Summary of Duties

Focus: Civil Litigation

Reporting to and under the general supervision of the City Solicitor, acts as solicitor, counsel and advisor to The Corporation of the City of London in legal matters of appreciable importance to the Corporation, requiring a significant degree of experience, skill and competence.

Work Performed

Acts as solicitor, counsel and advisor, in all aspects of any number of the following areas of the practice of law, as assigned by the City Solicitor:

Administrative tribunals, business law (including but not restricted to banking, bills of exchange, bankruptcy and insolvency, business and no-share corporations, carriers, copyright, trademarks and protection of intellectual property, and trade and commerce), construction law (including but not restricted to competitive contracting and purchasing, construction bonds, drafting construction contracts, construction disputes and construction liens), law of contracts, civil litigation and civil procedure (including but not restricted to negligence, breach of contract, personal injury, flooding and sewer backups, occupiers’ liability, building code, defamation and other torts), debtors and creditors, personal and real property, and real estate (including but not restricted to easements, expropriations, mortgages, secured transactions, landlord and tenant, trespass, and water and water courses) environmental law, municipal corporations (including but not restricted to municipal assessment and taxation, public authorities and officers, freedom of information and privacy, public utilities, and social welfare), highways and streets (including but not restricted to highway traffic), labour relations, (including but not restricted to employee benefits and standards, and workers' compensation), insurance, land use planning, and municipal law enforcement and provincial offences.

Discharges such other responsibilities as may be assigned by the City Solicitor. 

Performs related duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Experience

Bachelor of Laws Degree or Juris Doctor and membership in good standing in the Law Society of Upper Canada.

Specialized Training & Licenses

Five to seven years, preferably in municipal law.

Compensation and Other Information

$127,249 to $167,205

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