Associate Counsel to The Chair

4 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal Full time

The Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) is a highly specialized adjudicative tribunal that hears appeals of final decisions of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. The WSIAT is currently seeking a motivated individual as an Associate Counsel to the Chair to provide expert legal advice and procedural support to the Counsel to the Chair, Tribunal Chair and Chair's Office. The salary range for this position is $137,281.00 - $181,211.00 per annum.

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**What can I expect to do in this role?**: Working with a small, collegial group of lawyers, the Associate Counsel to the Chair will:

- Provide expert legal advice and support to adjudicators on workplace safety and insurance law and policies, administrative law, and related legal areas including both individualized and generic advice
- Provide expert legal advice and support to Adjudicators on workplace safety and insurance law and policies, administrative law and related legal areas, including complex legal issues such as Charter and Human Rights issues
- Provide expert legal advice and procedural support to the Counsel to the Chair, Tribunal Chair and Chair's Office/Executive Services with respect to complex and multiple reconsideration requests, complaints, post-decision correspondence, Practice Directions and other inquiries and matters, as assigned
- Provide expert legal advice and procedural support to the Counsel to the Chair, Tribunal Chair, Executive Director, Vice-Chairs, Panel Members, and Tribunal staff with respect to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and related law and policy matters, conduct research on complex issues of law, policy and procedure; analyzes and assesses the implications of such issues and produces opinions and other written materials as required by Counsel to the Chair
- Develop, deliver and maintain the legal component of an ongoing legal professional education program for new and existing Adjudicators and Tribunal staff
- Review draft decisions and provide legal advice to maintain standards of quality, consistency and coherence of Tribunal decisions and processes and the effectiveness of the Tribunal in the workplace safety and insurance system
- Support the Tribunal's knowledge management initiatives by participating in the development of the electronic portal and other knowledge management initiatives and the production of legal and procedural content (e.g. legal commentaries, current awareness bulletins, and templates for decisions, correspondence and memos)
- Participate in the annual review and other measures to ensure the Legal Guide continues to provide an accurate and impartial statement of workers' compensation law, assuming responsibility for designated chapters
- Participate on committees and represent the Tribunal at speaking engagements as assigned
- Ability to work independently with mínimal supervision in a high volume, fast-paced environment with changing priorities
- Mentor and review work of students and junior lawyers within the OCC as required
- Provide other legal advice and assistance as assigned

**How do I qualify?**:
**Mandatory**:

- Member in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario
- Entitlement to practice law in Ontario
- Demonstrated knowledge and expertise in the role of the Tribunal in the workplace safety and insurance system; workplace safety and insurance law, policies, and procedures; and related areas of law (e.g. access to information and privacy law and policy; administrative law and the practices and procedures of administrative tribunals, including alternative dispute resolution (ADR); evidence law; statutory interpretation; Charter of Rights and Human Rights Code).
- Demonstrated knowledge and expertise in the interaction between Board policy, the law and developments in administrative justice
- Demonstrated ability and expertise to research and gather information in these areas effectively (e.g. knowledge of electronic databases and other legal research tools)
- Fully developed analytical capabilities with a particular focus on administrative law and workplace safety and insurance law
- Expert level written and oral communication skills to produce a range of legal and procedural content and documenta

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