Assistant Director, Civil Litigation Team

4 weeks ago

Edmonton, Canada Government of Alberta Full time

Role Responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to specialize as a litigator and lead a group of people who share your focus? 

The Legal Service Division’s Civil Litigation Team operates in Edmonton and Calgary. It handles all types of civil litigation by and against the Government of Alberta except aboriginal law and constitutional matters. One of its clients is the (CFO) within the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Services. 

Civil Litigation is looking for an Assistant Director to lead delivery of litigation services to the CFO in accordance with the . The position is based in Edmonton.
Civil forfeiture is an increasingly complex practice area, involving Charter issues and rapidly evolving case law from across Canada. The CFO is experiencing an increase in complex police referrals. Many involve drug trafficking by sophisticated criminal organizations, money laundering and other financial crimes, and assets such as bank accounts and real estate purchased with drug proceeds. CFO is also increasingly involved in interprovincial referrals, where property associated with a crime is located in two or more provinces, requiring collaboration among the provincial CFOs, litigation lawyers, and the referring police agencies. 
Reporting to the Director of Civil Litigation, the Assistant Director - Civil Forfeiture will deliver senior litigation services to the CFO by handling civil forfeiture files, leading a group of lawyers and paralegals providing litigation services to the CFO (the Civil Forfeiture Practice Group), and serving as CFO client relationship manager. The Assistant Director - Civil Forfeiture will also support the Director with a variety of management/administration duties as required. 

Responsibilities of this position include:

supporting the recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and supervising of lawyers who provide litigation services to the CFO (CFO lawyers) overseeing the work of paralegals assigning files to CFO lawyers and serving as lead counsel on the most complex assignments  overseeing file assignments and practice management for CFO lawyers and assisting in finding solutions if capacity and resource issues arise accountability for meeting the Civil Forfeiture Practice Group’s service delivery commitment to the CFO regular communications with the CFO Director and other CFO personnel maintaining current knowledge of the relevant law and court procedures  teaching, mentoring, and coaching Civil Forfeiture Practice Group members succession planning to ensure continued and ongoing service delivery to the CFO drafting briefing notes and other required reporting, including high priority and urgent requests on legal and non-legal issues and sensitive litigation managing outside counsel matters

 
The Assistant Director - Civil Forfeiture will also be required to:

support the Director with general team operations including team meetings and morale building activities act for the Director as needed carry out other responsibilities as assigned by the Director

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