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Tara Erskine

Tara Erskine CHRP

Partner

Office
Halifax
Tel: 902.444.8532
Fax: 902.425.6350

Assistant
Nancy Wesson
Languages
English

Profile

Tara is a Partner in our Labour and Employment Group. Based in Halifax, Tara advises employers in numerous jurisdictions in all areas of labour and employment law. With fifteen years of specialized experience, she has successfully represented clients in wrongful dismissal litigation and in matters before labour relations boards, grievance arbitration boards, human rights tribunals and various levels of courts.

 

Tara is a member of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society, the Law Society of Alberta and the Law Society of Upper Canada.

 

In 2003 Tara spearheaded the founding of the advocacy group the Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers acting as a founding director and executive member and remains active in the association. She is a past Chair of the National Labour and Employment Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association. Tara is a member of the Human Resources Association of Nova Scotia and is a Certified Human Resource Professional. 

 

Professional Affiliations

  • Canadian Bar Association (Past Chair of National Labour and Employment Law Section)
  • Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society
  • Law Society of Alberta
  • Law Society of Upper Canada
  • Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers (CACE) (Founding Executive Member and Director)
  • Human Resources Association of Nova Scotia (HRANS)

 

 

Education

  • B.A., University of King’s College (1992)
  • LL.B., Dalhousie University (1995)
  • LL.M. (Labour Relations and Employment Law), Osgoode Hall Law School (2012)
  •  Advanced Program in Human Resource Management, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto (2003)
  • Completed courses in negotiation at Harvard Law School, Advanced Labour Arbitration through Queen’s University, and Mediation at the Canadian Institute of Applied Negotiation

 

Bar Admissions

Nova Scotia (1996)
Ontario (1998)
Alberta (2003)

Tara Erskine, CHRP awarded Masters of Laws in Labour Relations and Employment Law
September 18, 2012

<p>We are pleased to announce that Tara Erskine, CHRP has been awarded her Masters of Laws in Labour Relations and Employment Law from Osgoode Hall Law School, York University. She completed this two-year program in Toronto while continuing to practice full-time in Halifax.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Tara is a Partner in our Labour and Employment Group and

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