Partners

DLA Piper (Canada) LLP welcomes the opportunity to meet with lateral partner candidates with established practices seeking to join a global platform from any of our established Canadian based offices. If you are interested in connecting about potential opportunities, please contact Dan MacDougall, Chief Operating Officer, at +1.604.643.2915.

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Associates

DLA Piper (Canada) LLP welcomes expressions of interest from experienced, locally-qualified associate candidates seeking to join a leading global platform in any of our five established Canadian based offices. For more details, or to discuss the role please contact Analea Wayne, K.C., Director of Lawyer & Student Development by email analea.wayne@dlapiper.com. 

Current Opportunities

Lawyer - Litigation (Calgary)

We are looking for a talented senior associate with 6-10 years’ experience in commercial litigation. The successful candidate will work on a variety of litigation matters for our clients, supported by a busy and talented team. You will be a self-starter who is looking to apply strong and proven legal skills in our collegial and high functioning group. You will be a proven team-player who enjoys collaborating with others but who is also comfortable running with a litigation file.

Specifically, the successful candidate’s skills and experience will include:

• Working independently on a multitude of tasks involved in litigation matters with minimal supervision, and progressing files in a timely manner;
• Familiarity with Alberta court filings, documents, processes, and strong advocacy skills;
• Strong attention to detail and outstanding writing skills;
• Excellent client communication skills, ideally having worked with market-leaders in a variety of industries.‎

You will contribute to a complex mix of disputes work and will continue to expand your litigation skills in many of our key areas, which include: international arbitration, general commercial litigation, fraud recovery work, as well as projects, construction and environmental litigation.

 

Lawyer - Litigation (Edmonton)

We are looking for a talented mid to senior associate with 3-7 years’ experience in commercial litigation. The successful candidate will work on a variety of litigation matters for our clients, supported by a busy and talented team. You will be a self-starter who is looking to apply strong and proven legal skills in our collegial and high functioning group. You will be a proven team-player who enjoys collaborating with others.

Specifically, the successful candidate’s skills and experience will include:

• Working independently on a multitude of tasks involved in litigation matters with minimal supervision, and progressing files in a timely manner;
• Familiarity with Alberta court filings, documents, processes, and strong advocacy skills;
• Strong attention to detail and outstanding writing skills;
• Excellent client communication skills, ideally having worked with market-leaders in a variety of industries.‎

You will contribute to a complex mix of disputes work and will continue to expand your litigation skills in many of our key areas, which include: international arbitration, general commercial litigation, fraud recovery work, as well as projects, construction and environmental litigation.

 

Lawyer - Corporate (Edmonton)

We are looking for a talented mid to senior-level associate with 3-7 years’ ‎experience in Corporate and M&A. The ideal candidate will have 3-7 years of substantive corporate transactional experience, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and global corporate restructurings. You will be a self-starter, driven, and thrive in a collegial environment.‎ This is a rare and valuable opportunity to join a top global firm in Edmonton.

Specifically, the successful candidate’s skills and experience will include advising client companies on a broad array of corporate transactions, including debt and equity ‎financings and mergers and acquisitions.

Our clients include publicly listed and privately held entities, so 3+ years’ experience from a national, ‎international or very well-reputed law firm and/or mix of in-house work is highly desirable. The team is ‎made up of high performing and dedicated practitioners who are collegial, bright and committed to ‎producing excellent results for our clients. You will take a lead role, working closely with our Corporate Partners and Associates.