We are seeking a corporate lawyer to join our fast-paced and growing corporate practice and to be involved in corporate organizations and re-organizations, structured financings and private placements, business acquisitions and dispositions, and in drafting and negotiating all manner of general corporate and commercial agreements.

The ideal candidate will have at least 2-5 years of related experience in private practice and will bring to the table good business instincts, excellent drafting and interpersonal skills and a proven ability to handle files independently and as part of a team. We offer an excellent life-work balance.

We are seeking to add to our team a junior/mid-level commercial litigation lawyer with 2 – 4 years of litigation experience.

The position will involve exposure to general civil litigation, with an opportunity to focus on and to develop expertise in one or more specific practice areas. Insurance Defence experience would be considered an asset. The successful candidate will have carriage of his/her own files and will also work with senior counsel on more complex litigation.

We are seeking an experienced Real Estate Law Clerk with at least 5+ years relevant experience to work from our office located in Whitby, Ontario.

Proficiency with Conveyancer, Teraview, title searches, and real estate transactions is a must. Candidate must be organized and detail oriented.

We are currently looking for a family law lawyer for our Whitby office.

As the ideal candidate, you have strong professional and academic credentials and 3+ years of experience in family law gained with a reputable firm. You also possess excellent communication and networking skills. Some portion of your own practice would be an asset but is not essential

We are currently looking for a wills and estates lawyer. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in estate planning and trust arrangements and a full or partial portable book of business. Experience with taxation issues is a plus, but is not required.

We are currently looking for a tax lawyer to complement our wills/estates and corporate teams.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in tax law, with a focus on estate planning, trust arrangements and corporate restructurings, and will have a partial or fully portable practice. Experience with cross-border taxation issues is a plus, but is not required.

We are currently looking to add an experienced planning and development lawyer to join our collegial team in North York.

The successful applicant will be involved in all aspects of municipal and planning law, including land use litigation, expropriation, environmental and constitutional matters including appearances before various courts and administrative tribunals, in particular the OMB. Applicants must have excellent advocacy, interpersonal and communication skills. The ideal candidate will have at least 7 years of related legal experience, preferably gained at a municipality or with a firm representing municipalities. A portable or growing practice is preferred, but is not essential.

We are currently looking for an experienced corporate lawyer to join our office in North York.

The successful candidate will have a growing practice and a business-oriented approach to law. By joining DSF, he or she will enjoy the benefits of established technical, administrative and peer resources critical to growing a practice. The ideal candidate will be entrepreneurial-minded and have 7 to 12 years of business/corporate law experience from a reputable firm or as a sole practitioner. Candidates with a knowledge of tax law as it applies to corporate transactions will be preferred.