With Manitoba roots that run more than 130 years deep...
Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP (TDS) is Manitoba’s largest independent law firm and has long been recognized as a leading full-service law firm dedicated to serving clients and delivering high quality work. We believe that collaboration is essential to providing outstanding professional service, and our collegial workplace fosters greater teamwork, responsiveness, and communication, providing better results for clients.
Working together with a shared vision, we are devoted to serving our valued clients. When we’re retained, we will refer you to the TDS lawyer with the ideal level of experience in your field, or alternatively, a legal team will be assembled to work towards a suitable solution. We aim to deliver a full-service firm that makes our team, our clients, and those who aspire to join us feel that they are free to lead.
We live our values through the work we provide to our prospective and current clients and ensure it is part of our firm’s culture and core values.
Integrity
Everything we do will be done with integrity and we will do everything we can to support a high standard of ethical behaviour;
Good Corporate Citizenship
We will do our part to be a good corporate citizen that is mindful of its responsibility to make a positive contribution to Manitoba and Canada;
Fairness
We will treat everyone we deal with fairly, including the people who work here;
Mentorship and Training
We will be true to our obligation to mentor and train those who work here;
Collegiality
We want to work in an atmosphere of collegiality and are committed to promoting a respectful work environment;
Value our History
We will celebrate the history of our firm and see ourselves as trustees and stewards of that legacy which forms the foundation for planning our future;
Diversity
We value diversity and will strive to reflect the communities we serve;
Community Minded
We will be engaged in the communities in which we live and work. Across our ten Manitoba offices, and our Saskatchewan office, we give back and are mindful of the responsibility to make a positive contribution to our local communities. Learn more here;
Client Focused Work
We will strive to deliver work product that is of a quality we can be proud of and that meet our clients needs and we will have in place the necessary tools to support that;
Invested in Success
We value hard work, participation in legal organizations, and maximizing our profitability, but we will be a workplace that can reasonably accommodate the various stages of people' lives and careers and special needs that may arise;
