About The Firm
We are a well-established boutique firm with a dynamic commercial litigation practice, committed to delivering exceptional service to our clients. We value collaboration, professionalism, and a client-focused approach.
Requirements
About the Firm
Reedman Law is a boutique insolvency, restructuring, and commercial litigation firm located in downtown Vancouver. We don't dabble: our practice is focused on bankruptcy and insolvency, restructuring, commercial litigation, fraud and asset recovery, and tax insolvency matters.
We do not act for banks or other institutional clients, which keeps us largely conflict-free.
Although we are primarily known for acting for individuals and businesses as debtor counsel, we act for private secured lenders, trustees, receivers, suppliers, employees and landlords.
Founded in 2018, we have grown into a tight-knit team known for taking on complex and novel insolvency matters. We invest heavily in technology, mentorship, and doing work efficiently — and our lawyers appear where the law is being made, including recent appearances before the Supreme Court of Canada in Poonian v. British Columbia (Securities Commission), 2024 SCC 28 and Piekut v. Canada (National Revenue), 2025 SCC 13.
The Role
We are seeking an associate in the three-to-five year call range whose practice will focus on insolvency and commercial litigation. Because we are a small, focused team, you will get responsibility early: conduct of your own files of appropriate complexity, regular court appearances.
Day-to-day work will include:
Proceedings under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act
Foreclosures, receiverships, and secured creditor remedies and defence, including negotiating forbearance agreements and workouts
Commercial litigation, including fraud and asset recovery claims and insolvency related litigation
Tax litigation, insolvency and CRA collection matters
Chambers applications, bankruptcy discharge hearings, examinations, mediations, and trial and appellate, with regular appearances in the BC Supreme Court
Prior insolvency experience is an asset but not a prerequisite. We are equally interested in strong commercial litigators with genuine curiosity about insolvency, financial disputes, and financial litigation.
The Ideal Candidate
Called to the bar of British Columbia between 2021 and 2023, or eligible for immediate transfer
Strong legal research, drafting, and analytical skills, with comfort working through financial records and commercial documents
Comfortable on your feet in court, or eager to get there quickly
Organized and self-directed, able to manage a busy caseload in a collaborative team
Sound judgment, a client-service mindset, and an interest in building a long-term specialized practice in insolvency
Compensation & What We Offer
Base salary: $145,000 – $170,000, depending on year of call and experience
A 1,550-hour annual billable target
A bonus program that pays a percentage of fees collected on hours billed above target, our associates share directly in what they collect
Payment of Law Society fees and CPD allowance
Health Spending Plan
3 weeks vacation (15 paid days off)
Mentorship from senior counsel and early, substantial court experience
How to Apply
Please submit a brief cover letter (1 page maximum), your resume, and a writing sample no more than 5 pages (excerpt is fine) by email to careers@reedmanlaw.com with the subject line "Litigation Associate Application."
Please indicate your year of call and available start date in your cover letter.
Applications close at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 21, 2025.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis as they are received, and we encourage early submission.
We thank all applicants for their interest; only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All inquiries and applications will be held in strict confidence.
Reedman Law is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace and encourages applications from all qualified candidates.