Litigation Lawyer – Personal Injury
Job Summary
Our client is one of Ontarios most ambitious personal injury law firms with offices in Ottawa and Toronto and a clear mission to become the provinces largest PI firm. Theyve built a modern data-driven practice that moves fast supports their lawyers and wins meaningful results for injured people.
Theyre growing and they want experienced litigators who are ready to play a leading role in that growth. This isnt a file-and-forget environment its a place where your caseload your outcomes and your trajectory all matter.
What Youll Be Doing
As a Litigation Lawyer youll own a portfolio of personal injury files from issuance of Statement of Claim through to resolution at mediation or trial. Youll work closely with a dedicated support team paralegals law clerks and legal assistants who are there to help you stay focused on what you do best: lawyering.
Day-to-day youll be:
Leading examinations for discovery motions and mediations
Conducting early case valuations and building strong evidence-based strategies
Managing relationships with top-tier medical and vocational experts
Moving files post-mediation toward Pre-Trial and Trial with full readiness
Contributing to firm-wide metrics and performance reporting
Over time youll take on the firms highest-value catastrophic files and help mentor junior team members becoming a cornerstone of what this firm is building.
What You Bring
Youre an experienced plaintiff PI litigator whos comfortable owning your numbers meeting deadlines and being accountable for results. Youve spent real time in the courtroom and at the mediation table and youre proud of it.
Youll need:
35 years of dedicated Plaintiff Personal Injury litigation experience
Expert knowledge of Ontarios Rules of Civil Procedure and the Insurance Act
A track record of resolving files through mediation and/or trial
Experience managing a significant file volume (75100 files)
Comfort with technology CMS platforms AI tools digital trial binders
Beyond the credentials youre the kind of person who sees a defence refusal as a challenge to overcome not a reason to stall. Youre proactive empathetic with clients and genuinely excited about being part of something thats still being built.
What the role offers you
$250000 total compensation (base salary quarterly incentive bonuses)
Remote hybrid or in-office flexibility work from anywhere in Ontario
Unlimited vacation policy focused on results not hours
Pension matching program
Full health dental and disability insurance
Required Experience:
IC