We work in a fast paced environment doing litigation on a regular basis – essentially daily at the tribunal level before the Consent and Capacity Board and the Ontario Review Board.
We also have a very busy appellate practice mostly in the Court of Appeal but also in the Superior Court of Justice.
Approximately once annually, we participate in a long, high-profile Coroner’s Inquest.
Working remotely is an option, so the candidate does not necessarily have to be located in Toronto.
Applications may be submitted immediately with a deadline of September 2, 2022 at 5:00 pm.
Please forward your CV and a writing sample to leanne@asabarristers.com with a copy to anita@asabarristers.com
The position will begin as a probationary contract.
• Called to the Bar (1992)
• U of T Law grad (1990)
• Sole practitioner (33 years)
• Partner in small law firm (Hiltz Szigeti) 2002 - 2013
• Mom to two astonishing kids, Scarlett (20+) and Sebastian (20-)
• (Founding) Chair of Mental Health Legal Committee for ten years (1997 to 2007)
* Founding President of Law and Mental Disorder Association - LAMDA since 2017
* Founder and Secretary to Women in Canadian Criminal Defence - WiCCD - since 2022
• Counsel to clients with serious mental health issues before administrative tribunals and on appeals
• Former Chair, current member of LAO’s mental health law advisory committee
• Educator, lecturer, widely published author (including 5 text books on consent and capacity law, Canadian civil mental health law, the criminal law of mental disorder, a law school casebook and a massive Anthology on all things mental health and the law)
• Thirty+ years’ experience as counsel to almost exclusively legally aided clients
• Frequently appointed amicus curiae
• Fearless advocate
• Not entirely humourless
anitaszigeti 