JSM Law is dedicated to assisting individuals in their journey to immigrate to Canada. We provide comprehensive guidance, analysis, and support through every stage of the immigration process.
We are currently seeking a passionate and highly qualified Immigration Lawyer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will be a member in good standing of a Canadian bar association with a minimum of 2 years of experience in immigration law.
Qualifications:
- Active membership in good standing with a Canadian Bar Association.
- Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in immigration law, with expertise in:
- Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) processes and requirements.
- Negotiating with Canadian employers to facilitate foreign recruitment.
- Handling Judicial Review (JR) cases, including preparation and representation.
- Filing and managing Mandamus applications to compel governmental action.
- Representing clients in appeals before relevant immigration authorities and tribunals.
- Managing and advocating for refugee protection claims and related legal processes.
- Comprehensive understanding of Canadian immigration laws, policies, and procedural nuances.
- Multiple language skills are not required but would be a valuable asset.
Responsibilities:
- Immigration Applications: Prepare and submit various immigration applications, including LMIA requests, ensuring accuracy and completeness to minimize the risk of rejections.
- Legal Representation: Represent clients in legal proceedings, including appeals before the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB), judicial review applications in Federal Court, and mandamus actions to ensure immigration authorities fulfill their obligations.
- Refugee Cases: Evaluate the legitimacy of asylum seekers' and refugees' claims, represent them in IRB proceedings, prepare detailed statements, and gather necessary evidence to support their cases.
- Legal Compliance: Stay informed on changes in immigration laws and policies, ensuring clients receive accurate advice and remain compliant with current regulations.
JSM Law is currently recruiting for an in-office experienced Commercial Real Estate Clerk to join our team. The position is a full-time permanent position.
Responsibilities for the Law Clerk include, but are not limited to:
- Meeting with clients to review documentation, prepare reporting letters and preparing other transactional documents;
- Keeping track of key dates in the real estate closing process;
- Drafting, reviewing, amending and updating documentation including terms of agreement of purchase and sale, and closing documents;
- Experience with the development and operation of commercial leasing while representing major developers, and builders, etc.
- Order title insurance policies;
- Experience in construction law would be an asset;
- Reviewing Title Search documents and preparing documents on Teraview;
- Experience in pre-construction and post-construction purchases;
- Experience acting for contractors, developers, re-sellers, purchases, real estate agents and brokers;
- Schedule and coordinate closings, ensuring all parties are informed and prepared;
- Other duties as required.
Qualifications for Law Clerk:
- 3+ years of experience at a law firm, and understanding of commercial law and residential law;
- Ability to work independently and strong work ethics;
- Excellent time management and organizational skills.
Salary:
Salary commensurate to experience
Benefits:
- Single Coverage of Dental care
- Single Coverage of Vision benefits
- Life Insurance (single coverage)
- Single Coverage of Extended health care
- 2 weeks vacation and 4 sick days
- On-Site parking
Please email resume to Yanira Monterroza at yanira@jsmlaw.ca and feel free to visit our website at www.jsmlaw.ca
Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Company events
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care
Flexible language requirement:
French not required
Schedule:
Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
Mississauga, ON L5T 2E7: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- What is your salary range expectation?
- How many years experience do you have with Commercial Real Estate Law?
Work Location:
In person
Personal Injury Lawyer
We are seeking a Personal Injury Lawyer with at least 5 years experience who is looking for a fresh challenge. The firm is a friendly, multi-practice firm where the new hire will be able to take on intellectually stimulating work in a busy practice.
The ideal candidate must be able to handle all aspects of Accident Benefits and Tort claims in regards to Motor Vehicle Accidents and Slip & Fall incidents, as well as Long Term Disability Claims. They will possess an LL.B or JD, and be a member in good standing with LSO.
