Posted 23 days ago
Litigation Associate - Code Hunter LLP
@ Smith Legal Search
Calgary, Alberta
Overview
Smith Legal Search is recruiting a litigation associate for Code Hunter LLP, a Calgary litigation boutique acting for public and sophisticated corporate clients on complex, contested, high-value files. The associate works directly with partners from pleadings through trial on commercial, energy and construction disputes. The posting states a full-time role for an Alberta call from 2022, 2023 or 2024 with litigation experience, with autonomy over billable hour targets.
Responsibilities:
- Work directly with partners on litigation files from pleadings to trial
- Conduct legal research and draft court materials
- Handle complex commercial, energy and construction disputes
Requirements summary:
- Alberta call in 2022, 2023 or 2024
- Litigation experience at a national or leading regional firm
- Strong research and drafting skills
- Sound judgment and collegial approach
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-18
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-11
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-11
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office, Client sites |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
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Smith Legal Search
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 5 |
Code Hunter LLP is a Calgary litigation boutique acting for public companies and sophisticated corporate clients across Western Canada. Its files are complex, contested and high-value, and the counsel on the other side is typically from national and leading regional firms. The firm is looking for an associate called in 2022, 2023 or 2024 who wants to work closely with senior litigators on files of that caliber.
The firm's history: Code Hunter was founded in 2001 with 25 years as a litigation practice in Calgary. The firm has a strong track record of developing high-caliber lawyers who have gone on to take seats at the highest levels of the Canadian courts, including Justice Sheilah Martin of the Supreme Court of Canada, who was appointed to the bench from Code Hunter.
The practice: Code Hunter practices almost exclusively litigation and dispute resolution, in trial and appellate courts, before regulators and in arbitration. Its core areas include: commercial and corporate litigation – complex contract, shareholder, intellectual property and other commercial disputes; energy litigation – upstream conventional oil and gas disputes for public and mid-sized producers; construction litigation – disputes arising from major projects for sophisticated corporate clients in Alberta and BC.
How you will work: directly alongside the partners running the file, from pleadings through to trial; on files where going deep on the law and the record is the standard, and the client expects a quality product; with responsibility that grows as fast as you show you can take it.
What the firm offers: autonomy over your billable hour targets; a team with more partners than associates, so mentorship happens on the files rather than in a program; 25 years at the center of Calgary litigation.
Who you are: a 2022, 2023 or 2024 Alberta call with litigation experience at a national or leading regional firm; strong research and drafting skills; drawn to complex, high-stakes disputes; collegial, with sound judgment and a sense of humor.
This is an exclusive search.
For more information, or to apply for this role, contact Jeremiah Hunter at [email protected].
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