Looking for an innovative, collaborative and creative employment & labour law firm to put down your lawyer roots this fall? 

Come join SpringLaw! We are a growing, busy group of smart, tech-forward employment & labour lawyers looking to add to our team. We serve both employers and employees in a wide range of industries, from tech to landscaping to finance.  If you are a lawyer looking for a high-impact position with strong support, training and mentoring to grow your career, SpringLaw might be for you!

What Sets Us Apart

• SpringLaw is a virtual employment law boutique whose purpose and passion is to disrupt old-school law for an amazing client journey. 
• We have been remote workers since day 1. The firm was founded 8 years ago on a paperless and virtual model with a tech and cloud-based infrastructure to thrive in our new online environment. 
• We have lots of collaborative systems to keep us all connected, including daily watercooler chats on our internal channels, recurring and deliberate 1:1 mentoring and office hour meetings, weekly team file strategy review, quarterly meet-ups, and an annual all-team strategy retreat out of town.
• We are an equity-seeking employer, and we operate with an anti-oppression mindset. We maintain awareness of and remain sensitive to structural oppression/privilege at work and in the communities we serve. 
• Location: Ontario. Your work will be remote with the exception of occasional in-person client legal proceedings, and 4 scheduled all-team meet-ups a year. 
• Competitive Market Salary based on experience,  plus performance and referral bonuses.
• Benefits: full range of health & dental; DB pension plan (yes DB!), education allowance and learning & development experiences; generous paid sick days & vacation. 

What You’ll Do 

We serve both employer and employee clients in a wide range of solicitor and litigation workplace law issues, including contract reviews, disability management, discrimination and harassment claims, workplace investigations, M&A employment matters and termination claims and litigation. This is a high-impact client-facing role, and your input to the firm, to our mission and to our clients will be felt directly. 

What You’ll Bring

We are looking for someone residing in Ontario, who is collaborative, creative, forward-thinking, tech-enthusiastic and who enjoys working in an entrepreneurial environment. Our ideal Lawyer:

• Resides in Ontario

• At least 2-3 years of private practice experience with employment and labour law work, with client-facing practice management experience, and the ability to ground every legal solution in real life.
• For this role, we particularly need someone comfortable with both litigation proceedings and a solicitor soul who loves to nerd out on innovative and enforceable contracts and legal precedents.
• Collaborate effortlessly with other lawyers on our team. Though we often work independently, we use a shared system and always avoid silos – everyone must roll up their sleeves and simply ask, “How can I help the client and our team?”. 
• Shared values for how you want to help clients: see our Client Values Manifesto.
• A relentless growth mindset always seeking to improve workflows, legal knowledge, lawyer skills and client services.;
• A tech-savvy, forward-thinking and bold outlook on the future of law and how to solve people’s legal problems today and in 20 years;
• Grit, work work-hard ethic and an instinctive focus on getting the client’s problem solved.
• Proficiency in Clio, Google, Microsoft and Asana, with a deep growth mindset in learning new software as the firm continues to grow and evolve.
• A desire to join a team long-term, where you belong, grow and become core to the firm’s fabric;
• A connection with your community, friends and family while working hard for clients – it doesn’t need to be one over the other. You’ll be a better lawyer for it. 
• And finally … we are a group of innovative individuals with can-do attitudes. We are kind to each other, and we all help out wherever we can. We have fun and we’re respectful, no matter how busy we get. We avoid egos and brilliant jerks. Our collaborative culture is in our firm’s DNA. We’re looking for someone aligned with our firm’s core values who will be a positive and creative addition to our team! 

How to Apply

If you are qualified to practice law in Ontario and meet 80% or more of the ideal requirements, send an email to ca*****@*******aw.ca, addressed to Jessica Raposo and attach your resume and the names of two references. 

What about a cover letter? We’d prefer a 60-second video introducing yourself and letting us know something that stood out to you in this post that made you say “This is for me,” as well as something role or firm-related you’re interested in learning more about. If making a video is not possible for you at the moment, don’t let it stop you from applying. Including the information in a short paragraph in your cover email is fine with us. 

SpringLaw is an equity-seeking organization. People who identify as being from marginalized communities, including Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people identifying as 2SLGBTQ+, and people from low-income backgrounds, are especially encouraged to apply. Disability-related accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in our hiring process. Please contact Jessica Raposo at ca*****@*******aw.ca with your needs or any questions you have about this.

What to Expect

• This position needs a lawyer residing in Ontario. 
• Selected candidates will be invited to a first-round interview. Following that, selected candidates will be invited to a second and possibly third interview. 
• Candidates taking part in the full interview process will meet a mix of operations and legal services team members. 
• To help with the efficiency of the process, there will likely be two interviewers in each session. 
• All interviews will be online via Google Meet.

