Legal Counsel

4 months ago

Kitchener, Canada Family and Children Services of Waterloo Full time

**Posted**: Friday September 6, 2024 **Close Date**:Friday September 20, 2024 **Posting ID**: #018

Family & Children’s Services of the Waterloo Region is a community organization legally mandated to respond to and work together with families, their supports, and our communities to protect and care for children who have been abused or neglected, or who are at risk of being abused or neglected.

Our Agency is fully committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace that supports employees to be authentic and fully engage in shaping a healthy workplace and community where children, youth and families thrive.

To continue to support the work that we do, the Agency is looking for a full-time Legal Counsel to join our team.

Reporting to the Legal Services Director, the Legal Counsel is responsible for providing comprehensive legal representation, consultation/advice, and training for the Agency and its staff in all matters related to the execution of its mandate under the _Child, Youth and Family Services Act _and in accordance with the _Family Law Rules_.

Legal Counsel will be responsible for drafting pleadings, case briefs, consents, facta for Court filing; conduct litigation at all levels of courts and tribunals; provide continuing legal education to staff; participate in the management team of the Agency; and provide legal representation before the ‘Child Family Services Review Board’.

Counsel should also be versed in non-litigious options including IADR, ODR, and other forms of dispute resolution.

**Knowledge & Skills Required**:

- LLB/JD from recognized university; experience in family law, including child protection litigation.
- Membership in good standing in the Law Society of Upper Canada.
- Strong oral communication and written skills.
- 3-5 years’ experience in family law, child representation, child protection, working with youth
- The applicant should also possess demonstrable ability and willingness to work independently and as a member of a team.
- Possess strong decision making, communication and time management skills.

**Salary Range**:
$93,326.36 - $117,523.73 per annum

Management & Excluded Grade 15

**Application Process**:
**Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion**:

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