Senior Legal Counsel - Employment and Labour Law

Job summary

The Senior Legal Counsel will represent Canada Post in labour and employment litigation, with a specific focus on defending employment termination grievances. Additionally, the role involves providing strategic legal advice to management and mentoring junior legal staff.

Job details

The Senior Legal Counsel will represent Canada Post in labour and employment litigation, with a specific focus on defending employment termination grievances. Additionally, the role involves providing strategic legal advice to management and mentoring junior legal staff. Candidates must possess a law degree from a recognized institution and be a member in good standing with a provincial bar. Significant litigation experience, particularly in labour and employment law, is required for this position.

What you’ll do

The Senior Legal Counsel will represent Canada Post in labour and employment litigation, with a specific focus on defending employment termination grievances. Additionally, the role involves providing strategic legal advice to management and mentoring junior legal staff.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a law degree from a recognized institution and be a member in good standing with a provincial bar. Significant litigation experience, particularly in labour and employment law, is required for this position.

Listed skills

• Mentorship · Preferred
• interpersonal skills · Preferred
• Leadership · Preferred
• Risk Management · Preferred
• Communication Skills · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Labour law
• Employment law
• Litigation
• Legal research
• Strategic legal advice
• Mentorship
• Civil litigation
• Administrative law
• Legal opinion writing
• Risk management
• Communication skills
• Leadership
• Analytical skills
• Interpersonal skills

Job areas

• Legal
• Management & Leadership
• Government & Public Sector

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