Making the Leap: Being a Lawyer in a Non-Legal Role
Maybe the business unit you support as in-house counsel is so impressed with your work that they want you to join them. Maybe you work long hours and look longingly...Read more
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Dr. Erika Ringseis is the Manager of Compliance, Diversity and Mobility at TransCanada. In this capacity, Erika oversees all compliance issues related to human resources, including harassment, privacy and acting as the HR compliance coordinator. Compliance issues related to diversity, such as Affirmative Action and Employment Equity reporting, straddle the Compliance and Diversity areas, which also include all diversity and inclusion efforts. Global mobility oversight includes the cross-border programs between Canada and the United States, the domestic (within country) programs as well as the international expatriates moving to Mexico. Prior to joining HR and creating the CDM team, Erika was Senior Legal Counsel and Immigration Team Lead at TransCanada, providing advice on all employment-related legal issues, including discrimination, harassment, privacy, dismissals, pensions and business immigration. Prior to joining TransCanada, Erika Ringseis was an associate at a major national law firm, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, practicing in the labour and employment group. Erika has always had an interest in employment and human resources issues, which led her to obtain her Ph.D. in Industrial/Organization psychology at Penn State before returning to Canada for her law degree. Erika is a member of the Canadian and Calgary Bar Associations and contributes to the quarterly publication of the Canadian Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology. She is also a member of the Woods’ Homes Human Resources Committee of the Board. In her spare time, Erika is an active Girl Guide (Brownie) leader and volunteer in the community, in addition to teaching various fitness classes around the city