Paralegal - Edmonton, Canada - Government of Alberta

Government of Alberta
Government of Alberta
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Edmonton, Canada

4 weeks ago

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Job Information
Job Requisition ID: 54172


Ministry:
Justice


Location:
Edmonton


Full or Part-Time:
Full Time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Permanent/Temporary:
Permanent


Scope:
Open Competition


Closing Date:
March 14, 2024


Classification:
Legal Administration 4


Salary:
$2,379.63 to $2,938.31 biweekly ($62,108.34 to $76,689.89/year)


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 Responsibilities:

Are you a self-motivated paralegal looking for a new role where you can actively provide high level paralegal support using your advanced legal administration skills? If so, we have a Paralegal opportunity with the Legal Services Division that could be right for you

We are seeking a Paralegal, to support the Litigation team.

This Paralegal will be responsible to provide a broad range of support to litigation counsel handling complex legal matters arising from high priority initiatives including specifically litigation support for Alberta's Civil Forfeiture Office.

The Paralegals responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Independently draft and file court documents at all levels of court (Provincial Court, Court of King's Bench, Court of Appeal, Federal Court, Federal Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada).
  • Assist in drafting and formatting Briefs/Factums and have expertise in procedural requirements for documents being prepared and filed.
  • Manage and organize files and voluminous records in preparation for complex court proceedings.
  • Identify issues on assigned files and conduct legal/topical research.
  • Monitor case law developments and monitor and track judicial consideration of administrative impaired driving proceedings.
  • Preparation and distribution of regular case law summaries.
  • Create and contribute to legal databases and precedents.
  • Build and maintain a precedent bank of pleadings, legal opinions, filed written arguments.
  • Organize regular meetings, update Trackers, draft Minutes and Action Items.
  • Any other paralegal duties as required.

APS Competencies:

Competencies are behaviors 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.


This link will assist you with understanding competencies:


  • Systems Thinking
  • Seeks Clarity
  • Identifies several analytical techniques and sources of knowledge to break apart complex problems.

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

Qualifications:


Requirements:


  • Two year diploma in a related field such as Legal Assistant or Paralegal Diploma.
  • Three years progressively responsible related experience in a legal administrative, assistant, or paralegal role.
  • Outstanding attention to detail
  • A strong knowledge of civil filing procedures and legal citation
  • A firm foundation of general legal knowledge and paralegal experience
  • High volume litigation experience
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint)

Equivalency:
Directly related experience or education considered on the basis of:

  • one year of experience for one year of education or
- one year of education for one year of experience.


Assets include experience with:


  • Civil Forieture proceedures
  • Prolaw
  • Legal research


Please outline your relevant experience in your cover letter.
Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.**Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.

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Notes:

This opportunity is located in Edmonton

The Hours of Work are 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Links and information on what the GoA has to offer to prospective employees.

  • Working for the Alberta Public Service
  • Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP)
  • Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP)
  • Alberta Public Service Benefit Information
  • Professional learning and development
  • Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool
  • Positive workplace culture and worklife balance
  • Opportunity to participate in flexible work arran
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