Job Description

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Under the leadership of the Director, Marketing, Brand & Communications, the Manager, Translations is responsible for all translation needs across the firm, primarily from English to French. The role supports McMillan’s bilingual communication requirements by ensuring that translated marketing and business‑related materials are accurate, consistent, culturally aligned, and delivered on time.

The Manager, Translations will undertake internal translations, maintain linguistic resources, coordinate legal translation requests with external vendors, manage operational workflows, and serve as the firm’s primary point of contact for translation requests. The Manager, Translations will leverage and adopt various technology and AI-enabled solutions to efficiently and effectively support high volumes of internal translation requests. This position plays a critical part in supporting McMillan’s national presence, client service standards, and regulatory obligations in a bilingual legal environment.

Please note that this role offers a hybrid workweek. Each week will combine both working at home for a few days and working in the Toronto office for the balance. Your hybrid schedule will start once you join McMillan!

What You’ll Do

• Manage and undertake the translation of a wide range of materials, including client communications, marketing content, internal communications, thought leadership, and firm policies.
• Serve as the central point of contact for all translation requests across the firm, working closely with business professionals and lawyers to clarify scope, context, priorities, and deadlines.
• Coordinate legal translation projects with external vendors, ensuring efficient workflows, quality control, confidentiality, and balanced allocation of work.
• Execute, edit, and quality-check translated materials to ensure accuracy, consistency, tone, and cultural and legal appropriateness.
• Develop, implement, and continuously refine internal processes for requesting, tracking, prioritizing, and delivering translation work.
• Maintain and evolve translation memory tools, glossaries, style guides, and reference materials to support consistent firm-wide terminology and brand voice.
• Conduct terminology research, particularly in legal and regulatory subject areas, to ensure precise and contextually accurate translations.
• Monitor translation volumes, turnaround times, and quality metrics, and prepare reporting or insights as required.
• Collaborate with the Director, Marketing, Brand & Communications to identify translation needs and opportunities for process improvements.
• Handle confidential, privileged, and sensitive information with discretion and professionalism, in accordance with firm policies and client expectations.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Translation or Linguistics, and excellent proficiency in French and English.
• Proven experience as a professional translator.
• Experience managing translation projects or workflows in a law firm or professional services environment is an asset.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to high-quality, accurate work.
• Experience with AI translation platforms, translation management systems, translation memory tools, and related technologies, with a strong desire to leverage these technologies in your day-to-day work.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with senior leadership, lawyers, stakeholders at all levels, and external vendors.
• Ability to operate confidently in a fast-paced professional services setting.
• Proficiency in generative AI technology, Microsoft Office, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, and other related software.

McMillan Offers You

Growth

Mentorship and Support

Training as Software Evolves

Commensurate Compensation and Benefits Package

Fun Work Environment

Continuous Learning & Development

Salary range: $135,000 - $145,000 annually

McMillan = You

At the heart of our commitment to being a first-mover on important issues, McMillan believes that equity, diversity and inclusion are catalysts for success. By embracing our differences, we create an inclusive culture that enriches our collective knowledge, broadens our perspectives, and propels us forward. We are dedicated to fostering an environment where everyone feels empowered to bring their whole selves to work, knowing it is through our individual experiences that we can all come together to truly make a positive impact in our firm, for our clients, within our communities, and beyond.

At McMillan, we know we will achieve the most success by attracting and retaining the best talent, and by representing and supporting communities from which we draw our members, the communities in which we live and work and the communities to which we provide legal services.

We are a law firm that prides itself in sustained quality and excellence in service while fostering a positive and collegial work environment which nurtures mentoring inspires enthusiasm and professional excellence. We commit to putting our best efforts forward in achieving our goals, and the goals of our clients. You can help us in that journey!

Need another reason to consider McMillan? Let’s work together to help you achieve your professional goals and career development.

Let’s get started

If this position is you, and you reside in or around the Torontoarea, we look forward to hearing from you. We like cover letters too so don’t forget to include one along with your resume when you click on the Apply Nowbutton.

McMillan is committed to providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities in its recruitment processes. If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please email us or contact us at 1.888.662.4624 to submit your accommodation request.

McMillan LLP is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and diversity. We respect and embrace the unique backgrounds, perspectives and experiences of individuals at all levels of the firm. This enables us to provide innovative client service, contribute fully to our communities and advance our firm’s values.

At McMillan, we embrace innovation and make strategic and thoughtful use of technology, including artificial intelligence (AI). However, our recruitment process remains deeply human-centric. We do not use AI to screen resumes or select candidates. Every application is carefully reviewed by a member of our recruitment team, and hiring decisions are made through collaborative evaluation and interviews.