Jennifer Hawkins | Partner, Barrister & Solicitor
Called to the Bar
British Columbia Bar: 2006
Alberta Bar: 2017
Noteworthy
Appointed by the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner as Independent Investigation/Assessor member in 2022
Member of the Government of Canada’s national roster of workplace harassment & violence prevention investigators since 2021
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Jennifer Hawkins is based in Calgary. She was called to the British Columbia Bar in 2006 and to the Alberta Bar in 2017. Jennifer has a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University, and she received her law degree from the University of Alberta (Dean’s List) in 2005.
She is trained in trauma-informed practices (Forensic Experiential Trauma Informed, Mount Royal University, 2018) and in principled engagement with Indigenous Peoples (University of British Columbia, 2021). In 2022, Jennifer completed a Mediation and Conflict Management Course from Harvard Law School Executive Education.
Jennifer is trusted by executives, union leadership, and employees alike for being knowledgeable, sincere, and fair.
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Jennifer has practiced exclusively in the areas of employment, labour, and human rights law throughout her career, first at a national and then boutique law firm in Vancouver, and then at two post-secondary institutions where she ultimately managed a team of labour relations specialists. In her practice, she has represented private and public sector clients, both provincially and federally regulated.
Jennifer’s focus since joining SBP includes conducting independent workplace assessments and investigations into various issues, such as bullying, harassment, discrimination, and other workplace misconduct.
Federally Regulated Employers Investigator (National Roster)
Jennifer is an experienced investigator for federally regulated organizations under the Canada Labour Code. Jennifer has worked exclusively in a neutral capacity since August 2019, conducting workplace investigations for federally and provincially regulated clients. Her work has involved unionized and non-unionized workplaces, and she has interpreted and applied provincial and federal health and safety and human rights legislation.Mediator
Jennifer Hawkins has practiced workplace law in BC and Alberta since 2006. She has a keen interest in assisting parties in resolving conflict. Jennifer’s years of working in-house in the post-secondary sector provided her with countless opportunities to engage in informal mediation processes and creative problem solving. She regularly facilitated discussions with multiple stakeholders and unions to negotiate a mutually agreeable path forward. More recently, in her work with SBP, Jennifer has engaged in a complex facilitation and mediation process flowing from a workplace dispute at the executive level. -
Jennifer became a member of the Government of Canada’s national roster of workplace harassment and violence prevention investigators in 2021. In 2022, Jennifer was appointed by the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner as an Independent Investigation/Assessor member of the OSIC Investigation Unit and Sport Environment Assessment Unit.
Contact
Jennifer Hawkins* she/her
Southern Butler Price LLP
205 – 908 17th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2T 0A3
587-834-4295
*Law Corporation
