Top Employer: Bennett Jones LLP

Recognized as one of Alberta's Top Employers (2023):

Here are some of the reasons why Bennett Jones LLP was selected as one of Alberta's Top Employers (2023):

Bennett Jones introduced a formal hybrid work program that lets employees work from one to three days offsite each week, depending on their position
Bennett Jones encourages employees to become recruiters for the firm with generous new employee referral bonuses, ranging from $375 to $5,000 depending on the position
Bennett Jones supports employees who are new parents with maternity and parental leave top-up payments, varying by employee group, and offers a variety of flexible working arrangements to help new parents balance work and their family commitments

Staff members at Bennett Jones take a ceramic painting class

Industry	Law firm
Established in Canada	1922
Major Canadian hiring locations	Edmonton AB, Vancouver BC, Toronto ON, Calgary AB
Full-time employees in Canada	1,059
Part-time employees in Canada	41
Average age of employees in Canada	43 years
Longest serving employee	47 years
Benefits note	Bennett Jones has multiple employee groups, the following programs and policies may vary by position
Hybrid work	varying by position, employees can work from one to three days offsite
Flexible work options	flexible work hours, 35-hour work week (with full pay), shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay), compressed work week, telecommuting
Long-term savings	matching RSP, non-matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $1,500 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 100% of salary for 1 week
Parental top-up (mothers)	up to 70% of salary for 9 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 100% of salary for 1 week
Adoption top-up	up to 100% of salary for 1 week
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
Outside survey period	outside consultant surveys are held every 12 months
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 12 months
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, online training, mentoring, paid internships
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year

Bennett Jones employees

Industry	Law firm
Full-time employees in Canada	1,001 to 2,500
Major Canadian hiring locations	Edmonton AB, Vancouver BC, Toronto ON, Calgary AB
Student opportunities	paid internships, summer jobs
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, mentoring, in-house career planning services, leadership training
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Typical new grad positions	Articling Student, Legal Assistant, Law Clerk/Paralegal
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting, transit subsidies
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

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- Computer Science
Community College Diploma
- Accounting
- Information Technology
- Legal Assistant / Law Clerk

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