Jennifer Scott

Jennifer Scott, who was admitted to the B.C. Bar in 1999, is founder & principal lawyer of Urban Law, a boutique labour relations & employment law firm located in Vancouver, BC.

Urban Law represents federal and provincial clients (both union and non-union) at various administrative tribunals and proceedings such as labour arbitrations, Labour Relations Board hearings and employment standards investigations. She has acted on behalf of clients in the Supreme Court of British Columbia and the British Columbia Court of Appeal. Jennifer also represents individuals in employment-related matters, such as wrongful dismissals and human rights complaints (including workplace harassment).

Urban Law drafts a wide variety of employment-related documents, such as: independent contractor agreements; confidentiality and non-competition agreements; workplace policies, such as harassment, privacy, e-mail and Internet policies and human resource manuals.

In addition to providing employment law advice, Urban Law advises and assists employers with a variety of labour relations matters arising in the unionized workplace, including Labour Relations Board hearings, collective agreement interpretation, collective bargaining, grievance administration, arbitrations and strike contingency plans. Jennifer’s experience includes pension and benefits, privacy issues, employment standards, workers' compensation, human rights, disability matters, absenteeism, discipline, dismissals, layoffs, certification drives and decertifications. She has also assisted employers with workplace investigations (such as harassment investigations) and in obtaining picketing injunctions.

Ms. Scott is a regular speaker and author regarding labour relations, employment and human rights issues. She has also been a guest lecturer at the University of British Columbia Entertainment Law class. Jennifer is an active member of the Human Resources Management Association, the PeopleTalk editorial advisory group and the Downtown Networking Association. She is also a member of the Canadian Bar Association, Labour Relations, Employment, Human Rights, and Women's Lawyers Forum subsections, and volunteer mentor at the Faculty of Law at the University of British Columbia.

In 1998, Jennifer received an LLB from the University of Western Ontario and also became a Certified Mediator in Ontario. Prior to that, she received a BA and Certificate of Liberal Arts from Simon Fraser University in 1995.


Jennifer's publications include:
• “Avoid Legal Troubles: Three Key areas every business owner must know”, PeopleTalk, V. 9, N. 1, Spring 2006, pp. 39 - 40, author
• "More Cooperation Ahead: An LR Lawyer's view of B.C.'s labour future," PeopleTalk, V. 8, N. 1, Spring 2005, pp. 18-19, author
• "Labour Relations: Employee or Independent Contractor?," PeopleTalk, V. 7, N. 3, Fall 2004, pp. 34 - 36, author
• "LR issues in a disaster: Are you prepared?," PeopleTalk, V. 7, N. 2, Summer 2004, pp. 38 - 40, author
• “Gain an Edge with these Four Legislative Tips,” PeopleTalk, V. 6, N. 1, Spring 2004, author, pp. 40 - 42
• “Beyond Wallace: The Ongoing Impact of the Supreme Court of Canada’s Decision on Dismissals from Employment,” Management Rights Journal, Vol. V, No. 1 2002, pp. 238 - 255, co author
• “Hit or Miss? Amendments to British Columbia’s Employment and Labour Legislation,” PeopleTalk, V. 5, N. 5, Fall 2002, pp. 36 - 39, author
• “Legislative Overhaul: The Changing face of British Columbia’s labour and employment legislation,” PeopleTalk, V. 5, N. 4, Summer 2002, pp. 30 - 33, co author
• “Video Surveillance of Employees,” May 2000 HRMA Conference