Melanie McGrath, General Counsel, CBCL Limited
Melanie McGrath is General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at CBCL Limited, which is a multi disciplinary engineering and environmental services company operating in 12 offices in 5 provinces. Melanie oversees legal, risk, insurance, contract, and compliance concerns with the firm. Melanie joined CBCL in February 2020 and throughout her career has worked in private practice as well as in house at several different insurance companies.
Since joining CBCL, Melanie has been an instrumental part of the firm’s COVID response committee and is a leader of Diversity, Inclusion and Equity work as well the firm's ESG initiative.
What is your proudest achievement?
CBCL has made immense strides toward a diverse and inclusive workplace, where employees can truly belong, and I have been proud to influence positive change to make us an employer of choice.
What is the most influential piece of advice (professional or personal) you have received?
As a young lawyer, I was encouraged to say "yes" to new assignments, no matter the area of law. That advice has served me well over the years, and has allowed me to gain skills and access opportunities that may otherwise have been closed to me. I now feel like I use all of those cumulative skills.
What is/are your favorite extracurricular activity/activities?
Music - singing in a choir with my daughter, or listening to my son's music - brings me immense joy.
What is one thing people should know about you but don't?
Nothing is more satisfying than strategizing the solution to a problem and then seeing it successfully implemented. I will happily give my time and energy to evaluate and assess the ideas and plans of others if it helps them achieve their goals.
Name your hometown/where you were born/where you grew up and where you live now.
I was born and grew up in Bedford, Nova Scotia and still proudly call it home.
Published October 25, 2023.
