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Paralegal - Edmonton, Canada - Government Of Alberta

Government Of Alberta

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Edmonton, Canada

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

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 two Paralegal opportunities with the Legal Services Division that could be right for you

We are seeking two Paralegals to support Legal Services Division, including but not limited to the Constitutional and Aboriginal Law team (CAL), and the Edmonton and Calgary Family and Surrogate Court Litigation team (FASCL).

These Paralegals will be responsible to provide a broad range of support to advisory and litigation counsel handling complex legal matters arising from C-92 litigation as well as Litigation related to the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous peoples (UNDRIP).

The Paralegals may also be tasked with matters related to other types of litigation involving Indigenous Governing bodies (IGBs) and indigenous issues.

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 important aboriginal law, and child protection cases involving indigenous issues

Preparation and distribution of regular case law summaries

Create and contribute to legal databases and precedents, including an Annotated Act

Build and maintain a precedent bank of pleadings, legal opinions, filed written arguments

Organize regular meetings, update Trackers, draft Minutes and Action Items

Perform any other administrative duties assigned by Assistant Directors or Directors on the following teams: 1) Constitutional and Aboriginal Law; 2) Calgary FASCL and 3) Edmonton FASCL

Perform various paralegal work related to UNDRIP Litigation matters

Act as back-up paralegals to each other on UNDRIP and Bill C-92 work

Any other paralegal duties as required

Requirements of the position include:
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)

Experience with legal research, Prolaw, the ARTS program, civil litigation, child protection and aboriginal law paralegal experience will be considered assets.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:
$61,190.00-$75,556.00 per year

Benefits: