Paralegal

Public Prosecution Service of Canada - Yukon Regional Office
Whitehorse (Yukon)
EC-04
$74,122 to $85,778
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Closing date: 20 February :59, Pacific Time

Who can apply:
Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

Important messages:

If you require an accommodation during any phase of this assessment process, please use the Contact information below to request accommodation.

All information received in relation to your accommodation will be kept confidential and your right to privacy will be protected.

Work environment:

The Yukon Regional Office (YRO) is responsible for prosecutions throughout Yukon Territory. The regional headquarters is located in Whitehorse. The region's areas of prosecution focus are Criminal Code prosecutions, prosecutions under the CDSA, and regulatory prosecutions.

Whitehorse is Yukon's capital and a major northern hub. It enjoys facilities, services and businesses far beyond the expectation of a city of 30,000.

It's a big little city surrounded by wilderness with the amenities of a much larger destination paired with the friendly demeanour of a close-knit community.

Additional benefits:
1) Northern Allowance - in addition to your base salary to offset the costs of living in Whitehorse.
2) Relocation assistance.
3) Vacation Travel Assistance - paid travel outside the territory once a year. The amount allocated varies.
4) Room for growth in our organization.
5) Training opportunities.

Intent of the process:

Positions to be filled:
Number to be determined

Information you must provide:

Your résumé.

Education:

Successful completion of two years of a post-secondary program with acceptable specialization in paralegal studies or a law related field OR an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience:

• Experience in conducting legal research and analysis.
• Experience in maintaining and updating an information management system (such as iCase, Ringtail, PRISM, JUSTIN, Amicus).
• Experience using Microsoft office Suite.
• Experience in preparing, reviewing, and managing a wide variety of legal documents.

These qualifications are not essential to perform the work, but would benefit the organization or enhance the work to be performed currently or in the future.

Asset Qualifications - Experience:

• Experience as a paralegal working on medium complexity* cases, files, or projects.
• Medium Complexity is defined as a broad range of legal competencies with respect to the litigation conduct, and more particularly the discovery process to coordinate and/or advance related activities, such as:
• Coordination of the collection of documents, in collaboration with partners and stakeholders;
• Reviewing/analyzing documents to determine facts and legal issues;
• Determination of relevancy and identification of different privileges, etc;
• Management of the evidence management system such as: database setup, document cleanup, quality control and final coding, etc;
• Drafting legal documents, i.e., pleadings, motions, memoranda, settlement brief, and other documents.
• Experience working in the criminal law field.
• Experience working in a Northern environment.
• Experience working in a crosscultural environment, particularly in Indigenous communities.

Organizational Needs:

• The organization is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. Qualified applicants who selfdeclare as members of a visible minority group, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and/or women may be selected for appointment to fulfill organizational needs.

Operational Requirements:

• Requirement to travel which may include assignments on short notice and for extended periods.
• Ability and willingness to work outside normal working hours which may include working evenings, nights and weekends based on operational needs.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job):
English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of criminal law in the Canadian legal system.

Competencies:

• Attention to Detail
• Demonstrating integrity and respect
• Thinking things through
• Working effectively with others
• Showing initiative and being actionoriented
• Communicating effectively with others
• Leadership

Other information:

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve.

We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

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