Lawyer - Saskatoon - Legal Aid Saskatchewan
Description
We are looking for Staff-
Lawyer (hybrid,
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full time, term position, ends Dec 31, 2023) with a minimum of three (3) plus years of criminal and family law experience to join our team at the
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Saskatoon City Area Office.
Why work for us?
In addition to your competitive salary, our generous and comprehensive benefit package includes employer's paid extended health & dental family coverage; paid sick time; three weeks of paid vacation at the start, plus earned days off (26 per year for support staff and 15 per year for lawyers); 14 Statutory holidays; pension match 6.35%; relocation assistance if applicable and more.
Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Legal Director, some of the key responsibilities of the Lawyer are:
- Conduct of assigned files to professional standards and in accordance with the policies and procedures of Legal Aid Saskatchewan & the Law Society of Saskatchewan.
- Conduct preliminary inquiries, pretrials, case conferences, trials, reviews & appeals.
- Negotiate competent resolutions of files to achieve fair, early and lasting outcomes for clients.
- Represent clients at bail hearings, guilty pleas and remands both inperson and remotely.
- Work independently on cases as assigned by the Legal Director.
- Complete and accurate time entry and record keeping.
- Experience in criminal law.
- Experience in family law.
- Law degree from a recognized law school.
- Member in good standing with the Law Society of Saskatchewan.
- Valid Driver's License
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- Technologically savvy with a keen enthusiasm for learning new systems including, computer literacy in MS Office, webbased legal research tools, and other webbased resources.
- Commitment to social justice and an understanding of the needs and challenges faced by lowincome and marginalized communities.
- Demonstrated time management and ability to deal with conflicting priorities and deadlines.
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