Personal Injury Lawyer - Insurance litigation

TSF Law is a fast paced boutique law firm focused on helping the injured and disabled access critical benefits when they need them most.

We are looking for a highly skilled, driven and experienced lawyer to join our dynamic and rapidly growing team!

We offer a friendly, relaxed environment with a dedicated team that is committed to your personal and professional growth.

The successful candidate has significant experience in personal injury litigation (at least 2-5 years). They take initiative, are organized, hard-working, entrepreneurial minded and are encouraged and supported in building their own practice. The successful candidate will also receive a competitive compensation package including health benefits and growth opportunities. Pay is commensurate with experience.

The ideal candidate will have the following responsibilities and duties:

• Oversees all aspects of tort/accident benefit and slip and fall claims
• Handle files of varying complexities from intake to resolution
• Work cooperatively within a team structure
• Identify files ready for settlement and prepare for settlement conferences
• Reviews, analyzes, and assesses all incoming medical and other productions/correspondence
• Interviewing clients and witnesses
• Effectively track limitation periods and deadlines
• Communicating with team members and clients to ensure files are up to date
• Responsible for ongoing review and management of files, assigning tasks, with assistance from paralegals and legal assistants
• Preparing clients for and attending examinations for discovery, motions, mediation, pretrials, etc.
• Drafting settlement proposals
• Help TSF Law achieve strategic goals on behalf of our clients
• Building and maintaining positive and professional working relationships with current and prospective clients
• Adhere to all applicable regulations/requirements and timelines/deadlines as required by the Law Society of Ontario and our clients
• Support and contribute to all TSF Law initiatives to create a positive work culture
• Share knowledge, provide/receive on-going coaching and support to/from your colleagues and administrative team
• Other duties as assigned

The ideal candidate has and can demonstrate the following experience, skills and characteristics:

• A lawyer with 3-5 years practice within personal injury (preferably defence)
• Confident and dependable, with strong initiative
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to be a pragmatic problem solver
• Exudes a positive attitude
• Teachable and able to comply with all firm policies and procedures
• An entrepreneurial spirit/mindset
• Very strong knowledge of Rules of Civil Procedures
• Experienced in handling files from beginning to end
• Experience with resolving claims
• Work with minimal instruction or supervision
• Ability to work within tight timelines to meet deadlines, reassessing priorities as needed
• Self-starter with excellent critical thinking skills
• Proactive and takes initiative in anticipation of the next steps on a file
• Strong time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks
• Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment while maintaining accuracy
• Ability to work both independently and in a team
• Willing to learn new material and technology
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to be resourceful