Careers at Connect

First and foremost, we are recognized legal experts in the broad application of family law, but we are also extremely passionate advocates for legal innovation.

Through our years of experience, we have learned that our clients want more choice in terms of how their legal issues are addressed. It’s this increasing gap between our clients’ issues and their desired solution that inspired us to create a family law firm that evaluates each client’s unique family law needs to develop a solution that will work for the client now and in the future. We understand that the decisions our clients make during this process will affect their lives for years to come, which is why it is important that they sit in the driver’s seat (with us as experienced navigators beside them, guiding them along the way) But it doesn’t just end with legal advice: our firm connects our clients with a broad variety of supports and resources to improve their experiences during the change in their family life.

An innovative approach

We are a boutique family law firm supporting our clients in all the traditional areas of family law. How we offer that support, however, is anything but traditional.

As our name suggests, the foundation of Connect Family Law is built on the idea that going through a separation requires the support of a community including counsellors, accountants, corporate lawyers and chartered business valuators. It also includes connecting our clients with others going through a separation and divorce.

Thoughtfulness

We take a thoughtful approach to human relationships. We understand that we are dealing with families that are separating, yet still tied together through children, money, pets and memories.

These relationships are also nurtured within our staff. Our all-staff WhatsApp chat groups aim to share both the personal and professional. We regularly celebrate milestone anniversaries, birthdays and other professional and personal successes.

Integrity

We aim to move our clients through the process with integrity and respect. We do this by striving not only to be outstanding lawyers, but compassionate advisors (using processes such as collaborative divorce, mediation/arbitration and as a last resort court proceedings). Internally, we support one another with the same integrity and respect. We are a highly supportive and collaborative team.

Growth-mindset

Our lawyers and support staff have weekly meetings, monthly study groups and annual constructive performance review sessions; and they attend continuing legal education courses, publish papers and give presentations to other lawyers and to the public. Our talented team members are actively engaged in contributing to and bettering the overall family law community.

In-house, our junior lawyers and articling students attend Growing Your Successful Law Practice at Connect Family Law: A Focused Program for Junior Lawyers. We created this program to provide our new associates with the critical skills not often taught in school: client retention, billing, and marketing/branding of services. These skills are complemented by our firm-wide Health & Wellness and Mentoring programs.

Wellness

We’re advocates of well-being both at our firm and for our clients. We incorporate best practices around mindfulness and mental and physical well-being into our monthly meetings, support flexible hybrid work arrangements and provide compressed work schedules for support staff during select months. We encourage the use of our volunteerism and sabbatical leave policies. Our Health & Wellness committee offers year-round activities to promote a balanced work-life.

We also offer our clients a 1.5 hour counseling/coaching session with a highly regarded and experienced counsellor that specializes in separation and divorce.

Join the team

We invite you to join our growing team of thoughtful and skilled family law professionals throughout our British Columbia offices.

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