Hartshorne & Mehl: Associate Position Available

Hartshorne & Mehl is Vancouver Litigation Law Firm founded in 1960. Our firm has been litigating in the Courts of British Columbia for over 60 years. We are specialized in complex litigation, automotive and other commercial products liability, major equipment and property damage claims, catastrophic personal injury including, permanent neurological, brain and spinal, psychological injury, property and insurance matters.

Our team of lawyers has a combined litigation experience of approximately 300 years.

We have conducted hundreds of Supreme Court of British Columbia Judge alone and Jury Trials, have appeared at all levels of Court in British Columbia, and have conducted an infinite number of Arbitrations and Mediations. Our Lawyers have handled hundreds Supreme Court of British Columbia trials, Jury Trials, with and Appeals in complex insurance, personal injury and property damage cases.

We have set precedents since the 1970’s, including having initiated the first Social Host Proceeding in British Columbia (Baumeister 1986); the first Jury Trial for Conspiracy to Defraud (ICBC v Bains 1990); the unintended acceleration cases naming International Auto Manufacturers; successfully challenged on the basis of Junk Science the application of PET scan evidence in a MTBI (Wolfin 1998); successfully challenged admissibility of questionable medical scientific expert opinion on causation between a neurological condition and trauma (Taylor 2008); and successfully defended our client in one of the longest personal injury actions in British Columbia (MacEachern et al 2010). Our trial experience, in addition, includes Medical Malpractice, Commercial Products Liability Claims and Personal Property Insurance Claims. Our focus is always to obtain the best result for our client through efficient resolution or, where necessary, through strong advocacy skill exercised in the Courtrooms.

We have an opening for a senior lawyer interested in developing and/or honing their litigation skills by stepping into vibrant, challenging, active and full litigation practices. We have an excellent team of creative litigators and support staff, all of whom are professionally supportive and know how to balance our interesting, academically challenging and creative work environment.

Please submit your resumé in confidence to:

Robert Hartshorne or Kirsten Mehl

Hartshorne & Mehl

301 - 2642 Main Street

Vancouver, BC V5T 3E6

Fax: 604-708-3779

www.hmchambers.com

rhartshorne@hartmehl.com or kmehl@hartmehl.com

Hartshorne & Mehl: Accounting Clerk Position Available

Hartshorne & Mehl is a boutique law firm of 19 lawyers focused on complex litigation with extensive experience in all levels of court in British Columbia.

We have an opening for an Accounting Clerk who is interested in stepping into a vibrant, challenging, and active work environment.

About the Job: Our Accounting Clerk will work closely with the Firm's Certified Accountant, the Accounting Department, and our Managing Partner to manage and execute accounting and operating functions within the firm.  This position requires approximately 3 to 5 days per week, Monday to Friday, during business hours, in our Mount Pleasant office. 

Responsibilities include:

• Managing disbursements, receipts, billings, accounts payable/receivable, journal entries, prepaid expenses, credit card statements;

• Trust Accounting - Trust transactions, TAF;

• Preparing commission statements;

• Preparing client invoices;

• Preparing bank deposits; and

• Other related accounting functions as required.

Experience and/or Qualifications Required:

• Accounting/bookkeeping experience with Accounting software;

• Flexiblity with respect to their scheduled days and hours required for the position;

• Attention to detail and excellent organizational skills;

• Ability to multi-task, manage competing priorities, and function well in a fast paced supportive environment;

• Ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality;

• Have a passion for learning and continuing growth in a dynamic environment;

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; and

• Law Firm experience would be an asset.

Education: An Accounting Diploma/Degree Program or equivalent relevant work experience.

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please submit your resume with cover letter and list of references to Tracey Slaght, via email at tslaght@hartmehl.com. Please reference Accounting Clerk in the subject line.

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. All inquiries are confidential.

Compensation: Benefits and Salary negotiable and dependant on experience, in the range of $50,000 to $60,000 to start.

www.hmchambers.com