Hélène Fréchette joined Gagné Letarte law firm as a consultant in 2025. She started her career in private practice at Gonthier Duval law firm in 1983, and then joined the Société des traversiers du Québec as a lawyer the following year, from 1984 to 1990. Since then, she has pursued her career in the Quebec public service. From 1990 to 2002, she worked at the Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor as a trial lawyer. From 2002 to 2007, she worked at the Commission des normes du travail in the same capacity. From 2007 to 2010, she worked at the Commission des relations du travail as a legal advisor. In 2010, she was appointed Commissioner and Vice-Chair of the Commission des relations du travail, before joining the Commission des transports in 2013 in the same roles. She concluded her successful career as a Member and Chair of the Commission de la fonction publique du Québec.