Now Hiring

Chivers Carpenter is a leading, progressive, union-side law firm in Edmonton.  We represent unions, labour organizations, and employees in all levels of court, and before labour arbitrators, the Labour Relations Board, human rights tribunals, professional regulatory bodies, and other administrative tribunals.

We are committed to social justice and to providing high quality legal work in an informal and collegial atmosphere.

We are seeking an ambitious lawyer with 2+ years of experience, but lawyers with significantly more experience are also encouraged to apply.

The successful candidate wants to represent unions, conduct hearings and draft legal opinions and arguments. They will write clearly, be able to analyze legal issues, have strong oral advocacy skills, and be a member of, or eligible to be a member in, the Law Society of Alberta.

We are also seeking a research lawyer with 2+ years of experience, but lawyers with significantly more experience are also encouraged to apply.

The successful candidate has excellent research, writing, and analytical skills, and wants to write legal memos, opinions, and briefs to be submitted to Courts and Tribunals. They will also be member of, or eligible to be in a member in, the Law Society of Alberta.

We value a diverse workplace and strongly encourage BIPOC and LGBTQ2S+ individuals and people with disabilities to apply.

Salary range for this position is $92,000 and $160,000, commensurate with years of experience.

Please send a cover letter, resume, law school transcript, and a recent legal writing sample to the attention of Kristan McLeod, Managing Partner, at kmcleod@chiverslaw.com.

All applications and inquiries will be kept confidential. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

We are closing on September 30 to recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We will be spending the day reflecting on or taking part in activities that acknowledge Indigenous people’s pain, losses, and ongoing harms of residential schools and their colonialist, racist, genocidal roots.