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    ELIGIBILITY FOR THIS COMPETITION IS RESTRICTED TO STEP 1 CANDIDATES INCLUDING OPS ALOC AND OCAA LAWYERS living or working within 125 km of this location


    Note:

    Eligible lawyers from outside the Area of Search may apply but will not be entitled to relocation or travel expenses for the transfer as set out below.

    Step 1:

    All regular/fixed-term OCAA and ALOC lawyers on staff, current Redeployment List Members and current Articling Student Hireback Pool Members.



    Step 2:

    In the absence of qualified applicants at Step 1 the competition may be reposted so that external applicants or non-members of the above-mentioned groups would then be eligible to apply.


    Are you an experienced Crown Counsel, aspiring to leadership, looking for an opportunity to develop and demonstrate your skills? Do you enjoy the challenges and opportunities of business process improvement and implementation? Consider this unique opportunity working with the Office of Strategic Initiatives (OSI) providing support for the development and implementation of divisional tools and technologies to increase effectiveness and efficiency of criminal case processing.


    As part of the OSI team you will provide support for a range of high-profile projects, including SCOPE, Digital Disclosure, Heads Up Display and other priority Criminal Law Division initiatives.

    For the SCOPE application, you will be involved in the continued enhancement and maintenance as well as providing guidance on utilization of the existing system.

    You will be a key point of contact, building and supporting relationships with stakeholders, to ensure user acceptance and the development and implementation of best practices.

    OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism:

    We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.


    We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.


    Visit the OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.


    We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's Human Rights Code.

    Refer to the "How to apply" section if you require a disability-related accommodation.

    What can I expect to do in this role?

    Duties will include:


    • Providing legal and operational support for various projects led by the Office of Strategic Initiatives
    • Liaising with local Crown Attorneys' Offices, police, Victims and Vulnerable Persons Division staff and other justice stakeholders as required to implement and support divisional tools and technologies to increase effectiveness and efficiency of criminal case processing
    • Maintaining and strengthening technical skills to communicate and work effectively with computer technology and databases made available to professional staff
    • Keeping informed on office/regional/divisional/provincial initiatives, protocols and directives and implementing them in a manner that ensures consistent practices within the justice system.
    • Supporting the development of regional and local subject matter experts in divisional technologies
    • Assisting in the development of standards and best practices
    • Drafting briefing material on specific aspects of the criminal prosecution process
    • Assisting with business process mapping, training, support and other maintenance and development activities for SCOPE, the Crown Case Management System

    How do I qualify?

    Mandatory



    • Membership in good standing as a lawyer with the Law Society of Ontario

    Business and Technical Legal Experience



    • Demonstrated knowledge of the Criminal Code of Canada, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, criminal law procedures, rules of evidence and case law
    • Knowledge and understanding of the role and functions of a prosecutor in the criminal justice system in Ontario
    • Proven judgement and analytical ability to determine appropriate legal remedies
    • Technical skills to work proficiently with computer technology and databases made available to professional staff

    Communication and Interpersonal Skills



    • Demonstrated ability to manage stakeholder relationships and build partnerships
    • Demonstrated communication skills to explain, interact, train, and negotiate effectively
    • Relationship management skills to effect local change management and sustained best practices
    • Demonstrated persuasion skills to influence stakeholders and build consensus
    • Written communication skills to prepare complex business cases, reports, and presentations

    Research and Analytical Skills



    • Ability to assess business objectives, processes and their interactions with justice sector participants to identify process efficiency needs and standardization opportunities
    • Demonstrated research and analytical ability to organize a principled approach to cases and issues
    • Demonstrated research, analytical, and writing skills to draft and edit reference documents on key issues in criminal case management

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