Paralegal - Edmonton, Canada - Government of Alberta

Government of Alberta

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Edmonton, Canada

5 days ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Job Information:

Job Requisition ID: 40185

Ministry:
Alberta Justice

Location:
Edmonton

Full or Part-Time:
Full-time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Regular/Temporary: 2 Permanent Paralegal Positions

Scope:
Open Competition

Closing Date
:
June 5, 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 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 backup paralegals to each other on UNDRIP and Bill C92 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.

Qualifications:

A two-year diploma plus at least three years of related experience. Additional education may be considered equivalent to experience on a one for one basis.

Experience with Legal Research, Prolaw, the ARTS program, civil litigation and aboriginal law paralegal experience will be considered assets.

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:

Creative Problem Solving:

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

Agility:
Ability to prioritize competing workload pressures in an effective manner and contribute to the organizational goals.

Drive for Results:
Sets and accomplishes goals and priorities in order to deliver outcomes consistent with departmental objectives and directives.

Building Collaborative Environment:

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.

Developing Networks:
Ability to interact positively, build relationships and work effectively with others.

Salary:

$2,344.46 to $2,894.88 biweekly ($61,190 - $75