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Assistant Director, Civil Litigation Team

3 months ago

Edmonton, Canada Government of Alberta Full time

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 55671
Ministry: Justice
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full-time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Temporary - Three year term with a possibility of becoming permanent
Scope:Open
Closing Date: June 19, 2024
Classification: Legal Officer 4

**Salary**: $7,826.61 to $8,608.77 bi-weekly ($204,274 - $224,668/year)

Justice, Legal Services Division, is responsible for providing quality legal advice to the Government of Alberta. The work is fast-paced and provided in a collaborative team environment. Our lawyers are involved in a wide range of legal work that is challenging, interesting, important, and ever-changing. The Legal Services Division is proud to be a learning organization and offers employees opportunities to learn and grow in their careers. With its inclusive workforce, employees are engaged and supported at all career stages.

**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 Civil Forfeiture Office (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 Civil Forfeiture Act. 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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**Qualifications**:
A Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or Juris Doctor (JD). For Law degrees obtained outside Canada, proof of accreditation from the National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) is required. You must be an active member or must have immediate eligibility for full membership with the Law Society of Alberta.

Civil Crown Counsel 4 - a minimum of 11 years of related experience is required.

The successful applicant will have demonstrated formal or informal leadership experience. Senior civil litigation experience is required. Experience in civil forfeiture litigation or criminal law is cons