Karen Schmidt

Office Manager | kschmidt@mdslawyers.com

Karen handles general office management for the firm, with a strong focus on supporting human resources, employee experience, and organizational operations.

With over 30 years of management and administrative experience, Karen ensures the office runs smoothly while supporting the full employee lifecycle, including onboarding, offboarding, and ongoing employee support. She administers employee benefit, health, and wellness programs, oversees leave management, and assists leadership with performance management and employee development. Karen also contributes to maintaining HR policies and workplace guidelines, while fostering a positive, inclusive, and safety-focused culture. In addition, she supports vendor relations, marketing initiatives, event planning, and facilities management.

education & experience

Simon Fraser University (Certificate in Human Resources Management, 2018)
British Columbia Legal Management Association (Member)
Chartered Professionals in Human Resources of British Columbia & Yukon (Member)
Vancouver Women’s Fastpitch League (Current President)