Manager, Learning & Development

Role Overview

MT Academy Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deliver, and improve national leadership and business development programs for lawyers from student through partner level.
• Lead targeted associate retreats, including objectives, curriculum, faculty, logistics, budgets, venues, delivery, and outcome evaluation.
• Collaborate on legal knowledge and practice skills programming across practice areas.
• Use in-person, virtual, blended, simulation, assessment, and on-demand learning formats.
• Partner with leaders, subject matter experts, vendors, and faculty to plan programs and develop materials.
• Conduct needs assessments and maintain knowledge of legal education, instructional design, facilitation, and e-learning trends.
• Develop evaluation frameworks and metrics to measure program effectiveness and learning impact.

AI-Enabled Learning

• Support AI-enabled learning initiatives by integrating Client Service Delivery workflows and tools into curriculum design.
• Translate legal service delivery workflows into practical, scenario-based, and experiential learning experiences.
• Design AI-enhanced simulations, coaching tools, adaptive learning, and other technology-supported learning experiences.
• Identify opportunities to incorporate AI into instructional design, facilitation, learner engagement, and program scalability.
• Support external AI learning initiatives with law schools and early talent pipelines.

Team Leadership

• Manage the day-to-day functional activities of the MT Academy Coordinator, a direct report, through work assignment, supervision, and collaboration.

Qualifications

• LLB or bachelor's degree combined with at least five years of educational program development and delivery experience.
• Experience working in legal practice or with lawyers in a non-practice environment.
• Substantial experience managing professional development programs for lawyers or paralegals.
• Experience with instructional design, adult learning theories, curriculum planning, course development software, visual design, and instructional writing.
• Law firm or professional services experience is preferred.
• A certificate or course in instructional design is an asset.
• French language ability is an asset.

Candidate Profile

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and comfort speaking to groups of students and lawyers.
• Strong interpersonal, service orientation, problem-solving, organizational, and time management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple demands under pressure with accuracy, initiative, and minimal supervision.
• Flexibility to work variable hours, including occasional evening work during heavy workload periods.

Salary

• The salary range for Toronto or Vancouver is CAD 95,000 to CAD 105,000 annually.
• Offered salary may vary based on job-specific knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits

• Benefits include insurance premiums paid by the firm, wellness and technology reimbursements, competitive compensation, generous time off, and professional development opportunities.
• The firm emphasizes collaboration, community involvement, equity, diversity, inclusion, and two-way feedback.