Job Description

Title:

Litigation Associate (1 to 4 year call)

Location

: Mount Pleasant, Vancouver, British Columbia

Compensation:

Our firm is consistently top-ranked in construction law in the British Columbia legal market. We offer better pay compared with the largest downtown firms (with a lower minimum hourly target), with potential to far exceed big-law compensation on account of generous bonus opportunities (up to $24,000 in additional bonus pay up for grabs in your first year on account of beating hourly targets, which bonus structure will continue to improve).

We are fully committed to developing and instilling deep litigation and industry knowledge into our associates. The successful applicant will be working with two mentors who boast a deep understanding of our construction industry and and an uncompromising commitment to service excellence. Regular social events, both planned and informal, enhance our firm's camaraderie and collegial environment.

Sportschuetz & Company focuses exclusively on construction and commercial law matters, including complex disputes and litigation. With a former contractor and developer leading our team, we have the enormous advantage, unique among lawyers, of being able to talk the same language as construction industry participants. We have intimate and complete understanding of the ins and outs of construction projects thanks to years of on-the-ground experience and an unequaled industry network. Our deep understanding of construction and construction law gives us distinctive tools to anticipate risks and deliver to our clients proactive solutions.

We are project lawyers, committed to construction projects from conception to completion. We negotiate and draft construction agreements and work closely with project teams - the builders, consultants, and construction managers - to help bring every construction project to completion on time and on budget.

We are a young and dynamic team, with brand new office space in the popular Mount Pleasant neighbourhood. We do things differently, and want to see you succeed while offering you valuable daily mentorship, all while giving you a chance to earn more than your biglaw cohort. While we support work-from-home at times, we believe in-person teamwork to be of utmost importance to personal and professional development and require office attendance three to four days per week.

Qualifications (required):

1 to 4 years of litigation experience; member in good standing with the British Columbia Law Society; attended and graduated from Canadian law school; strong legal, research, and drafting skills; exceedingly strong writing skills; strong advocacy and verbal communication skills; and motivated, self-starter, with consistently optimistic and positive attitude.

Responsibilities:

work closely with senior litigation counsel on complex construction disputes; advocate for clients in relation to all aspects of construction disputes, both by way of litigation and alternative dispute resolution processes; conduct and help senior counsel with examinations for discovery, mediations, arbitration, and court appearances; prepare application and petition materials, affidavits, and other supporting documents in relation to builders lien disputes and security procedures under the Builders Lien Act*;
manage and work closely with expert witnesses and internal consultants; conduct legal research and draft legal memoranda that set out clearly your findings and recommended strategy; prepare for and attend client meetings and strategy meetings; author original articles and publications in relation to novel construction legal issues and developments; and support our firm with business development and business development initiatives.

Please note that while we are grateful to hear from all qualified candidates, only those applicants whose background and experience match our requirements will be contacted.

Background and Reference Checks

Please note that any offer of employment will be conditional upon background and reference checks, including a criminal record check, credit check, and employment and educational verifications.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $128,000.00-$180,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

Bonus pay
Benefits:

Company events Flexible schedule
Flexible language requirement:

French not required
Schedule:

Monday to Friday Weekends as needed
Education:

Bachelor's Degree (preferred)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2025-06-03
Expected start date: 2025-07-01