Legal Counsel, Labour and Employment

Are you looking for a role that will challenge you? Do you like providing proactive, strategic legal guidance across a broad range of labour and employment matters? Does navigating complex issues related to the Canada Labour Code, occupational health and safety, hours of work, collective bargaining agreements, grievances, arbitration or litigation, employee discipline, and terminations energize you?

Can you see yourself partnering closely with Senior Legal Counsel, Labour and Employment, and working collaboratively across the organization to provide practical, solution‑focused legal advice—while thoughtfully balancing risk and opportunity? Do you enjoy supporting leaders, influencing outcomes, and helping the organization move forward with confidence?

If you answered yes, then this may be the job for you — apply today!

What will you be doing!

• Providing proactive, practical in-house legal advice and strategic direction within a broad scope of human resources, labour and employment areas:
  • Advising on Canada Labour Code issues, including occupational health and safety, hours of work, etc.
  • Advising on the terms of numerous collective bargaining agreements.
  • Advising on matters relating to employee discipline and termination of employment.
  • Advising on human rights, immigration, employment-related privacy and workers' compensation matters.
• Making decisions and providing legal advice in dispute resolution efforts and litigation.
  • Assisting with grievances and internal dispute mechanism procedures.
  • Preparing for and assist with conducting employment related arbitration or litigation.
  • Engaging in negotiations with external counsel and CNL union representatives using sound judgment to make reasoned recommendations.
• Providing practical legal advice while appropriately balancing risk and opportunity:
  • Creating and delivering training presentations for staff of all levels within a large and complex organization on a variety of labour and employment areas.
  • Participating in the creation of processes, procedures and practices to proactively mitigate risk in the human resources, labour and employment areas.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.
  

What we are looking for:

• Education
  • Practicing Lawyer, Member in good standing with the Law Society within Canada.
• Experience
  • At a minimum, 5-6 years of post-call experience.
  • Experience in a federally regulated employment environment under the Canada Labour Code is preferred.
  • Experience with a corporate legal department or a nationally recognized law firm is required.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Effective communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills to contribute to discussions, presentations and negotiations within a large and complex organization.
  • Effective analytical and advocacy skills and a proven ability to make decisions and provide legal advice in dispute resolution efforts and litigation.
  • Demonstrated experience and sound judgment to make reasoned recommendations.
  • Ability to manage requests from multiple clients in a fast-paced environment while paying attention to detail.
  • Sound knowledge and solid understanding of employment and labour-related fundamentals.
  • Experience in a federally regulated employment environment under the Canada Labour Code is preferred.
  • Experience in all employment and labour-related legal matters under the Canada Labour Code is preferred.
• Security Clearance Eligibility Required
  • Level 2 Secret requires a minimum of 7 years of verifiable history in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and/or the United Kingdom. CNL implements security screening in accordance with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's “Standard on Security Screening” and the “Policy on Government Security.”
    

Working Conditions:

• Work remotely (from home) with periodic visits to Chalk River, Whiteshell, Port Hope, and other CNL sites, or other areas, as meetings at Chalk River may be required.
• Working schedule: Five (5) days per week, seven and a half (7.5) hours per day for a thirty-seven and a half (37.5) hour work week.

Why CNL?

Does the idea of working with a dynamic team across Canada to advance nuclear science and technology for a clean and secure world excite you? At CNL, we’re reinventing ourselves to be industry leaders—pioneering solutions to the problems that matter most.

From building the next generation of clean nuclear and hydrogen energy technologies, to developing targeted cancer treatments, to continuing our global leadership in environmental remediation—we are driven by impact, innovation, and purpose.

What We Offer: A Total Rewards Package

We believe in taking care of our people. Here’s what you can expect as part of our team:

• Paid time off: vacation, sick, personal, and floater days
• Benefits effective Day One – no waiting period
• Tuition support to help you keep learning and growing
• A defined-benefit pension plan or a defined-contribution pension plan, depending on your employee group, to support your long‑term financial security

Do Our Priorities Resonate with You?

• Delivering clean energy for today and tomorrow
• Restoring and protecting the environment
• Contributing to the health of Canadians

If so, you’ll feel right at home at CNL!

Location: Fully Remote

This position is offered on a fully remote basis, allowing you to work from home anywhere in Canada. You’ll collaborate virtually with a dynamic team across CNL sites, helping to advance Canada’s clean energy and environmental goals from your home office.

Please note: This is a remote position supporting the Chalk River Laboratory, Ontario.

Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

At CNL, we are committed to fostering an environment that promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion. We celebrate and welcome employees, stakeholders, and partners of all backgrounds and identities. Click here to read all about it!

We are proud to uphold a workplace culture grounded in our Core Values:

• Respect
• Teamwork
• Accountability
• Safety
• Integrity
• Excellence

These values drive our employment practices and ensure meaningful career development opportunities and accommodations for all employees.

CNL is an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation during any phase of the hiring process, please let us know via [email protected]. All requests will be handled with confidentiality.

CNL operates on sites located on the traditional lands, waterways and ceded and unceded territories of Indigenous peoples. CNL recognizes and affirms all First Nations, Métis communities and Inuit in this land we now know as Canada. We acknowledge, respect and seek to better understand Indigenous history, rights and title on the lands where we work and develop projects. We honour and respect the importance of the relationship between Indigenous peoples and their lands, waters and territories.

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