Lately, I’ve noticed more cross-border job posts where US-barred lawyers can work remotely for American companies — sometimes even while living in Canada. I’m curious how common this really is, and how companies handle compliance or payroll.
Has anyone here worked remotely in Canada for a US legal team or in-house department? How do hiring managers usually view that setup? Is it doable?

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I do the opposite. I’m North American counsel including Canada and I’m based in the U.S. If a lawyer is barred in the U.S. I don’t see why they couldn’t work for a U.S. company from Canada. The issue I’d see is tax law. Not sure of Canadian licensure requirements.

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It seems more common for a US counsel work for their Canadian part. In reality, we work with US counsel all the time - eg. with a service provider in Canada but their headquarters in US, so does their legal team

If you live in Canada and provide legal services most law societies require that you file as a foreign legal consultant and in some cases that you obtain a limited call to the bar.
It is not difficult, but it is important to file.
Also if you are not a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant, you need to obtain residence status. Canada does not have a simple “digital nomad” visa. Under CUSMA there is preference for US professionals.

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Would that work for software engineers and legal support people as well? Asking for others, of course.

Where have you seen these? LinkedIn?

Yes and also from a few legal recruiters

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I would take a HUGE pay cut to work remotely or from a non-US country

You mean the employer will pay less if you are from Canada for example?

Not common as a % of new openings

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