Paralegal

3 weeks ago

Richmond BC, Canada WorkSafeBC Full time

Overview

Do you have litigation or administrative tribunal experience? We're looking for an experienced Paralegal to join our legal services team. Consider joining our strong, committed team who value hard work but understand the need for a healthy lifestyle. We are embracing the recent change in the way people live and work, including working at home part of the week. We are proud to work for an organization with a mandate to improve the health and safety of workplaces across the province .

How you'll make a difference : You'll ensure WorkSafeBC is serving stakeholders across B.C. effectively

Where you'll work

WorkSafeBC, we offer a hybrid work model that combines the convenience of working remotely with the dynamism of working in one of our offices, based on the operational needs of the position.

What you'll do

  • Manage and prioritize an assigned caseload of prohibited action complaints
  • Review files to identify preliminary issues and triage files as appropriate
  • Obtain information, submissions and other supporting documentations from parties related to prohibited action complaints
  • Initiate and respond to inquiries from internal and external stakeholders
  • Conduct legal research on a variety of subjects to identify appropriate statutes, precedent, or policy and present opinions and findings to legal counsel in legal briefs or memoranda
  • Assist in creating and maintaining departmental policies and procedures
  • Assign legal administrative work and provide administrative supervision and guidance on legal procedures, policies, and practices to departmental support staff


Is this a good fit for you?

We're looking for someone who can:

  • Take initiative to proactively identify issues and recommend possible solutions
  • Independently plan, organize, and prioritize a demanding workload in a changing legal and corporate environment
  • Take responsibility for project/legal files to ensure all tasks are completed
  • Mentor and provide guidance to departmental support staff
  • Communicate accurately and effectively, both orally and in writing, using clear and concise language, while maintaining confidentiality
  • Research and prepare accurate chronologies and summaries of facts by analyzing documents to determine relevance
  • Provide knowledge in preparing cases for administrative hearings
  • Stay current with legal policy and procedure changes


Your background and experience

  • A two-year paralegal diploma
  • A minimum of three years of paralegal experience
  • Working knowledge of litigation or administrative tribunal practices and Rules of Evidence

An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered .

Important to know

Before we can finalize any offer of employment, you must:

  • Successfully meet the legal requirements under the Criminal Records Review Act to work with children and/or vulnerable adults.
  • Confirm you're legally entitled to work in Canada

WorkSafeBC's COVID-19 Employee Mandatory Vaccine Policy (the "Policy") is suspended effective January 9, 2023, however we reserve the right to re-implement it in response to changes in the public health landscape, including public health orders. We are committed to the protection, health, and safety of our employees and our Communicable Disease Prevention Program and related protocols remain in effect.

Who we are?

At WorkSafeBC, we promote safe and healthy workplaces across British Columbia. We partner with workers and employers to save lives and prevent injury, disease, and disability. When work-related injuries or diseases occur, we provide compensation and support injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, and safe return to work. We're honoured to serve the 2.49 million workers and 263,000 registered employers in our province.

What's it like to work at WorkSafeBC?

It's challenging, stimulating, and rewarding. Our positions offer diversity and opportunities for professional growth. Every day, the work we do impacts people and changes lives. What we do is important, and so are the people we do it for.

Our ability to make a difference relies on building a team with a rich variety of skills, knowledge, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences that reflects the diversity of the people we serve. We are committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive work culture where everyone can contribute as their best, authentic self.

Learn more: Discover who we are .

Our benefits

As a member of our team, you'll have access to services and benefits that help you get the most out of work - and life. Along with a competitive salary, your total compensation package includes:

  • Defined benefit pension plan that provides you with a lifetime monthly pension when you retire
  • 4 weeks of vacation in your first year, with regular increases based on years of service
  • Benefits package that includes customizable options for health care and dental benefits, additional days off, and a health care spending account
  • Optional leave arrangements
  • Development opportunities (tuition reimbursement, leadership development, and more)


Learn more: Find out what we offer .

Salary: $35.82 - $44.46/hourly

Want to apply?

  • In addition to your resume, please submit your most up-to-date cover letter .
  • Applications are welcomed immediately, however must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. PST on the closing date.
  • Please note that we will be starting assessments prior to the closing date.


We encourage all qualified applicants to apply . If you require an accommodation in the assessment process, please email Recruitment Testing Accommodation (SM) when you submit your application. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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