# Janelle Weed

> Janelle Weed is the Chief Marketing Officer at Bennett Jones, where she leads marketing and business development across the Canadian business law firm. Her career runs from comparative literature and editorial work to more than a decade shaping law-firm publishing, campaigns and client engagement, including award-recognized work at Torys and the launch of Torys Quarterly.

- **Role:** Chief Marketing Officer at Bennett Jones
- **Organizations:** Bennett Jones, Torys LLP, GWL Realty Advisors, Legal Marketing Association
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature, University of Alberta, Master of Arts in Comparative Literature, University of Alberta
- **Known for:** Built and launched a company intranet at GWL Realty Advisors in 2011., Helped produce the Torys M&A Top Trends 2014 publication and campaign, which received the 2015 LMA Toronto Chapter award for Best Promotional Materials., Contributed to the Capital Markets Mid-Year Report campaign recognized by the Legal Marketing Association in 2016.

## Career timeline

- **2005** — Completed a Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature at the University of Alberta.
- **2008** — Completed a Master of Arts in Comparative Literature at the University of Alberta after presenting at conferences in Canada and Germany.
- **2011** — Worked in communications at GWL Realty Advisors and helped build and launch the company's intranet.
- **2013** — Joined Torys LLP in a communications role, beginning a progression through content, publishing and marketing leadership.
- **2015** — Contributed editorial, infographic and launch work to Torys' M&A Top Trends 2014 campaign, recognized by the LMA Toronto Chapter for Best Promotional Materials.
- **2016** — Torys received an LMA award for Best Promotional/Collateral Material for its Capital Markets Mid-Year Report and campaign.
- **2017** — Launched Torys Quarterly, a recurring thought-leadership publication.
- **2019** — Featured in an LMANext profile about law-firm marketing and publishing strategy.
- **2020** — Spoke on an LMANext webinar about creative and engaging digital marketing strategy.
- **2021** — Joined a Women in eDiscovery Toronto panel on personal brand in a virtual working environment.
- **2022** — Led a Legal Marketing Association panel on recruitment and retention strategy.
- **2026** — Serves as Chief Marketing Officer and a member of the executive team at Bennett Jones.

## Achievements

- Built and launched a company intranet at GWL Realty Advisors in 2011.
- Helped produce the Torys M&A Top Trends 2014 publication and campaign, which received the 2015 LMA Toronto Chapter award for Best Promotional Materials.
- Contributed to the Capital Markets Mid-Year Report campaign recognized by the Legal Marketing Association in 2016.
- Launched Torys Quarterly in 2017 and developed the firm's broader publishing program.
- Progressed from communications and publishing roles to Director of Marketing at Torys and then Chief Marketing Officer at Bennett Jones.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Bennett Jones lists Janelle Weed as Chief Marketing Officer, leading the firm's marketing and business development function and serving on its executive team.

## Links

- Website: https://www.bennettjones.com/People/W/Weed-Janelle
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janelleweed/

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Last updated: 2026-08-25