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Staff Lawyer, Family Law Clinics
4 months ago
**TO**: LABC STAFF (cc: PEA)
**FROM**: HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
**POSITION**:STAFF LAWYER, FAMILY LAW CLINICS TWO REGULAR FULL-TIME POSITIONS - SURREY, BC
**COMPETITION NO**:P056-24
**DATE POSTED**:August 21, 2024
**CLOSING DATE**: September 4, 2024
**STARTING DATE**: ASAP
**SALARY CLASSIFICATION**: Maximum Year Call 14
**SALARY**: Based on year of call - $70,931.93 (Yr1) to $135,907.07 (Yr14) + 10% Staff Lawyer Benefit Plan (As per the PEA Salary Schedule)
**PRIMARY FUNCTION**:
Reporting to the Managing Lawyer or Excluded Manager, this position works within the context of Legal Aid BC (LABC) policies and is responsible for providing legal counsel and representation, including duty counsel, in the full range of family/child protection law practice including separation, divorce, parenting arrangements, property division and child protection matters. This position works collaboratively with community advocates in developing legal services, programs and law reform.
The following job duties are illustrative examples, and shall not be construed as an exhaustive description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the job.
**VALUES STATEMENT**:
Our commitment to the principles of fundamental justice embedded in the _Charter of Rights and Freedoms_, and to Truth and Reconciliation, and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion is ambitious and foundational. It informs everything we do, as we defend liberty, equality, autonomy, and dignity; as we dismantle colonization, racism, sexism, transphobia and homophobia, and all discrimination. These are our values, and they inform our hiring practices too. Our business is aiding people in severe legal distress and necessitates internal and external alignment of practicing these values. Integrating Truth and Reconciliation, and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion throughout every aspect of Legal Aid BC is critical to building that culture, and we prioritize ongoing resources to achieve that goal.
**DUTIES**:
1. Provides family law services including summary legal advice and information to clients and individual case representation and provides duty counsel services in courts as assigned.
2. Screening and supporting clients who have experienced family violence
3. Conducts legal research and prepares required documents.
4. Develops solutions to family problems and acts for clients in all family matters at hearings, trials and appeals in all levels of BC Courts.
5. Discusses, negotiates and resolves case matters by working with opposing lawyers, judges, witnesses and police as appropriate.
6. Provides day to day supervision and work direction including performance planning, coaching and feedback sessions to support staff.
7. Collaborates with community advocates through the exchange of information and assistance with LABC work and law reform work.
8. Builds reciprocal relationships and partnerships with local community, including Indigenous community by attending community cultural events and conferences etc. to network, raise awareness of LABC and services, present information and identify community needs.
9. Provides advice on service issues, policy development, pilot projects, and local practices in the Region.
10. Completes time logs and monthly caseload reports as requested and in accordance with standard requirements.
11. Develops partnerships and effective working relationships with the private bar and other justice system participants in the Region.
12. Performs other related duties as required.
**QUALIFICATIONS**:
- A degree from a Law School of recognized standing and membership or eligibility for membership in the Law Society of British Columbia.
- Experience as per job posting year of call requirements, in general practice with an emphasis on family and child protection law.
- Experience supervising support staff.
- Experience at Provincial and Supreme Court levels involving the full range of family law and child protection issues.
- Or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- A valid BC driver’s license is required
- Must be willing and able to travel throughout BC
**Basic requirements**
- Knowledge of family and child protection law and practice and a deep understanding of the impact of family violence.
- Experience screening for family violence, doing risk assessments and safety planning.
- Ability to understand trauma and its effects on memory, cognition, communication, and relationships.
- An understanding of issues affecting Indigenous communities, knowledge of Indigenous cultures, justice concepts, and Indigenous community groups and agencies.
- Knowledge of administrative principles, practices, techniques, policies, and legislative development relevant to Indigenous programs, services and activities.
- An awareness of government laws and policies impacting Indigenous peoples.
- Knowledge of the structure and history of Indigenous communities within BC.
- Demonstrated awareness of the local community's cultural
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