Paul James Willetts

Prior to founding Vey Willetts LLP, Paul worked at one of Canada’s leading labour and employment law firms and at a large energy corporation. Paul is dedicated to achieving the best possible result for his clients through exhaustive preparation, persuasive negotiation and staunch advocacy.

He has represented clients at the Court of Appeal for Ontario, the Ontario Divisional Court, the Superior Court of Justice, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Ontario Labour Relations Board, and the Canada Industrial Relations Board, in addition to attending at numerous private arbitrations and mediations.

In addition to completing his law degree at the University of Ottawa, Paul holds degrees in political science from the University of Winnipeg (B.A. Hons.) and the University of Calgary (M.A.). He acted as a legal editor for First Reference’s Human Resources Policy-Pro (Ontario Edition) from 2019 to 2025 and has published research on a number of employment law topics, including employee privacy, workplace accommodation and severance packages. He has further been quoted in the media on workplace issues by CBC , CTV News Channel , Global National News, 580 CFRA Ottawa , Yahoo! Finance Canada , Ottawa Metro , Canadian Employment Law Today , Canadian Underwriter , Canadian HR Reporter and The Lawyer's Daily.

Paul co-edited, and authored a chapter in, the legal reference text “ Mitigation in Ontario Employment Law ” (LexisNexis Canada, 2023).

Paul was previously Vice-President of the Board of Directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ottawa (2017-2021), and served as Chair of the organization's Human Resources Committee. He has also taught employment law at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law (Common Law Section) and is a member of the County of Carleton Law Association East Region Solicitors Conference Planning Committee.