Legal Assistant
4 weeks ago
**Job Information**
Job Requisition ID: 53389
Ministry: Justice
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full-Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open
Closing Date: February 7, 2024
Classification: Legal administration 2
**Salary**: 2,073.50- 2,549.41 biweekly ( 54,118 - 66,539 per year)
The Alberta Crown Prosecution Service (ACPS) prosecutes persons charged with Criminal Code, Youth Criminal Justice Act, and provincial statute offences. The ACPS promotes safe communities by vigorously prosecuting cases involving serious and violent crime and working with individuals and organizations in the community to identify and implement improved and alternative approaches to the administration of criminal justice.
**Role Responsibilities**:
Alberta Justice and Solicitor General has a Vetting Legal Assistant position available at the Crown Prosecutors office in Edmonton. Join a supportive team environment that provides challenging work in the legal field.
If you are an individual, who has an eye for detail this opportunity is for you. As a Vetting Legal Assistant, you will help to protect the identity and information related to witnesses, young offenders and third parties. Your superior organizational skills will be tested daily, as you will be responsible for managing large volumes of documents; problem solving; researching information; and answering inquiries from defense counsel; police agencies; legal assistants and paralegals.
**You will be also be responsible for**
- vetting pre-disclosure files and supplements to Crown prosecutors,
- downloading files from the Edmonton Police Service,
- preparing overnight arrests/lodged files for release hearings in docket court,
- copying media back up for homicide disclosure files,
- back up files for faxes and mail delivery duties.
- drafting, preparing and indexing complex court documents.
**Qualifications**:
- A two year diploma in a related field such as a legal assistant, paralegal, or criminology, plus one year related experience.
- Experience in a legal environment specializing in criminal law is preferred. Equivalencies will be considered.**Equivalency**:Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of: 1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or 1 year of experience for 1 year of education.
Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.
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**Notes**:
The hours of work for this position is 36.25 hours per week.
Links and information on what the GOA has to offer to prospective employees.
- Working for the Alberta Public Service
- Pension plans:
- Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP)
- Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP)
- Leadership and mentorship programs
- Professional learning and development
- Positive workplace culture and work-life balance
**APS Competencies**
Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.
This link will assist you with understanding competencies:
In this role, you will contribute to our team by demonstrating the following behavioral competencies:
- Agility: Ability to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, maintain resilience in times of uncertainty and effectively work in a changing environment.
- Drive for Results: Sets goals and prioritizes work to accomplish them. Follows through on duties and tasks and reports on progress.
- Develop Self and Others: A commitment to lifelong learning, and the desire to invest in the development of the long-term capability of yourself and others.
**How To Apply**
Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.
**Closing Statement**
This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.
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