Specialist, MT Academy

Position: Specialist, MT Academy (13-month contract)
Job Description  McCarthy Tétrault is a leading Canadian law firm offering a full suite of legal and business solutions to clients in Canada and around the world. With offices in Toronto, Montréal, Québec City, Calgary and Vancouver, we provide challenging and rewarding career opportunities across the country. Recognized as one of  Canada’s Top 100 Employers  for eleven consecutive years and one of  Canada’s Best Diversity Employers  for fourteen consecutive years, our culture is guided by  The McCarthy Way —our shared approach to working with clients and with each other.
The McCarthy Way is built on four core elements:  Excellence , through attracting and developing top talent committed to delivering on our Client Commitment;  Collaboration , through seamless, integrated teamwork;  Inclusion , through eliminating barriers to belonging and success; and  Innovation , through delivering maximum value by embracing leading-edge technologies and approaches. Together, these principles shape how we work, lead, and grow—every day.
We are recruiting for a  MT Academy Specialist  to join our team in our  Toronto  or  Vancouver  office. The successful candidate must have a minimum of five years of experience in a program development and implementation role and will be responsible for designing, administering, co-ordinating and delivering national lawyer education programs, regulatory compliance and administering and co-ordinating the work of MT Academ.

McCarthy Tétrault employees benefit from a hybrid work environment.
Salary Range :  $75,000 - $80,000annually
The offered salary may vary based on the candidate’s job-specific knowledge, skills, and experience.
As a Specialist, MT Academy, you will be:
MT Professional Journey Office – MT Academy
Designing, administering, co-ordinating and delivering national lawyer education programs that comprise the MT Academy including student, associate, income partner and equity partner programs, including programming aligned to one or more national practice groups. Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
Supporting the Senior Professional Resources Director (“SPRD”) to deliver and manage the education programs and processes for lawyers of one or more national practice groups.
Attending and presenting at relevant Practice Group meetings when required.
Creating and maintaining an education programming communication plan for the lawyers of one or more national practice groups.
Creating and maintaining a database of relevant marquee external programming for one or more national practice groups, and supporting selection of and registration for that programming as required.
Liaising with internal and external experts to identify new programs and speakers.
Arranging and leading program planning meetings of speakers and assembling and distributing draft materials for review and update by speakers, developing and drafting program overview descriptions to communicate to program participants and introducing programs, etc.
Arranging all program/workshop logistics including catering, boardrooms, video conference equipment and all technology requirements, and recording and posting of recorded programs and materials, as required.
Taking the lead in working with stakeholders with respect to all preparation, logistics and documentation relating to the delivery of national programs, workshops and retreats.
Sending program notices, invitations, reminders and confirmation information to participants and speakers.
Working with instructors to prepare program materials for distribution to program participants and speakers and applying the appropriate branding to all.
Tracking attendance at programs and supporting program participants in evidencing their attendance to their…