Linguistic Advisor - Toronto, Canada - Ministry of the Attorney General

Ministry of the Attorney General

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Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

The Ministry of the Attorney General, Office of Legislative Counsel, requires an experienced individual to revise French versions of bills and regulations.

The Office of Legislative Counsel is the government's central drafting office for bills, regulations, proclamations, and motions. The Office of Legislative Counsel also provides drafting services for Members of the Provincial Parliament and on private bills. The Office of Legislative Counsel prepares both English and, through its French Legislative Services, French versions of laws.

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What can I expect to do in this role?: In this role, you will:

Work closely with, and coordinate the work of, lawyers, revisers and translators to ensure accuracy, uniform style and quality of legislative texts produced in French for the Legislature and the Government
Establish a quality standard for the French language used for legislative purposes in Ontario
Provide authoritative advice/leadership and act as resource to the program establishing Frenchlanguage terminology reflecting common law
Develop and coordinate preparation of lexicons and translation standards

How do I qualify?:

Mandatory:
You must possess oral and written French language skills at the superior level. Your proficiency level will be confirmed before hire.

Technical Skills:

You can translate and revise statutes, bills and regulations from English to French
You have knowledge of translation and revision practices, principles and conventions to select precise language and appropriate style and advise translators and counsel
You have expertise in French grammar, style, and legal and technical (i.e. financial) terminology

Oral, Written Communication and Interpersonal Skills:

You have written communication skills in French and English, including vocabulary, legal and technical terminology, grammar and sentence structure, to evaluate, review, edit and translate statutes, bills and regulations
You have written and verbal communication skills in French and English to provide guidance and leadership to translators, legal counsel and clients
You have interpersonal skills to reach a consensus within the translation team and obtain clarification from clients and address their concerns

Research, Analytical and Evaluative Skills:

You have research skills to verify and ensure that meaning and intent are maintained
You have analytical and evaluative skills to revise and translate documents from English to French by maintaining and preserving intent and meaning
You have evaluative skills to ensure consistent language in all statutes, bills and regulations

Reasoning and Problem Solving Skills:

You have reasoning and problem solving skills to interpret ambiguous language or meaning and propose solutions
You have reasoning and problem solving skills to assess workload demand and determine priorities
You have problem solving skills to lead a team in a highpressured environment involving tight deadlines

Planning and Coordination Skills:

You have the necessary planning and coordination skills to coordinate translators', lawyers' and editors' workloads and schedules and set priorities in order to meet deadlines
You have the necessary planning and coordination skills to coordinate several concurrent projects and deadlines

Additional Information:

Address:

1 Bilingual English/French Permanent, 99 Wellesley St W, Toronto, Toronto Region, Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check

Compensation Group:

Ontario Public Service Employees Union
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Schedule:

***- 6
Category:

Communications; Marketing and Creative Services
Posted on:
Friday, November 3, 2023
Note:
This ad is also available in French.

Required security screening checks along with your written consent, will be sent to the Transition and Security Office (TSO), Corporate Talent Programs Branch, Talent and Leadership Division to evaluate the results.

If applicable, the TSO, with your written consent, will request and obtain any additional employment screening checks that were not obtained directly by you.

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