Education and professional qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in Law
• Been called to the bar and be a member in good standing of a provincial or territorial Law Society
• Preference will be given to candidates who have completed education in both Common and Civil Law or who have been called to the Quebec Bar

Experience:

• Experience within a unionized environment
• Well developed understanding of and experience with the sensitive political and social issues at the heart of the relationship between an employer union and its internal bargaining agents will be considered as assets.
• Experience as a litigator or in representing employers before a third-party adjudicator

Knowledge:

• Expert knowledge of labour relations, normally acquired through formal legal training
• Superior knowledge of legal research methodology and mechanisms for alternative dispute resolution
• Extensive knowledge of all human resources technical functions including job analysis and design, recruitment, staffing, compensation, attendance management, learning and development, pension/benefits administration, employee orientation, feedback process, diversity management and organizational design
• Excellent knowledge of the principles of employment equity, human rights obligations, and issues of accommodation in the workplace

Abilities:

• Ability to analyze and interpret federal and provincial labour legislation, board decisions, case law, and arbitral jurisprudence
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to synthesize and interpret complex legal issues in order to ensure compliance between legal imperatives, collective agreements, and internal policies and procedures
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing in English and French (will be assessed)

Personal Suitability:

• Excellent judgment
• Demonstrated consultative and problem solving skills
• Persuasion and conflict resolution skills
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Dependability and reliability
• Commitment to trade union and equity principles