Canada Biglaw

I did one year big law, two years in house. I now want to move back to big law. Is that feasible? In the US, it seems like once you’re out, you’re out - wondering if Canada is the same…

Is it worth engaging with recruiters to make a move in-house? I am a 2020 year of call looking to make a move (ideally) to a medium/big tech company.

Looking to hear from those who have lateraled from a US firm to a Canadian firm in Toronto after 3-4 years of practice. Are you happy you did it? Was the pay cut worth it? Bonus points if you'r… more

Canadian currently working at a big firm in the US but thinking of moving back to Toronto and going in house. Any ideas on realistic range of comp to expect for an in-house role at a bank, fund, etc. … more

Does anyone have an idea of what your income looks like as a partner in big law? Curious about both equity and non equity.

Maybe this is obvious, but for a US litigator trying to move to Canada, would a “Counsel” title make things easier vs. being a 9th or 10th year associate? By how much? (At a highly ranked US big law… more

Is everyone else incredibly slow?

I am so far behind in terms of hours. It seems like associates in every practice group in my firm are not getting enough hours.

Can anyone share the new salary grid for Toronto, Vancouver and/or Calgary?

What does the usual bonus scale look like for big firms? Trying to get a sense of whether my firm is paying market

Curious what Canadian BigLaw income partners make as a general range? Does $350k base and $500k sound about right?

Anyone else feel like it is ridiculous working substantially similar hours to the US for <half the pay?

Any firms hiring litigation lawyers?

Anyone work with privately held OBCA companies? Not an ON lawyer, but in BC, shareholders can waive annual production and publication of financial staments (s. 200 of BCBCA). It seems you might be abl… more

Anyone has insights on US IP attorneys moving to biglaw in CA? Any certification required? Salaries? Billable hours?

Any banks that do preferred mortgage rates for lawyers? Offered 4.99% for 3- or 5-year fixed rates. Curious if anyone has seen better?

How much a PI LAWYER can make as a solo practitioner in Toronto Canada

Do firms payout your vacation days when you leave?

Any Toronto recruiters here have opportunities for 3rd year lit associates?

For those associates who have taken maternity/parental leave at a Big Law firm: did you return to work at the salary you left at, or were you moved up the associate salary scale during the time you we… more

Any recommendations on a good recruiter for a lateral placement to Singapore (from Canadian biglaw)?

What are the “unspoken rules” of billable hours? Ex: Don’t bill 0.1 for a day - do you just not bill a client if you spent 3 mins reading/responding to an email, or tack that 0.1 onto the next time you are billin… more

Do Canadian big law firms have non equity partners or are they mostly equity? Looks like a lot of JD 2015-2016 folks are making partner this year and it seem quite fast compared to the US.

Severance question:

my contract says “you will be entitled to four weeks of vacation per calendar year, prorated from your start date”.

At our firm lawyers’ vacation days do not “carry over” or accrue over the y… more

Does anyone know how much FAANG/top-tier US tech companies pay in-house lawyers based in Toronto, or Canada more broadly?

A friend's business deals in alcohol imports and distribution – when the various governments implemented bans on Russian-produced alcohol, they were left with tens of thousands of dollars of alcohol that they purchased b… more

How does compensation compare for counsel vs non-equity partners vs equity partners at the larger (but not necessarily Sisters) Bay St firms? Recognizing that there will be huge variability across fir… more

RIP Minden Gross

What’s the reputation of Foglers in Toronto? I’m not sure they are big law but am wondering

What’s everyone’s total hours (billable and non billable) for the month of August? I’ll start: 200 billable so far. 30 other hours. Expect to bill another 20 hrs by the end of the month …

This bowl is dead. Any hot goss folks want to share ? Waiting for a client call and am bored out of my mind

Anyone else in Lit super slow this summer?

Any insights on McCarthy Tetrault? Business law : M&A/securities for a mid level?

US CapM Asso relocating to Canada: Any Realistic Opportunities?

What firms are quietly doing lay offs or seeing a lot of partner departures? I’ve noticed informally in my network a lot of movement from Tory’s and BLG but it’s hard to tell if it’s due to economic d… more

Just checking, if one holds an LLB from South Africa and wants to practice in Canada. How many NCA exams are they most likely to write?

Anyone have any info on bonuses this year?

How can a Bay St articling student find first year lateral opportunities at other Bay St firms? Thanks!

Any firms hiring commercial lit? Looking to lateral in the new year. 2nd year

Do most big law firms in Canada have mat leave top ups?