Wilson Rasmussen LLP is a leading Surrey law firm servicing clients for over 25 years. We provide legal services to clients in areas of Real Estate, Property Development, Corporate Commercial, Business Law, Wills & Estates, and Immigration. We value a firm culture that fosters collegiality and respect for everyone on the team while rewarding individual responsibility, initiative, and creativity.
Wilson Rasmussen has a service-oriented culture and we pride ourselves in providing an exceptional client experience. Our diverse group of legal professionals, legal assistants/paralegals, legal administrative assistants and support staff work together as a team, and are respected and valued for their individual contributions. Here at WR, we value a collaborative work environment, work/life balance and we offer an attractive compensation package.
Wilson Rasmussen is currently seeking a motivated full-time associate with 2+ years of solicitor experience with specific interest and relevant experience in the areas of general corporate work, commercial transactions, commercial real estate, and secured lending to join our corporate - commercial group.
The Role
The successful candidate would handle a variety of general corporate matters including corporate reorganizations and corporate maintenance/governance, commercial work including share purchase/sale and asset/purchase sale transactions, and a variety of commercial real estate matters, banking and finance.
In addition to working on files directly with partners who take an active role in mentoring and training lawyers, the successful associate will be provided the opportunity to manage their own files and will be provided with the resources to develop their own practice.
Qualifications
The successful candidate will:
- be a member in good standing of the Law Society of British Columbia (or other Canadian Jurisdictions)
- have between 2-4 years of relevant corporate/commercial experience
- maintain a client-focused mindset, have superior analytical skills with an eye for detail and accuracy, and be able to solve complex problems using your knowledge of the law.
- Be a likeable, hardworking, have an entrepreneurial mindset and willing to work as part of a team.
Why you should work with us
We provide competitive remuneration, performance-based bonus, client development budget, remote working arrangements, on-site parking, and benefits program such as extended health, dental coverage, life insurance and disability insurance as well as a friendly and supportive work environment. When physical distancing requirements permit, the firm also holds regular staff social events, which we believe contributes to our friendly, family-like atmosphere.
Please email your resume in confidence to our office manager, Heather Swaile at hswaile@wilsonrasmussen.com
We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those considered for an interview will be contacted.
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