At McCarthy Tétrault, we offer challenging and rewarding career opportunities and are delighted to have been selected for the eleventh consecutive year in 2023 as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers and one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers. Our culture is built on professional excellence, collaboration, innovation, thought leadership and entrepreneurialism. We embrace inclusion in all its forms and we provide the tools and opportunities to help our people develop to their full potential.

This position can be based out of Vancouver, Toronto or Calgary. McCarthy Tétrault employees benefit from a hybrid work environment.

Salary Range: $90,000- $105,000 annually (British Columbia only)

As a Manager, Special Projects, you will be working closely with the Firm’s Tax Lawyers and managing events in the Tax Group at a national level.

You will be responsible for:

Project Management 

• Planning, organizing and directing the completion of specific projects to ensure timelines, budgets, and agreed scopes are met.
• Coordinating and facilitating project status meetings.
• Managing priority lists and facilitating next steps.
• Tracking and reporting on project and mandate status.
• Preparing meeting agendas, materials and presentations to a broad range of audiences.
• Liaising with other members of the Firm to coordinate and move forward objectives, and fielding inquiries from them.
• Preparing reports and assisting with flow of information to the stakeholders. 

Business Development 

• Managing and coordinating projects relating to strategic sponsorship, events and activities to engage existing and  prospective clients, under the direction of the practice leads.
• Coordinating client and business development meetings.
• Tracking business development targets to ensure work is being done to complete action items and following up on same.
• Managing the maintenance and updating of practice leads public profiles on the Firm website and certain social media.

Meeting and Event Planning Coordination

• Managing a priority list/schedule, complex calendar and workload to ensure lawyers are prepared and informed for meetings
• Briefing lawyers on daily/weekly schedules and creating, managing and coordinating required documents and materials in advance.
• Coordinating logistics of internal and external conferences, meetings and events. 

Other

• Other duties as assigned.

As our ideal candidate, you will distinguish yourself by the following profile:

• Experience working in a professional services environment, such as law, consulting, investments/finance or accounting firms.
• Undergraduate degree, diploma or certificate in Business Administration and/or Marketing.  
• Minimum 5 years of related experience.
• PMP Designation is considered an asset.
• Experience with project coordination, scheduling, planning meetings and events and client relationship management.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office, OneNote, OneDrive, Client Connect/Salesforce, and the capacity to learn other Firm-specific software.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, able communicate effectively up, down and across an organization.  
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills and the ability to work independently within a team environment.
• Outstanding organizational and time management skills. Demonstrated ability to ensure utmost confidentiality and discretion at all times.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks/deadlines as they relate to processes and projects, to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment and be able to meet quick deadlines under pressure and often with competing priorities.

As a member of the McCarthy team, you will have access to:

• Outstanding benefits from day one, including insurance premiums paid by the Firm and wellness and technology reimbursements.
• Competitive compensation and generous time off, including a day off to volunteer and a day off for your birthday.
• A commitment to professional development and growth opportunities for our people at all levels, supported by a culture that fully embraces and encourages two-way feedback.
• Strong community involvement and a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
• A collaborative, cohesive culture that connects lawyers and business teams through collective purpose.

We thank all applicants for their interest in McCarthy Tétrault; however, only chosen applicants will be contacted. We regret that we are unable to respond to individual inquiries about application status. McCarthy Tétrault is an equal opportunity employer that fosters an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment. Please notify us if you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process.