Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes), one of Canada’s largest and most successful law firms, has an opening for a Human Resources Consultant to support the Legal Support Services group in the Toronto office. The HR Consultant supports the legal assistant workforce by aligning people practices with operational needs to enable effective service delivery to lawyers.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide practical HR guidance to lawyers, legal support staff, leaders and stakeholders.
• Partner with leaders to assess workforce effectiveness, including structure and service delivery, advising on staffing, resource allocation and team design.
• Partner with leaders to address capacity gaps and support effective deployment of legal assistants by leading workforce planning and resource allocation discussions.
• Develop a strong understanding of legal assistant workflows, tools and technology to effectively support service delivery and operational de...