In terms of Accident Benefits: the ideal candidate must be knowledgeable in the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS), be able to complete various insurance forms
In terms of Tort claims (3rd Party claims): the ideal candidate must be comfortable drafting pleadings (statement of claim), drafting motion materials and attending motions court, attending examinations for discovery, drafting mediation memorandums, attending mediations, setting matters down for trial, drafting pre-trial conference memorandums, attending pre-trial conferences, and settling claims.
Salary:
Remuneration is based upon the candidate’s experience.
Benefits:
- We offer on-site parking, we will pay for your Law Society Annual Fees and Errors and Omissions Insurance.
- We offer single coverage medical benefits/dental benefits/vision benefits.
- 2 weeks vacation and 4 sick days.
Schedule:
- 9 am - 5 pm or 9 am - 6 pm (In-office)
Personal Injury Law Clerk (Accident Benefits/Tort)
The ideal candidate will possess excellent customer service skills to build and maintain a strong relationship with clients, personal injury lawyers/clerks/law firms. A College Diploma or Degree from a recognized Law Clerk or Paralegal program is an asset. Experience in Accident Benefits (SABS legislation) is required. Understanding of tort procedures would be an asset.
The candidate will ideally have at least 3 years of experience and will be required to perform the following tasks:
- Participate in client intake meetings, in-person, phone and virtual
- Completion of various OCF forms and knowledge of the SABS process
Requirements:
- Minimum of 3 years legal firm experience in personal injury litigation working at a law clerk level
- Successful completion of a post-secondary law clerk program
- Professional, client service focused, self-motivated and ability to take initiative
- Ability to prioritize and multi-task meet deadlines with sharp attention to detail If you are looking for the next step in your career as a Law Clerk, we would like to speak with you further. This opportunity has excellent growth potential and is somewhere you can look at for a continued long term career move
Civil Litigation Law Clerk
We are looking for an individual with experience in Civil Litigation. They must have the ability to independently research and analyze applicable law and matters. Ability to draft pleadings is a requirement.
Experience in any of the following would be an asset:
- Contract Disputes
- Property Disputes
- Civil Litigation Claim
- Fire Insurance Claim
- Flood/Water Damage Insurance Claim
- Theft Insurance Claim
- Life Insurance Claims
Remuneration is subject to the Candidate’s experience.
Benefits:
- We offer on-site parking, we will pay for your Law Society Annual Fees and Errors and Omissions Insurance.
- We offer single coverage medical benefits/dental benefits/vision benefits.
- 2 weeks vacation and 4 sick days.
Schedule:
Articling Student
JSM Law is a busy and fast-growing firm. We are looking for an Articling Student that would be interested in personal injury and/or civil litigation. We are currently accepting applications for the 2023-2024 articling term for our Mississauga office. The ideal candidate will have:
- strong written and verbal communication skills;
- the aptitude to work independently while coordinating with other team members;
- excellent attention to detail; and
- the competence to prioritize and meet urgent deadlines. We are looking for someone responsive, eager to learn, adaptable, and enjoys a fast-paced work environment.
Responsibilities:
- Handle daily administrative tasks
- Organize physical and digital project folders
- Communicating and corresponding with clients, team members and other law firms
- Preparing, editing, and drafting, court and other related documents
- Serving and filing Motions materials, Mediation briefs, Pleadings, Case Conference materials etc.
- Familiarity with Rules of Civil Procedure is an asset
- Ability to communicate in other language is also an asset
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday, 9 AM - 5 PM or 10 AM - 6 PM (In-office)
Paralegal/Law Clerk Program Student Placement
- We offer a challenging and rewarding Student Placement consisting of 140 hours or as required by your school program.
- Our students are supervised and taught practical entry level skills that will help them enter the workforce with hands-on experience.
- Rated very highly by past students.
Summer student volunteer
- A great opportunity to volunteer in a legal office setting
- Gain work experience and transferable skills
- Students will be supervised and taught skills such as filing, faxing, answering phones, drafting correspondence
