Michelle S. Jones

Michelle joined Lawson Lundell as a summer student in 2006. After completing law school, Michelle spent a year clerking for the Federal Court of Canada, Trial Division in Ottawa. She rejoined the firm in 2008 to article, and upon completion of her articles joined the Regulatory group as an Associate. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Michelle worked in Ottawa on Parliament Hill and for the federal public service. She has firsthand knowledge of the workings of governments and has advised clients, including governments and regulatory bodies, on policy matters.

Michelle acts for private sector, public sector and government clients on aboriginal law, environmental law and other regulatory matters. She also advises clients on issues involving administrative law, particularly in respect of judicial reviews. Further, she has experience advising clients (primarily employers) on workers’ compensation and occupation health and safety matters in British Columbia.

She has appeared before a number of regulatory tribunals including the British Columbia Utilities Commission and BC’s Workers Compensation Appeal Tribunal and has represented clients before trial and appellant level courts in BC, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Professional Activities

• Canadian Bar Association, Member
• Law Society of British Columbia, Member
• Project Law Blog, Contributor

Bar Admissions

• British Columbia (2009)
• Northwest Territories (2011)
• Nunavut (2011)

Education

• University of Ottawa (BSocSc, Hons. 2004)
• University of Ottawa (LL.B., 2007)

Languages

• French
• German

Personal Interests

Michelle’s interests include federal politics and current events, travelling and languages.