Parkland
When parental leave and leadership transitions hit Parkland’s legal function, Goodlawyer secured top-tier talent so roles stayed well managed, and legal leaders could take leave knowing the function would hold.
Parkland is a leading international fuel distributor, marketer, and convenience retailer with operations across the Americas. Headquartered in Calgary, it serves everyday consumers and commercial customers through approximately 4,000 retail and commercial locations.
Parkland’s legal team faced overlapping parental leaves and leadership transitions. The work of the function, and the confidence of the leaders stepping away, depended on interim coverage that was truly senior, not a temporary placeholder.
The bar was clear: roles had to be well managed while people were out, and the team that remained needed partners who could operate at the pace of a complex energy and retail business.
Goodlawyer secured top-tier legal talent to cover the gaps (including embedded interim capacity that could extend when leave timelines shifted), so Parkland did not have to choose between supporting their people and keeping legal moving.
Engagements were structured for continuity: clear ownership, predictable capacity, and room to adjust as the US and Canadian teams worked through the full picture of what “enough coverage” looked like.
We secured top-tier legal talent and gave our legal leaders peace of mind. Knowing their roles would be well managed during parental leave built confidence and strengthened our legal function.
Legal leaders could take leave with confidence. The function stayed staffed with senior talent, and Parkland strengthened its playbook for the next leave cycle or interim gap, without asking the remaining team to absorb everything alone.
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