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Duty Counsel, Criminal

1 month ago

Cornwall, Canada Legal Aid Ontario Full time

**Company Bio**

Legal Aid Ontario employees are committed to making a difference in the lives of our clients.

As an integral partner in the Justice system, working at Legal Aid Ontario is more than just a job. It's an opportunity to help people who need it the most; to ensure each client receives the access to justice afforded to them under the law.

If you are looking for a new challenge in your already meaningful career with a team dedicated to justice, and innovation in a flexible and supportive work environment consider this opportunity below.

**Primary function**

This Duty Counsel will be required to provide criminal duty counsel services in Cornwall. On occasion, this duty counsel may also be required to provide criminal duty counsel services in the satellite courts of Alexandria and Morrisburg, and possibly in L’Orignal as well.
This role may require travel throughout the district on occasion. As such, applicants with readily available transportation or an ability to rent a vehicle are preferred.

Criminal Duty Counsel is responsible for providing client service for criminal law matters in the courthouse, both virtually and in person. Criminal Duty Counsel will be responsible for the intake and assessment of criminal law clients to determine the appropriate service for those charged with criminal offences, including but not limited to providing procedural and summary legal advice; drafting and reviewing criminal court documents; in court representation at various stages of criminal court proceedings; and other duties as assigned.

Primary Location: Cornwall

Secondary Location/Tertiary Location(s): satellite courts of Alexandria, Morrisburg and L’Orignal

**Key accountabilities**
- Act as Criminal Duty Counsel
- Representing clients both in-person and remotely
- Ensure high quality of legal work in a cost effective manner
- File management as per LAO requirements including use of computer technology; data input for statistics measurements in a timely manner

Criminal law:

- Assisting unrepresented clients who have been charged with criminal matters
- Representing clients at bail hearings, guilty pleas and remands both in-person and remotely
- Assessing clients’ needs, including the early identification of vulnerable clients, to facilitate referrals to appropriate services.
- Provide criminal law services as defense counsel in the Ontario Court of Justice
- Providing assistance and representation at federal, provincial, and youth, remand, bail and plea courts, including specialty courts (Drug Treatment Court / Mental Health Court / Gladue Court)
- Providing summary legal advice (SLA)
- Interviewing clients, sureties, and witnesses
- Disclosure review and Crown pre-trials meetings
- Assisting with various motions and hearings (may include trials), including judicial pre-trials
- Preparing and arguing bail hearings
- Other duties as assigned

**Required skills & experience**
- Member in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario
- Advanced French language skills: ability to read, write and speak fluently in a legal context
- Practical understanding of the Rules of Professional Conduct
- Proven interpersonal, communication, presentation and negotiation skills coupled with strong advocacy skills
- Proven judgment and analytical ability to determine appropriate legal remedies and demonstrated research skills
- Knowledge and appreciation of impact of court proceedings on immigration, criminal, family and other poverty law issues; and the integrated nature of legal issues faced by LAO clients
- Proven experience in providing excellent client service to vulnerable populations such as racialized communities, First Nations, youth and those experiencing mental health or addiction challenges or victims of domestic violence and/or homelessness
- Ability to communicate with accuracy and fluency when speaking with clients and providing advice, as well as when representing clients in court.
- Ability to work independently and unsupervised in a busy environment while also demonstrating collaboration and teamwork with colleagues and other stakeholders
- Ability to work as a team with other Legal Aid Workers, staff lawyers, and per diem Duty Counsel
- Sound knowledge and understanding of Legal Aid Ontario’s operations and mandate
- Demonstrated ability to use latest communication technologies including tablets and smartphones and ability to utilize video conferencing platforms in order to deliver services virtually (Zoom/Teams)
- Intermediary knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
- Ability and willingness to travel between the district court locations when in-person services resume.

Criminal law
- Sound knowledge and experience of all legislation related to criminal law.
- Demonstrated experience in representing clients with complex legal issues including conducing bails hearings, and guilty pleas, remands and youth court.
- Sound knowledge of the Criminal Code of Canada, Youth Criminal Just