Anaïs Gascon-Vaillancourt Associate Director, Talent and Professional Development

Anaïs Gascon-Vaillancourt Associate Director, Talent and Professional Development

Bureau

  • Montréal

Phone number

514 878-5447

Bar Admission

  • Québec, 2019

Languages

  • English
  • French

Profile

Associate Director, Talent and Professional Development

Anaïs is Associate Director, Talent and Professional Development for the entire Lavery network, accross our four offices located in Montréal, Québec City, Sherbrooke and Trois-Rivières.

As part of our Talent and Professional Development team, Anaïs is in charge of deploying various initiatives related to the professional development of the firm's professionals, including practice management, training, career development, tutoring, retention, engagement, lateral recruitment and integration.

A lawyer by training, before joining Lavery, Anaïs practiced mergers and acquisitions at a major firm in Montreal. She also worked for a private firm as a recruitment and headhunting consultant for legal positions (lawyer and legal counsel) with various employers.

For the past few years, Anaïs has also been very involved in the legal community, notably with the Young Bar of Montreal and, since 2023, as a director of the Junior Chamber of Commerce of Montreal.

Education

  • University of Ottawa, LL.L., 2018 – Summa Cum Laude

Boards and Professional Affiliations

  • Association québécoise des administrateurs juridiques
  • Young Bar of Montreal – Member of the Professional and Interprofessional Development Committee
  • Junior Chamber of Commerce of Montreal – Director and Young Leaders Network
  • National Association for Law Placement