to rely on outside counsel.
- Accountable for providing advice, mentorship, and guidance to lawyers on the team and for providing authorized instruction on files, in collaboration with the Manager of Litigation. This includes providing summary advice on arbitration cases, Labour Board, HRTO and Court files.
- Accountable for meeting the Litigation Team Mandate, which involves contract administration, achieving and maintaining the collective and individual rights of members, providing strategic advice, and representation of ONA and its members at rights arbitrations and in other forums (OLRB, HRTO etc.)
- Accountable for providing advice in relation to other related areas of practice including human rights/return to work/accommodation, occupational health & safety, and proceedings before the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) under the Labour Relations Act, Public Sector Labour Relations Transition Act, Occupational Health and Safety Act and/or other legislation, as required.
- Accountable for drafting pleadings, researching legal issues, drafting opinion letters and briefs.
- Accountable for identifying risks and opportunities related to ONA achieving its goals/mandate including litigation strategies and provincial strategies.
- Demonstrated skills in coordinating and leading on the litigation team including initiating alternative adjudication models.
- Accountable to demonstrate solid client relations and communication skill

📌 Legal Coordinator- Litigation Team (Toronto)
🏢 Ontario Nurses' Association
📍 Toronto