WHO WE ARE

ME Law Professional Corporation is a litigation boutique headquartered in Toronto's Yorkville district with an expanding presence in Vancouver. We focus exclusively on high-stakes disputes, acting as lead counsel for business owners, corporations, investors, professionals, trustees, executors, and high-net-worth individuals navigating complex commercial, estate, real estate, financial, and cross-border matters.

Founded in 2019 and scaled to more than twelve legal professionals through reputation and organic growth alone, ME Law is entering its most significant period of expansion. We are investing—deliberately and ambitiously—in talent, technology, artificial intelligence, business development infrastructure, and the long-term institutional foundations of a nationally recognized disputes practice.

WHY THIS OPPORTUNITY IS DIFFERENT

Most lawyers join law firms after the defining moment has already passed. The risk was absorbed by someone else. The culture was set before they arrived. The path upward is defined, narrow, and slow. What they inherit is a structure—not an opportunity.

This role is different in a way that matters. You are being invited to join during the scaling phase—the period when the decisions made today will define the firm's character, its leadership, and its direction for the next twenty years. When performance is visible. When contribution is recognized. When the people who help build something consequential share in what it becomes.

Unlike a large national firm, you will not be one of dozens of associates competing for a handful of committee-selected partnership positions a decade from now. You will be a named contributor to a rapidly growing litigation practice, with direct access to firm leadership, meaningful courtroom experience from an early stage, and a genuine pathway toward senior roles, profit participation, and future partnership consideration.

COURTROOM ADVOCACY — DEVELOPED, NOT DELEGATED

At many large firms, associates spend years drafting documents, preparing materials, and supporting advocacy that is performed by others. They become excellent technical lawyers with limited courtroom experience. By the time they reach senior associate or junior partnership level, their advocacy skills have not kept pace with their substantive knowledge.

ME Law operates differently. Associates at ME Law are expected to develop as advocates—not merely as drafters. From early in their tenure, they will be appearing before the courts, developing courtroom judgment, and building the kind of advocacy presence that only comes from being in the room.

The advocacy experience you can expect includes:

▸ Interlocutory and urgent motions practice

▸ Mediations with senior counsel present

▸ Summary judgment applications

▸ Arbitration proceedings and jurisdictional arguments

▸ Case management conferences and pre-trials

▸ Contested estate applications

▸ Examinations for discovery and cross-examinations

▸ Commercial List appearances

▸ Rule 21 and pleadings motions

▸ Trial preparation and trial proceedings

▸ Injunction proceedings — including ex-parte

▸ Appellate research and factum preparation





PRACTICE AREAS The successful candidate will develop exposure across ME Law's full litigation portfolio, with particular emphasis on commercial disputes and a growing focus on financial litigation and international arbitration matters:

▸ Commercial Litigation

▸ Injunction & Emergency Proceedings

▸ Financial Litigation & Banking Disputes

▸ Receivership, Insolvency & Restructuring

▸ Investment & Securities-Related Matters

▸ Enforcement Proceedings

▸ Shareholder & Corporate Disputes

▸ International Arbitration

▸ Estate & Trust Litigation

▸ Cross-Border & Multi-Jurisdictional Disputes

▸ Real Estate Litigation

▸ Appeals & Administrative Tribunals

OUR VISION & FUTURE GROWTH

ME Law's ambitions are clear, and they extend well beyond Toronto. We are building toward a nationally recognized litigation boutique with an international disputes practice—one that serves sophisticated clients across.

Lawyers who join during this scaling phase have the opportunity to grow alongside the firm's international ambitions—developing cross-border expertise, building international client relationships, and positioning themselves for roles that do not yet exist but will.

THE ROLE The successful candidate will manage a meaningful portfolio of litigation matters from inception through resolution—working alongside May Elajami and senior counsel with genuine file carriage, direct client interaction, and substantive courtroom opportunities from an early stage.

▸ Manage and advance litigation files independently from intake through to final resolution

▸ Draft pleadings, motions, applications, factums, affidavits, and complex court materials

▸ Conduct legal research and prepare comprehensive legal opinions and strategy memoranda

▸ Conduct examinations for discovery and cross-examinations of witnesses and opposing parties

▸ Attend motions, applications, mediations, arbitrations, pre-trial conferences, trials, and appeals

▸ Develop and execute litigation strategy in close collaboration with May Elajami and senior counsel

▸ Build and maintain direct client relationships with sophisticated individual and corporate clients

▸ Leverage AI-assisted research and modern legal technology as a standard practice tool

▸ Maintain clear, timely, and professional communication with clients, courts, and opposing counsel

▸ Contribute actively to the firm's knowledge base, operational systems, and culture of excellence

WHO YOU ARE

We are looking for a litigator who is fundamentally ambitious—someone who looks at the next decade and sees an opportunity to become exceptional, not simply experienced. The profile we are seeking:

▸ Member in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario, with 3+ years of civil litigation experience





▸ Robust procedural knowledge and demonstrated understanding of the Rules of Civil Procedure

▸ Excellent written advocacy with the ability to draft complex court materials independently

▸ Comfort appearing before the courts and developing courtroom judgment through active advocacy

▸ Organized, accountable, and capable of managing a meaningful file portfolio with independence

▸ Committed to exceptional client service, professional communication, and responsiveness

CAREER ADVANCEMENT & PARTNERSHIP POTENTIAL

ME Law is intentionally building leaders from within. We do not view the associate relationship as a temporary arrangement—we view it as the beginning of a long-term professional investment that, for the right individuals, will evolve significantly over time.

The firm's growth trajectory creates opportunities that are simply unavailable at mature organizations. As we expand—in headcount, in practice depth, in geographic presence, and in client sophistication—the lawyers who were here at the beginning of that growth will be the ones positioned to lead what it becomes.

On the question of partnership: we will not offer guarantees that we do not intend to keep. What we will say, clearly and directly, is this: the firm intends to build its future leadership from within. Lawyers who demonstrate exceptional advocacy skills, strong business development instincts, and a genuine commitment to what ME Law is building will be considered for future equity participation and partnership on a timeline that reflects their contribution, not an arbitrary seniority threshold.

This is the firm where that conversation is possible sooner rather than later. For lawyers at a large national firm wondering whether they will ever be more than a senior associate, that distinction matters.

COMPENSATION & WHAT WE OFFER

We offer a competitive and performance-oriented compensation structure designed to reward excellence and align the interests of our lawyers with the long-term success of the firm. The full package includes:

▸ Competitive base salary with structured increase after onboarding

▸ LSO membership and LawPRO insurance coverage

▸ Onboarding retention bonus

▸ Annual CPD credit

▸ Semi-annual performance bonuses tied to sustained billing output

▸ Cutting-edge AI technology and legal research tools

▸ Annual discretionary bonus for exceptional performance

▸ Paid vacation, sick days, and personal/floater days

▸ Business development and client origination bonuses

▸ Collective Profit-Sharing Scheme after 2 years

▸ Explicit advancement pathway with performance-based progression

▸ Comprehensive group benefits package

Specific compensation details, including billable targets and bonus structure terms will be discussed in full during the interview process as we are committed to transparency and to structuring arrangements that reflect the contribution and ambitions of each candidate.

Disclaimer: All applications are received and reviewed in strict confidence. ME Law Professional Corporation is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive professional environment.

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