Location: Exclusive for professionals residing in Ontario (Remote + 4 in-person meetings a year)

Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Looking for an innovative, collaborative, and creative law firm to put your operations and growth skills to work?

Come join SpringLaw! We are a growing, busy group of smart, tech-forward employment & labour lawyers looking for an Operations Manager to join our team.

We are looking for someone with the right blend of operational expertise, project management skills, data smarts, tech-forward enthusiasm, and people skills to help keep our firm running smoothly and strategically. This is a high-impact role where your work will directly shape the client experience, team efficiency, and the growth of the firm.  We need someone who: 

1. Resides in Ontario. 

2. Can think on their feet and 

3. Is equally comfortable with high-level strategy and in-the-weeds execution.

What Sets Us Apart

• SpringLaw is a virtual employment law boutique whose purpose and passion is to disrupt old-school law for an amazing client journey.
• We have been remote workers since day 1 to thrive in our new online environment.
• We have many collaborative systems to keep us all connected on both a virtual and human level, including our internal channels, 1:1 mentoring, quarterly meet-ups, and an annual all-team strategy retreat out of town.
• We are an equity-seeking employer, and we operate with an anti-oppression mindset. We maintain awareness of and remain sensitive to structural oppression/privilege at work and in the communities we serve.
• Location: Ontario. Your work will be remote, plus four scheduled all-team meet-ups per year.
• Competitive market salary based on experience.
• Benefits: full range of health & dental; DB pension plan (yes DB!); generous paid sick days & vacation.
• And finally… we are a group of innovative individuals with can-do attitudes. We are kind to each other, and we all help out wherever we can. We have fun and we’re respectful, no matter how busy we get. We avoid egos and brilliant jerks. Our collaborative culture is in our firm’s DNA.

What You’ll Do

Operations

• Lead project and workflow management; drive automation initiatives.
• Lead HR functions and coordinate with vendors, including IT and marketing.

• Oversee finance processes related to HR and the lawyers

• Manage compliance and regulatory filings.

Growth Support

• Collaborate with the client services team to optimize client journey.
• Support lawyers’ business development goals. 

Data & Analytics

• Track, maintain, analyze and optimize KPI dashboards, including client journey KPIs.

Troubleshooting

• Handle unforeseen operational fires.
• Support urgent BD or compliance needs.
• Step in for special projects or peak workload periods.

What You’ll Bring

We are looking for someone who is collaborative, creative, self-sufficient, forward-thinking, enthusiastic about tech and where AI is taking the legal industry. 

Our ideal Operations Manager wants to roll up their sleeves in an entrepreneurial environment and will have:

• Demonstrated project & workflow management expertise, ideally in a professional services setting and in a virtual workplace.
• Strong data analysis skills and comfort working with KPIs, financial metrics and financial statements. A real numbers nerd mindset.
• Proven tech savviness, a passion for automation, exploring genAI and experimenting with new tech functions – and the ability to inspire and lead teams through change.
• The ability to focus on the firm’s core goals while simultaneously getting into the weeds.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills across teams and vendors.
• A big heart with a knack for building and nurturing a positive and fun workplace culture.
• The ability to think on your feet and to problem-solve, knowing when to tackle challenges independently vs when to collaborate.
• Calm, resourceful problem-solving skills with attention to brand and client experience.
• Proficiency in tools such as (or similar to) Clio, Asana, Google Workspace, Microsoft, Copilot and genAI, with a growth mindset for learning new software.
• A desire to join a team long-term, where you belong, grow, and become core to the firm’s fabric.

How to Apply

If you reside in Ontario and you meet 80% or more of the ideal requirements, send an email to ca*****@*******aw.ca, addressed to Jessica Raposo and attach your resume as PDF and the names of two references.

What about a cover letter?

We’d prefer a 60-second video introducing yourself and letting us know something that stood out to you in this post that made you say “This is for me,” as well as something role- or firm-related you’re interested in learning more about. If making a video is not possible for you at the moment, don’t let it stop you from applying. Including the information in a short paragraph in your cover email is fine with us.

SpringLaw is an equity-seeking organization. People who identify as being from marginalized communities, including Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people identifying as 2SLGBTQ+, and people from low-income backgrounds, are especially encouraged to apply. Disability-related accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in our hiring process. Please contact Jessica Raposo at ca*****@*******aw.ca with your needs or any questions you have about this.

What to Expect

• This position needs a professional residing in Ontario or able to travel 4 times a year to Ontario and provide their own accommodations for our quarterly in-person meetings.
• Selected candidates will be invited to a first-round interview. Following that, selected candidates will be invited to a second and possibly third interview.
• Candidates taking part in the full interview process will meet a mix of operations and legal services team members.
• Candidates moving into the second round of interviews will be asked to take the Kolbe and Enneagram assessments.
• There will be two interviewers in each session.
• All interviews will be online via Google Meet.