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Pamela Cyr, Senior Director | Legal Talent

Pamela Cyr

Senior Director | Legal Talent Fasken
Jurisdiction British Columbia, 2000
Office(s) Vancouver, Surrey
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Overview

Pamela Cyr is the Senior Director, Legal Talent for our BC Region. In this role, Pam oversees all aspects of our student and associate programs, including recruitment, engagement, and advancement. She is also involved in other important initiatives relating to EDI, retention and training, and works very closely with our local management team in Vancouver. Pam is a member of our Student Committee.

Prior to joining Fasken, Pam held a similar role for nine years at the Vancouver office of a global law firm. Before that, she spent seven yearsat the Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia, where she served as Assistant Dean, Career Services and as Acting Assistant Dean, Students. Pam is also an experienced lawyer, having summered and articled at Russell & DuMoulin before practising commercial litigation for seven years, first at Fasken and then at a prominent litigation boutique in Vancouver.

Pam has been involved with the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) since 2006. She is the founder and member of the Vancouver Summer and Articling Working Group, a group of BC law school and legal employer representatives who set best practices for student recruitment. She also served as the local host and sat on the conference planning committee for NALP's 2023 Annual Education Conference in Vancouver.

Career & Education

Education

  • LLB University of Victoria
  • BA Simon Fraser University

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Advisory Committee Member Justice Education Society, Mapping Her Path Project (Status of Women Program) 2015
  • Director Hooplaw Society 2015 to 2021
  • Docent Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre 2007 to 2014

Speaking Engagements

  • Navigating the Unwritten Rules: Helping Students and New Lawyers Succeed, 4/5/2022
  • Are You Ready for It? Managing Successfully Through Change, 4/9/2019
  • Well, Well, Well...Discovering the Benefits of Law School & Law Firm Wellness Programs, 4/8/2014
  • From Classroom to Boardroom: How Career Services and Law Firm Professionals Can Help Students Prepare for Practice, 4/5/2011
Speaker Navigating the Unwritten Rules: Helping Students and New Lawyers Succeed NALP Annual Education Conference 2022 location location New Orleans
Speaker Are You Ready for It? Managing Successfully Through Change NALP Annual Education Conference 2019 location location San Diego
Speaker Well, Well, Well...Discovering the Benefits of Law School & Law Firm Wellness Programs NALP Annual Education Conference 2014 location location Seattle