4505 Canterra Tower
400 - 3rd Avenue S.W.
Calgary AB T2P 4H2

Direct Phone: 403.693.4342
Fax: 403.508.4349
Email: jtorrens@mlt.com

Labour & Employment Law
Administrative Law
Litigation

Jean Torrens acts for a wide range of clients, from individuals and small enterprises to large multinationals. This exposure has given Jean a broadly-based understanding of the issues involved in human resource management, collective bargaining and the union certification process. She has negotiated first collective agreements, successfully argued against the amalgamation of a number of bargaining units, assisted companies in responding to serious occupational health and safety incidents, and advised on all aspects of employment law matters. Jean regularly provides practical advice to clients on personnel policies, employment contracts and personnel management issues.

Jean has diverse experience as a litigator, having appeared as counsel in numerous arbitrations, court hearings and labour relations board disputes. Jean has instructed a variety of workshops, seminars and courses on such issues as drug and alcohol testing, human rights, collective bargaining trends, violence and harassment in the workplace, and has lectured in Civil Procedure at the College of Law, University of Saskatchewan.

• Admitted to the Alberta Bar (2007)
• Admitted to the Saskatchewan Bar (1995)
• LL.B. (Great Distinction, Saskatchewan, 1994)
• B.A. (Great Distinction, Saskatchewan, 1990)

• Canadian Bar Association, Labour and Employment (AB - South) - Executive Member
• Human Resource Association of Calgary - Legal Affairs Committee Member
• Canadian Bar Association, Administrative and Labour Law (SK - North) - Past Chair
• Saskatoon Bar Association - Past President