Avocat(e) en droit du travail et de l’emploi – Montréal

Our Montréal office has an opportunity for a labour & employment associate to join the firm’s dynamic and entrepreneurial practice representing premier national and international employers. This is an excellent opportunity for associates who are proactive and passionate about providing legal service within a sophisticated practice and who are seeking to assume a significant role in all aspects of labour and employment law. This role requires extensive contact with clients, adjudicators, governmental agencies and opposing counsel.

Duties include, but are not limited to: drafting of pleadings, legal memoranda, and motions, attending court conferences, arbitrations, labour board and tribunal hearings, legal research, and counseling clients. The right candidate will have a passion for labour and employment law, strong analytical and writing skills, and an ability to relate to and inspire confidence with sophisticated clients. This is a great opportunity for the right lawyer to join a national practice in a tight-knit and team-oriented environment.

Our office is collegial with a commitment to mutual respect in the workplace. We hold regular in-person conferences with lawyers from across our global offices. We make associate development a priority and provide ongoing writing, publishing, and speaking opportunities as well as access to expansive professional development training programs and opportunities to work with the leading lawyers in this field.

We are fully committed to the importance of diversity within the legal profession, as well as all workplace environments and strongly encourage the interest of diverse candidates in the firm.

Exigences :

Baccalauréat en droit (LL.B.). Les candidats qualifiés doivent être membre en règle auprès du Barreau du Québec. Pendant la durée de l’emploi, ils doivent satisfaire aux exigences relatives au maintien de leur permis d’exercice du droit.

Les candidats doivent idéalement posséder 4 à 6 ans d’expérience en droit du travail et de l’emploi.

D’excellentes compétences en matière d’analyse, de rédaction et de communication sont requises.

Bilinguisme français-anglais. Ce poste exige la connaissance de la langue anglaise en raison des exigences des clients.

Veuillez noter que nous ne travaillons pas avec des recruteurs externes pour ce poste.

Requirements:

Bachelor of Law (LLB). Qualified candidates must be in good standing with the Barreau du Québec. During employment, must meet the requirements for continuing licensure for law practice.

Candidates ideally possess 4-6 years of labour and employment experience.

Excellent analytical, writing and communication skills are required.

Bilingual in French and English. This position requires knowledge of the English language due to client requirements.

Please note, we are not working with external recruiters for this position.

Échelle salariale au 1 er janvier 2026 (selon l’expérience et l’année d’admission au Barreau) :

200 000 $ à 235 000 $ + opportunité de bonus.

Range as of January 1, 2026 (depending on experience and year of call):

$200,000-$235, 000 + bonus opportunities.

If you have questions, please e-mail Ali Gardiner at [email protected] with “Employment Litigation Associate - Montreal" in the subject line. Please note, applications submitted via e-mail will not be considered.

Ogletree Deakins is one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management in all types of employment-related legal matters. Best Law Firms® has named Ogletree Deakins a “Law Firm of the Year” for 14 consecutive years. In the 2025 edition, the publication named Ogletree Deakins its “Law Firm of the Year” in the Litigation – Labor and Employment category. Ogletree Deakins has more than 1,100 attorneys located in 60 offices across the United States and in Europe, Canada, and Mexico. The firm represents a diverse range of clients, including many of the Fortune 50 companies in the U.S.

We are fully committed to the importance of diversity within the legal profession, as well as all workplace environments.

Equal Opportunity Employer.