Lisa Manners Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

An associate in BD&P’s litigation group, I maintain a broad corporate litigation practice.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

My practice at Osler had a broad corporate-commercial civil litigation focus. I was also an active member of Osler's Calgary Diversity Committee and organized a scholarship and charity art auction each fall to benefit Indigenous organizations in the Calgary area.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

I successfully completed 12 months articles and all CPLED certification requirements for admission to the Alberta bar during my articling term at Osler. I spent 3 months seconded to a major international oil and gas company and was actively engaged in Osler's Calgary Diversity Committee for the duration of my articling term. I also co-captained Osler's 2023 K100 Relay Race Team.

Training as a reservist cook, I completed my basic solider qualification courses in the summer of 2019. I had an overwhelmingly positive learning experience on course, and was honoured with earning the Top Candidate award for my Land qualification over 50 other candidates for my demonstration of leadership abilities, integrity of character, and dedication to the application of both academic and practical skills learned.I spent the summer of 2020 deployed to CFB Camp Wainwright, preparing daily meal service for up to 600 soldiers, staff, and candidates training for COVID-19 related relief operations. Upon completion of my work term, I was presented with the Royal Canadian Logistics Service Logistician's Coin by the Foods Officer of the Wainwright mess, in recognition of my contributions to generating a positive work environment and dedicated work ethic.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Provided legal research to in-house counsel on third party claims within the WCB insurance system, developed a working knowledge of statutory immunity, claim quantification, administrative law, civil procedure, interaction of civil and criminal litigation, and claim settlement to provide meaningful legal analysis to supervising lawyers and support the department in obtaining fair third party settlements for workers.

Lloydminster, Ab

Provided short-term support to augment cost coding, document control, and administrative services for a multiple-disciplinary engineering firm. Demonstrated ability to quickly learn and follow unfamiliar technical requirements and SOPs to ensure continuous workflow while working in reduced teams or independently providing vacation coverage. Engaged with coworkers to maintain safe work practices and promote corporate culture, and applied existing customer relationship management skillsets to ensure the development and support of positive client relationships. Demonstrated initiative to independently problem-solve day-to-day issues, nimbleness while working with highly technical information, and solution-focused flexibility in my scope of work.

Calgary, Canada Area

Worked in the Petroleum department of the UFA Calgary Support Office as an analyst executing and maintaining petroleum pricing strategies. Key deliverables included stewarding data integrity, improving analytics capabilities for both internal and customer-facing teams, providing network support to over 110 locations throughout Western Canada, and driving, maximizing, and ensuring accurate profitability.

Calgary, Canada Area

Worked as a co-op student in the Petroleum department of the UFA Calgary Support Office. Experienced working on several different teams, integrating into three separate work units to provide data administration and analytical support across the department. Major projects and accomplishments included:- developed working knowledge of SAP data entry interface to perform analytics functions- designed and created cost and profitability projection models in Microsoft Excel to help senior management inform business decisions- conducted a gap analysis of current department policies and procedures and provided recommendations for improvement - completed market research on over 5000 customer accounts to help improve customer relationship management- designed, developed, and produced database reporting tools through Microsoft Access and Excel to provide sales analytics capabilities

Organized and coordinated volunteering opportunities at local charities and university events, including events for members the University of Calgary Chancellor's Club. Conducted bi-weekly information meetings, ran scheduling polls, and maintained group communication.

Pincher Creek

Worked as a server in a fast-paced restaurant environment, learning to work as a member of a large team, develop problem-solving skills in high-stress situations, and interact with a diverse customer base.

Pincher Creek, Alberta

Completed various tasks requiring physical fitness, cooperation, safety awareness, and the ability to work in extreme weather conditions, including large livestock care, hay storage and shipping, and construction work. Performed work diligently and positively in both solitary and group settings to help contribute to the efficiency and safety of ranch operations.

Edmonton, Canada

Worked in the Sustainable Development Department for the City of Edmonton as a business analyst. Worked with the Strategy + Operations team to manage business affairs for a branch of 130 staff. - Coordinated and assisted with the facilitation of a six-month strategic realignment of a section of approximately 20 staff, developing communications and reports, workshop materials, and meeting agendas and minutes, facilitating numerous workshops, and scheduling all project meetings and workshops- Implemented a branch-wide culture action plan to increase integrated decision making, workplace environment, and vertical communication channels- Developed policies around corporate purchasing cards and cell phones to ensure branch consistency and alignment with strategy- Developed and produced a monthly dashboard of budget and other operations statistics using Microsoft Excel and a data visualization program called Tableau to present information in a more user-friendly manner to branch leadership- Developed a knowledge transfer process for retiring employees to increase knowledge retention- Reviewed department samples of project management documentation, compared and researched best practices, then consolidated into a set of standardized templates to be used department-wide

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Law

Bachelor'S Degree, Business/Commerce, General

Activities and Societies: AIESEC Calgary, UofC Ambassadors, Create to Donate Club, Stride for Thrive Run for Cancer Survivors, Terry Fox.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Student Council, Social Justice Club, Cross Country Running Team, Volleyball TeamClass Valedictorian, Student.