Senior Lawyer
The Senior Lawyer will provide strategic legal counsel and advocacy to employers across Alberta. Responsibilities include advising clients on occupational health and safety, labour, employment, and regulatory matters.
- On-site
- Edmonton, AB
- Posted Sep 6, 2026
- Apply by Oct 6, 2026
- 1 position
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Job summary
Our firm is seeking an experienced Labour, Employment and Occupational Health & Safety Lawyer to join our growing practice. We are a well-established, mid-sized Edmonton law firm recognized for providing strategic legal counsel and exceptional advocacy to employers across Alberta. The Opportunity The successful candidate will advise clients across a broad range of occupational health and safety, labour, employment, and regulatory matters. Candidates with an established employer-side labour practice or industry relationships are encouraged to apply, although an existing book of business is not required. Experience advising clients in construction, energy, manufacturing, transportation, municipalities, or other regulated industries will be considered a strong asset. Experience in privacy law, human rights, WCB claims and fatality inquiries is also considered an asset. Why Join Our Firm? We offer an opportunity to build a sophisticated employer-side labour practice, occupational health and safety and a general employment practice, while working alongside experienced lawyers committed to excellence. Our lawyers benefit from: Competitive compensation. A clear pathway to partnership. Challenging, high-profile regulatory and litigation files. Strong administrative, legal assistant, and paralegal support. Modern legal technology and efficient practice management systems. A collegial culture that values collaboration, mentorship, and professional excellence. Apply in Confidence If you are an experienced lawyer looking to build or expand a sophisticated occupational health and safety, labour, and employment practice, we invite you to apply in confidence, Please submit your cover letter and résumé to [email protected]. All applications and inquiries will be handled with the utmost discretion. We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from all qualified candidates
What you’ll do
The Senior Lawyer will provide strategic legal counsel and advocacy to employers across Alberta. Responsibilities include advising clients on occupational health and safety, labour, employment, and regulatory matters.
Requirements
Candidates must be experienced lawyers, preferably with an established employer-side labour practice or industry relationships. Experience in regulated industries such as construction, energy, and manufacturing is considered a strong asset.
Benefits
• Competitive compensation • Clear pathway to partnership • Administrative, legal assistant, and paralegal support • Modern legal technology • Efficient practice management systems
Listed skills
- OrganizationPreferred
- MentorshipPreferred
- CollaborationPreferred
- Attention to detailPreferred
- HealthPreferred
- EnergyPreferred
- safetyPreferred
- managementPreferred
- AdministrativePreferred
Other relevant skills
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- Labour Law
- Employment Law
- Occupational Health & Safety Law
- Regulatory Law
- Privacy Law
- Human Rights Law
- WCB Claims
- Fatality Inquiries
- Legal Advocacy
- Strategic Legal Counsel
- Litigation
Job areas
- Legal
- Consulting
- Management & Leadership
Additional details
- Minimum education
- Professional degree
- Minimum experience
- 5+ years
- Apply by
- Oct 6, 2026
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
- Seniority
- Mid-Senior level
- Application method
- Direct apply is available