Paralegal - Edmonton, Canada - Government of Alberta

Government of Alberta

Verified Company

Edmonton, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Job Information:

Job Requisition ID: 44894

Ministry:
Justice

Location:
Edmonton

Full or Part-Time:
Full-time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

Scope:
Open Competition

Closing Date
:
July 9, 2023

Classification:
Legal Administration 4

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 Division is proud to be a learning organization and offers employees opportunities to learn and grow in their careers.

Role:

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 SafeRoads team.

This Paralegal will be responsible to provide a broad range of support to advisory and litigation counsel handling complex legal matters arising from the new SafeRoads initiative.

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.

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
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:

Experience with legal research, Prolaw, civil litigation.
Administrative impaired driving law paralegal experience will be considered assets.

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:

Creative Problem Solving:Ability to gather information from varied sources, analyze and interpret information to formulate reports and make decisions related to case planning.

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Agility:Ability to prioritize competing workload pressures in an effective manner and contribute to the organizational goals.
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Drive for Results:Sets and accomplishes goals and priorities in order to deliver outcomes consistent with departmental objectives and directives.
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Building Collaborative Environments:Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with a variety of teams within the workplace, community and other Government ministries/agencies to meet client and ministry goals and objectives.
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Developing Networks:Ability to interact positively, build relationships and work effectively with others.

Salary:

$2,344.46 to $2,894.88 biweekly ($61,190 to $75,556/year)

Notes:

Hours of Work: 36.25 per week, Monday to Friday.

Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.

What we offer: