Staff Lawyer

**NOVA SCOTIA LEGAL AID COMMISSION**

**STAFF LAWYER**

**Available Position**:12 Month Contract

**Location**: Kentville - 325 Main Street

**Salary**:Staff Lawyer Pay Plan Policy
- Based on Relevant Experience

**Closing Date**: Friday, May 5, 2023 at 4:30 pm

**Who we are**:
Nova Scotia Legal Aid Commission (NSLAC) delivers legal aid services throughout the Province, providing some level of help to all Nova Scotians with a focus on assisting those who are vulnerable and historically disadvantaged. NSLAC’s focus is in the practice areas of criminal, family, and social justice law.

NSLAC employs staff in 24 offices and 3 sub-offices throughout the Province. Staff Lawyers help thousands of clients every year and spend much of their time in court. They are committed to helping overcome historical barriers to access to justice. Staff Lawyers have litigated many important cases to protect the rights of individuals.

**Primary Functions**:
**Ideal Abilities and Skills**:

- Demonstrated knowledge and experience of relevant criminal law, family law and social justice law.
- Ability to manage a high caseload.
- Be able to work with clients who have complex needs, creatively problem solves and works independently in a fast-paced environment as well as part of a team.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively.
- Must be skilled in negotiation, debate, and persuasion techniques.
- Compliance with NSLAC’s policies and procedures.
- Training or advocacy experience in relation to mental health issues.
- Demonstrated time management and ability to deal with conflicting priorities and deadlines.
- Ability to investigate facts, identify issues, ascertain organizational objectives, consider alternative solutions, analyze risk, and advise clients.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively.
- Demonstrated ability to use latest communication technologies.
- Must have a valid driver’s licence.

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or Juris Doctor (JD) Degree.
- Practicing member in good standing of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society (and/or any other provincial law society).

Our goal is to be a diverse and accessible workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens we serve. We encourage qualified individuals that identify as an Indigenous person (especially Mi'kmaq), a person of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotian), a member of other racialized groups, persons with disabilities, and persons identifying as 2SLGBTQIA+. Applicants from these groups wishing to self-identify may do so on their cover letter or resume.

If you are talented, hardworking and want to be a member of a team that is highly experienced, very caring, dedicated and committed to their clients, we would like to hear from you.

**Job Type**: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

**Salary**: $82,830.09-$152,819.62 per year

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Vision care

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2023-05-05