Legal Assistant

Job Requisition ID: 16305/16306

Ministry: Justice and Solicitor General

Location: Edmonton

Full or Part-Time: Full Time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Regular/Temporary: Permanent and Temporary

Scope: Open competition

Closing Date: September 24, 2021

Classification: Legal Administration 2

About Us

One of Alberta Justice’s core businesses is to provide Legal and Strategic services to government; this is accomplished through our Legal Services Division. Legal Services is proud to be a learning organization and offers employees opportunities to learn and grow in their careers

Role

Are you looking for a new and exciting opportunity to utilize your legal administration skills? If so, take the next step and develop a career with us in an atmosphere that fosters learning and growth in a supportive, respectful and healthy work environment.

We are looking for motivated Legal Assistants to provide legal support to the lawyers on a variety of our legal teams including:

• The Labour and Employement Legal Team – Permanent position
• The Family and Surrogate Law Team – Position expires in August 2022
• The Litigation Team – Position expires in September 2022

The Legal Assistants within our division play and integral part in all of our teams. In all of our challenging legal assistant roles you will assist the legal team by:

• Preparing and processing a variety of documents from lawyer’s dictation, written instructions or verbal instructions
• Preparing letters, memos, reports and outside counsel retainers
• Uploading legal documents into the ARTS system
• Preparing pleadings and other court documents such as briefs, orders, books of authorities, factums, affidavits, responses to undertakings and trial binders
• Preparing briefing notes
• Maintaining and organizing electronic and paper filing system, calendars and diary system
• Arranging appointments, scheduling meetings, making travel arrangements
• Utilize research tools such as e-Carswell, CanLii, Westlaw to pull and cite various cases and statutes
• Effectively manage and organize legal files and documents in preparation for court proceedings
• Other duties as required

To succeed in this role you will need to pay attention to detail and demonstrate an ability to encourage others and work as part of a team. You must also be able to work independently and handle a high volume workload for multiple lawyers while meeting necessary deadlines and ensuring high quality standards are met. You will also need a strong knowledge of court procedure and relevant legislation and a firm foundation in general litigation.

Qualifications

A Legal Assistant diploma supplemented with at least 1 year of related experience. Related experience or education may be considered as an equivalency on a one for one basis.

Experience in litigation, family law, solicitor work, adobe programs, legal research, and experience working in a legal government setting will be considered as assets

This competition may be used for future legal assistant vacancies.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviours that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process. The link below will assist you with understanding competencies:

The competencies that are critical to the success of this position are:

Systems thinking – Seeks Clarity - Identifies several analytical techniques and sources of knowledge to break apart complex problems.

Agility – Seeks out new opportunities - Identifies alternative approaches or courses of action in unclear and complex situations. Supports others to identify, assess, and use alternative approaches.

Drive for Results – Plan for results - Sets goals and prioritizes work to accomplish them. Follows through on duties and tasks and reports on progress.

Build Collaborative Environments – Encourages diversity – Promotes collaboration and positive relationships (even in challenging circumstances) within and across groups and builds commitment to reach desired results.

Salary

$2,017.62 - $2,480.72 bi-weekly or $52,659 - $64,746/year

Notes

Hours of work are 36.25 per week.

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.

What we offer:

• Comprehensive benefits plan:
• Pension plan:
• Leadership and mentorship programs
• Professional learning and development
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance

How To Apply

If you are not currently an employee with the Government of Alberta, the first step in applying for a job is creating your candidate profile within our online application system,

Existing employees should access the Career tile in 1GX to submit their application in order to be recognized as an internal applicant.

Once you have created your candidate profile, visit the Alberta Public Service job site to apply for jobs at

Tips for applicants:

It is recommended that applicants who have obtained educational credentials from outside of Canada and have not had them previously assessed, obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)

Closing Statement

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.

We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

If you require any further information on this job posting or a copy of the role profile, please contact Darlinda Rowbottom at darlinda.rowbottom@gov.ab.ca

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