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Careers

 

Associates

Join us at GGFI Law LLP, a Kitchener law firm with strong roots in the community and an eye towards the future. If you value service and enjoy building long-term relationships with clients and the community, you may be the right fit. The successful candidate will enjoy the benefits of practising in a multi-disciplinary and collegial firm in the heart of Kitchener-Waterloo. We offer competitive compensation, a bonus structure and a great benefits package.

 

GGFI Law is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. If contacted for an employment opportunity, please advise if you require accommodation for interview or employment purposes.

 

Please submit your resume and cover letter to our Human Resources Generalist, Rachel Irvine, at rirvine@ggfilaw.com

 

GGFI Law is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. If contacted for an employment opportunity, please advise if you require accommodation for interview or employment purposes.

 

Support Staff

 

Litigation Law Clerk
 

GGFI Law is currently seeking a Litigation Law Clerk to join our team. This position is primarily responsible for supporting the Litigation Department and its lawyers with document preparation, file management, and client communication. GGFI Law prides itself on providing a friendly and collegial environment and a competitive compensation package.
 

Job Duties:

  • General law clerk and legal assistant duties on civil litigation files (e.g. employment, estates, construction, personal injury and commercial litigation)
  • Conduct new client screenings
  • Oversee all aspects of multiple active client files
  • Triage and respond to incoming correspondence appropriately
  • Request and follow up on third-party records
  • Maintain regular communication with clients
  • Diarize deadlines electronically
  • Draft and prepare legal documents, including court forms, motion records, affidavits of documents, statements of claim, briefs, bills of costs, etc.
  • Schedule client meetings, discoveries, client assessments, mediations, trials, etc.
  • Perform clerical tasks such as organizing digital files, scanning, binding documents etc.
  • Other tasks as required
     

Qualifications and Skills:

  • Graduate of a Law Clerk program from a recognized institution
  • A minimum of 2 years of civil litigation experience in a reputable law firm
  • Experience in other legal practice areas considered an asset
  • Experience with ACL considered an asset
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
  • Strong time management, organizational and prioritization skills
  • Ability to work independently or collaboratively under tight deadlines
  • Ability to multi-task and take initiative
  • Excellent client service and strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong attention to detail and proofreading skills

Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $55,000 - $80,000 per year
 

GGFI Law is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. If contacted for an employment opportunity, please advise if you require accommodation for interview or employment purposes.

 

Why Consider Waterloo Region?

Kitchener lies at the heart of Waterloo Region, a fast-growing metropolitan area of nearly 500,000 only an hour's drive from Toronto. Home to two universities (Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier) and one college (Conestoga), top-notch cultural amenities such as the Centre in the Square and the famous annual Oktoberfest celebrating the area's German heritage, "K-W" combines the affordability, charm and lifestyle of a mid-size community with the business and career opportunity of a larger center, offering the best of both worlds.

 

 

The Student Experience

GGFI Law LLP offers a wide spectrum of legal experiences for students pursuing either summer or articling positions. The GGFI Law experience includes exposure to such areas as Civil Litigation, Family Law, Wills and Estates, Real Estate & Corporate/Commercial transactions.

 

When working with our barristers, students will attend arbitrations and have carriage over Small Claims Court and Landlord and Tenant Board files, which will allow them the opportunity to interact with clients, opposing counsel, as well as the judiciary, each of which allows students to gain invaluable hands-on legal experience. Our students also appear before judicial bodies such as the Ontario Human Rights Commission, Provincial Offences Court, and the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.

 

When working with our solicitors, students will gain valuable experience drafting and reviewing contracts, such as partnership agreements, shareholders’ agreements, privacy policies, commercial leases, and real estate agreements of purchase and sale. Our students will also assist with large asset and share purchases of businesses, incorporating new companies including professional corporations, reorganizations of existing corporate share structures, and working with charitable organizations, including making applications to the Charities Directorate of Canada Revenue. Students will be a part of client meetings and strategic planning sessions with clients, brokers and accountants.


If you are interested in summering or articling opportunities with GGFI Law, please feel free to contact us.

 

 

Accommodation

Accommodation is available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the hiring process.

 

Don't see a role that interests you? Send your resume anyway to Rachel Irvine, at rirvine@ggfilaw.com.