Administrative Legal Assistant/intake Legal

2 weeks ago

Vancouver, Canada Legal Aid BC Full time

**Location**: Vancouver, BC

**Status**:Full-time Permanent

**Affiliation**:British Columbia General Employees’ Union (BCGEU)

**Salary range**:$55,189 to $62,968

**Competition #**:B092-23

**Application Deadline**:March 28th, 2024

**VALUES STATEMENT**:
Our commitment to the principles of fundamental justice embedded in the _Charter of Rights and Freedoms_, and to Truth and Reconciliation, and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion is ambitious and foundational. It informs everything we do, as we defend liberty, equality, autonomy, and dignity; as we dismantle colonization, racism, sexism, transphobia and homophobia, and all discrimination. These are our values, and they inform our hiring practices too. Our business is aiding people in severe legal distress and necessitates internal and external alignment of practicing these values. Integrating Truth and Reconciliation, and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion throughout every aspect of Legal Aid BC is critical to building that culture, and we prioritize ongoing resources to achieve that goal.

The Opportunity

As an Administrative/Intake Legal Assistant, **your** primary function is to
- provide administrative and legal secretarial support for the Managing Lawyer, Lead Lawyer, Staff Lawyer, roster lawyers lead and/or Paralegal/Advocate
- provide front line services to the public for in-person, online and telephone legal aid programs including intake services. Provide legal information and assess eligibility and suitability for services.

Key accountabilities include, but aren't limited to:

- Draft, produce routine correspondence and legal documents, answer telephone inquiries, provide information on services offered or direct to other community resources;
- Coordination of the day to day running of the program operations;
- Open, process, maintain and close case files;
- Answer visitor and telephone enquiries, identify legal problems and urgency, give legal information/verified legal advice provided by the lawyer, check lawyer/client conflicts, and make appointments

**Who We Are**

Legal Aid BC (LABC) is a non-profit organization established by the Legal Services Society Act in 1979. Our mission is to provide legal information, advice, and representation services to BC's most vulnerable and marginalized citizens who lack the necessary resources to effectively access the justice system when their families, freedom, or safety are at risk. Our vision is to see BC’s legal system transformed, by the way LABC represents our clients, into one more equitable and inclusive with a mission to strengthen client-centred legal help for British Columbians experiencing barriers accessing the legal system.

At LABC, we know that our continued ability to help the people who need us is due to the hardworking individuals who make up our team, dedicated to making a difference in the lives of people in need. We foster a positive culture of open communication for our team to thrive within, underpinned by our values of client focus, advancing Truth and Reconciliation, and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and change through leadership.

To understand why legal aid matters, and our commitments to Truth and Reconciliation, and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, please explore our website.

**You have**:

- Grade 12 education supplemented by completed Legal Administration courses or program
- Completed courses in Law, Sociology or related disciplines
- Minimum of 5 years of Administration experience in a law environment
- Minimum of 1 year of Intake experience
- An equivalent combination of training, education and experience may be considered. You strive to exceed expectations and are a team player.

**We Offer**

A competitive annual salary, as well as a comprehensive benefits package (based on your employment status and affiliation including:

- Four weeks paid vacation to start that grows the longer you are with LABC
- An excellent employee benefits package, where premiums are 100% paid by LABC
- A generous defined benefit pension plan
- Support for training and development
- An Employee and Family Assistance program
- The opportunity to participate in various Employee programs (Employee Wellness, etc.)
- Support for a healthy work/life balance
- Generous leave provisions (sick time, special leaves)
- 13 paid statutory holidays
- An opportunity for a flexible hybrid work arrangement for some positions (LABC reserves the right to change this policy at any time)
- Transit friendly employer for eligible staff to have their commute subsidized
- Dog-friendly offices
- Dedicated Cultural Leave provisions for Indigenous employees
- An Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Council, and Indigenous employees Council and Accessibility Committee of employees from equity-seeking groups that advises on ongoing improvements and investments in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at our workplace

For additional information regarding our extensive benefits package, please explore our careers page.
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