Job Description

McCarthy Tétrault is a Canadian law firm that offers a full suite of legal and business solutions to clients in Canada and around the world. At McCarthy Tétrault, we offer challenging and rewarding career opportunities in our offices in Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City, Calgary and Vancouver. We are delighted to have earned the distinction of one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for the fourteenth consecutive year in 2026. Our culture is built on professional excellence, collaboration, innovation, thought leadership and entrepreneurialism. We embrace inclusion in all its forms and we provide the tools and opportunities to help our people develop to their full potential.

The employee in this position will be part of a team where they will be expected to work on communications and requests in English or French for lawyers, professionals or suppliers who understand and communicate only in English or French. Since communication and requests can be in either English or French, it is necessary for the proper functioning of the operations for both shared services and education teams in the Professional Resources Group to have bilingual staff available at all times to respond to requests. Bilingualism (French and English) is therefore a requirement for this position.

We are recruiting for a Bilingual Communications Specialist to join our team in our Montreal office. The successful candidate must have a minimum of 5–7 years of related experience, ideally in a law firm, professional services firm, or agency environment, and will be responsible for supporting go-to-market objectives, developing and executing strategic marketing and communications initiatives, and producing high-quality written content across multiple platforms. McCarthy Tétrault employees benefit from a hybrid work environment.

Our Clients & Markets team brings market strategy and service delivery innovation under one umbrella to ensure the needs of our clients are always top of mind. Our team plays an integral role in advancing the firm’s ambitious strategy to be the leading business law firm in Canada.

The offered salary may vary based on the candidate’s job-specific knowledge, skills, and experience.

As a Bilingual Communications Specialist, you will be:

• Supporting go-to-market objectives for Industry and Practice Area groups through strategic and tactical development of marketing copy, content, and internal and external communications.
• Constructing clear and crisp copy for: marketing materials, ads, press releases, website and intranet content, newsletters, articles, new hire announcements, info sheets, social media, deal summaries and other communication pieces.
• Drafting, copy editing and proofing internal communications.
• Writing and editing award submissions.
• Applying content marketing strategies to support practice/industry group objectives.
• Working with the Manager and Senior Director as appropriate to develop and implement marketing and communications plans to support firm strategic objectives and engage both internal and external audiences.
• Staying current on the cutting-edge marketing and communications strategies and tactics, and proactively applying the same.
• Maintaining editorial control of content on various firm channels to ensure content appropriateness, quality, and appearance.
• Working with stakeholders across the firm to proactively identify and pitch ideas for thought leadership content.
• Working with members of the leadership team and lawyers as required, to develop messaging.
• Ensuring that voice and language of content are consistent, overall tone and quality are appropriate and the brand language and position are reflected.
• Defining and maintaining overall adherence to the editorial/style guidelines.
• Contributing to the growing McCarthy Voice/ La voix McCarthy which is our style guide for consistency and standardization. It refers to our lexicology when drafting about certain themes and elements that define our culture.

As our ideal candidate, you will distinguish yourself by the following profile:

• 5-7 years of related experience, ideally acquired in a law firm, professional services firm, ad agency or other position in which strong and varied writing skills are required.
• The ability to work from our Montreal office 4 days per week.
• A completed degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing or Commerce preferred.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of content marketing strategies and tactics and how to apply them.
• Strong knowledge of social media strategies, best practices and analytics.
• Exceptional writing, editing and proofreading (quality control) skills.
• Bilingual (English/French) written and verbal communication skills is required.
• High level of organizational awareness and proven ability to work in a high-performing, multi-stakeholder environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of an integrated, national team.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills. Ability to develop strong relationships at all organizational levels.
• Exceptional project management and content management skills.

As a member of the McCarthy team, you will have access to:

• Competitive compensation including paid overtime.
• A commitment to professional development and growth opportunities for our people at all levels, supported by a culture that fully embraces and encourages two-way feedback.
• Strong community involvement and a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
• A collaborative, cohesive culture that connects lawyers and business teams through collective purpose.

How to Apply:

We encourage external candidates to apply online and internal applicants must apply directly through our internal careers portal on Espresso. We look forward to receiving your application.

We thank all applicants for their interest in McCarthy Tétrault; however, only chosen applicants will be contacted. We regret that we are unable to respond to individual inquiries about application status. McCarthy Tétrault is an equal opportunity employer that fosters an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment. Please notify us if you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process.