Legal Full-Time

Criminal Inadmissibility Practice Lead Lawyer (Toronto, CAN)

CanadaVisa • Toronto, ON, Canada

Company

CanadaVisa

Annual salary

Not disclosed

Location

Toronto, ON, Canada

Listed

33d ago

Experience:: 3 to 9 years
Workplace:: 1 day in-office in Toronto, ON (remote considered for the right candidate anywhere in Canada)
Equity:: No equity

Hybrid in Toronto, ON, Canada.

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About this Role

We are looking for a Criminal Inadmissibility Practice Lead Lawyer with 2+ years of experience to lead and scale one of the fastest-growing practice areas at a pioneering AI-native Canadian immigration law firm. This is a unique opportunity to combine legal expertise with technology and operational leadership, with a clear path toward General Manager responsibility

What you need

Licensed lawyer in good standing with a Canadian law society, eligible to practise in Canada
Immigration law experience, ideally with some exposure to criminal inadmissibility cases (TRPs, Criminal Rehabilitation, etc.)
Demonstrated leadership maturity, ability to manage a team, give direct feedback, and operate with an ownership mindset
AI-native mindset, actively uses tools like Claude/ChatGPT and is excited about applying AI to legal workflows (bonus: can vibe-code prototypes)
Operationally and commercially minded, comfortable with metrics, dashboards, and thinking about how a legal practice makes money

What will you be doing?

Leading the Crim/Inadmissibility department and managing a team of ~3 case managers, including setting expectations, coaching, and driving performance
Owning operational metrics via the firm's internal Command Center (file throughput, CSAT scores, response times, stuck files) and running weekly reviews
Partnering with the internal CTO and engineering team to prototype and build AI-powered tools that make the practice more efficient and scalable
Providing senior legal oversight on complex criminal inadmissibility matters (TRPs, Criminal Rehabilitation applications, admissibility issues)
Driving the practice from operational stabilization to growth, expanding capacity, improving client experience, and increasing profitability

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The listing gives the location as Toronto, ON, Canada. 1 day in-office in Toronto, ON (remote considered for the right candidate anywhere in Canada).