Career Ops

Gowlings LLP is looking for a senior intellectual property lawyer/patent agent to join its Hamilton office. A unique opportunity to both benefit from the resources and platform of Canada’s top-rated IP practice, yet enjoy the familiarity of a smaller office. Serving Southern Ontario’s most sophisticated, entrepreneurial and industry-leading companies, the candidate will have access to state-of-the-art facilities, the nationwide Gowlings network and incredible colleague support. This position is ideally suited for practitioners who reside in Southwestern Ontario or the west side of the GTA.

Working with the other members of the busy Hamilton IP team, the successful candidate will have an opportunity to focus on patent procurement in the biotechnology field, prepare and draft patent prosecutions both domestically and abroad and assist major clients with their patent portfolios.

An applicant must be a CIPO registered patent agent and hold a life sciences degree and several years of patent prosecution experience at a leading full service law firm or IP boutique. Trademark experience is an additional plus. A partial portable practice is also preferred.

A respected leader in the employment, human rights and disability fields is looking for a like-minded and capable practitioner (3+ years), with or without a practice, to join the firm. Receive excellent high profile casework before all levels of court.

Our client, a major national firm, seeks a registered patent agent, with a background in electrical engineering or related science.  The interested candidate should have at least five (5) years experience in patent drafting and prosecution at a leading intellectual property group.  Partial portable practices would be a definite plus.  Working with top professionals, this is an ideal position for someone looking for large firm support, interesting work and an excellent client list.

Our client, a fifteen lawyer full service firm, is growing and interested in adding talented lawyers with compatible practices and personalities. The members of the firm bring a wealth of experience in variety of areas of law, including corporate/commercial, civil litigation, real estate, franchise law and personal injury. Operating in a team environment, the firm prides itself on its multidisciplinary approach to provide efficient and cost-effective solutions for its clientele. If you have a compatible practice and are interested in growing that practice in a firm with excellent infrastructure and reasonable overhead.

For more information please contact Branion Williams directly.

Our client, a leading national law firm, is looking to add a mid-level associate to its Securities Group. The team represents major domestic and international clients, including issuers, underwriters and others, on variety of debt and equity financings and mergers and acquisitions. Well-recognized for its expertise across many sectors, this group offers a strong national platform and an ideal opportunity to gain great practice exposure working on high-level sophisticated transactions.  The right candidate will bring solid academic credentials and practice experience from a leading full-service firm or  boutique securities practice.

Our client, a large full-service firm in downtown Toronto, is seeking an exceptional commercial litigator with four to six years of post-Call experience to work on high-profile complex litigation matters. If you are interested in working with a number of renowned practitioners in a entrepreneurial setting, where initiative is rewarded, this position is ideal for you.  You can expect all of the benefits of a full-service, major firm and the busy practice group is happy to provide you with all of the support you need to reach your business and career goals.