Now picture this for a second… you’re working for a law firm that respects you, your time, your long-term career plans, and your personal life. You’ve got clear and reasonable targets that can ensure you’re not spending more than 40 hours a week on the job. You get home on time every day to enjoy a nice early evening family dinner with your spouse and children. And before I forget, you still get paid well! 

If this sounds like a pipe dream then you… sir or madam… you may have just stumbled upon the greatest opportunity! Keep on reading and I’ll tell you more. 

Why Work Here? 

My name is Sukhi Hansra, a former employee in tech and currently, the owner of Hansra Law – a law firm that specializes in helping people discover how to create predictable, reliable, and profitable businesses!  

A few years ago, I was exactly where I described in the first paragraph… grinding away at a Bay St firm, feeling that billable hours mattered more than client outcomes, and getting pushed to stay late and arrive early. This is all to say that I get what it’s like to work at a firm that treats lawyers like a disposable blue ink pen – run it dry, toss it out, rinse, and repeat! 

One day I decided to leave the rough and tough life of being a glorified Bay St lawyer with the sole purpose of creating a better law firm – one that prioritizes better service to our clients, prioritizes long-term relationships with our team, and works for the greater good of all that we interact with.  

It was a ground-up venture reimaging what a law firm should be, but today we’re one of the fastest-growing business law firms in Ontario. That’s not just because we’re excellent lawyers trusted by clients across the country, it’s also because we focus on creating the right team who lives by our shared values: Innovation; Continuous Improvement, Excellence in Service, Team Player, and High Standards! Our reputation speaks for itself, with happy clients and top-notch results. Our team-oriented environment is employee-focused, we maintain reasonable billable hours, offer mental health days, contribute to ongoing education, and focus on finding the right work-life balance for every individual in the Firm (even if it requires very unique work days/hours).

Our team regularly represents businesses, employers, and franchisors in a variety of matters—from being that strategic partner in high-level business transactions to drafting and negotiating a variety of business arrangements, and much more. 

Hansra Law exists to protect, and advise, innovators and job creators, because we believe that when the business community thrives, so does our economy. And when the economy thrives, it benefits all of us. Come be a part of the team that’s changing the way business law gets done in Ontario!

Intangible Benefits of Working with Us 

• Team-first employee environment. 
• Customized career advancement plan. 
• Higher quality of life that puts you and your family life first. 
• Making a real difference in the lives of our clients, who look to us as their trusted advisors in business, law, and life. 
• Being part of a real team, and not just a cog in a wheel. 

Tangible Benefits of Working with Us 

• Competitive salary ($110,000) with opportunities to grow in proportion to your contributions and teamwork (up to $165,000 in this position and more if you advance to a more senior position). 
• Very reasonable billable hour requirements that realistically shouldn’t take you any more than 40 hours a week to complete. 
• Flexible position regarding workdays, work hours, and remote work – because we know and understand when life happens. 

General Benefits: 

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance 
• Vision Insurance 
• Additional benefits include paid time off, mental health days, parental leave, paid holidays, paid firm retreats, and others
• Additional financial incentives based on performance (including potential for Holiday bonus and mid-year performance bonus based on the performance of the firm and the team)
• Provided with a paralegal and legal assistance to assist you in your day-to-day activities
• Payment of reasonable pre-approved expenses, such as networking costs, continuing professional development (CPDs), and Law Society of Ontario licensing fees

If the statements below appeal to you, then you may be our next Senior Business Lawyer! 

• You love “talking shop” with business owners and helping them think through important business, legal and financial considerations.
• You are eager to find ways to do things better, faster, and more sensibly.
• You enjoy going the extra mile for your clients – always looking for ways to go above and beyond what they would expect from a lawyer.
• You are an amazing drafter of contracts with a sickening degree of attention to detail.
• You nerd out about making a bulletproof contract that not only protects your client on several levels but also helps move their business forward!
• You are an awesome juggler of tasks and can change gears quickly - you do not think scanning and copying are “beneath you”.

Experience and Skills Needed:

• Be admitted to practice law in Ontario.
• Be able to develop and implement high-level business, legal, and negotiation strategy that is grounded in the client’s personal, professional, and financial goals.
• Draft unique customized contracts in various industries (Personal services, professional services, products-based businesses, software, IT, SaaS, and others), including multi-party Shareholders Agreements, complex share provisions, master service agreements, leases, and other general business agreements.
• Be able to lead, oversee and manage complex asset and share transactions.
• The following experience is preferred but not required: franchising for both franchisees and franchisors; executing accounting steps memo; and assistance with raising capital.
• Be able to handle and manage their own caseload.
• Have a clean record with respect to malpractice judgments or bar grievance determinations. Please note that a background check may be conducted, and references may be contacted.

Instructions For Applying 

Please submit a cover letter and resume. The cover letter should be addressed to Sukhi Hansra and should contain no more than Two paragraphs and a closing sentence: (1) In the first paragraph, explain why you think Hansra Law is the right fit for you; (2) In the second paragraph, explain why you applied to this particular position; and (3) the closing sentence should only say “I have read the instructions contained in the job posting and have followed the instructions.”

We’re one of the fastest-growing business and franchise law firms in Ontario. That’s not just because we’re excellent lawyers trusted by clients across the country, it’s also because we focus on creating the right team who lives by our shared core values: Innovation; Continuous Improvement, and Excellent Client Service! Our reputation speaks for itself, with happy clients and top-notch results. Our team-oriented environment is employee-focused, we maintain reasonable billable hours, offer mental health days, contribute to ongoing education, and focus on finding the right work-life balance for every individual in the Firm.

Hansra Law exists to protect, and advise, innovators and job creators, because we believe that when the business community thrives, so does our economy. And when the economy thrives, it benefits all of us. Come be a part of the team that’s changing the way business law gets done in Ontario!