Staff Lawyer

1 week ago

Toronto, Canada Legal Aid Ontario Full time

Union: The Society
- Job Number: J0224-0376
- Job Title: Staff Lawyer (2 positions)
- Job Type: Permanent Full Time
- City, Province, Country: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Job Location: Toronto
- Job Category: Legal
- Job Classification: SL
- Role Designation:- Open Positions: 2
- Posting Date: February 26, 2024
- Closing Date: March 11, 2024
- Salary: $88,418.59 - $151,095.50/YearLegal 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.

Building a diverse workforce that represents the communities we serve while promoting a safe culture and work environment that dismantles systemic barriers, welcomes fresh perspectives and embraces differences as a priority is a core value at LAO. LAO encourages applicants from equity-seeking groups, including but not limited to individuals who are First Nations, Inuit or Métis, Black and racialized, as well as persons with disabilities, women and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.

We recognize the value of equity, diversity and inclusion and are committed to addressing systemic barriers, and prioritizing, attracting and retaining diverse staff. All interested and eligible people will be considered, with due consideration to all protected grounds under the Ontario Human Rights Code.

Legal Aid Ontario values integrity, respect, responsiveness, excellence, independence, accountability, openness and consistency. Our recruitment process reflects our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process as well as during employment at LAO. Please direct any accommodation requests to our recruitment team.

**Primary function**:

- To provide legal services in the areas of administrative law, and professional regulation to carry out LAO’s statutory powers under the Legal Aid Services Act, 2020 and its rules applicable to LAO’s Lawyer Roster.
- Roster Management Staff Lawyers are responsible for working with LAO’s District Offices to oversee LAO’s roster of third-party independent service providers. This oversight includes:
- providing legal opinions and recommending courses of action to internal LAO staff to resolve issues
- legal research and analysis to identify issues and determine courses of action
- drafting correspondence, memoranda and administrative law pleadings further to LAO’s legislation, and rules
- writing notices of suspension from the roster, or roster refusal and removal
- reviewing information relating to complaints, audits, or investigations regarding lawyer service-providers, and assessing any potential risks to clients or LAO,
- identifying areas for improvement in LAO’s processes and policies relating to management of its roster and quality of service provided to LAO clients
- chairing inter-departmental meetings including LAO’s Compliance Departments;
The Roster Management staff lawyer will be responsible for a high-volume of roster management files at any given time. This position also includes ensuring data tracking, file management, and policy review and drafting.
- This position will appeal to a lawyer with significant experience in administrative law, professional regulation, and legal research and writing. This position requires significant knowledge of LASA, 2020, and Roster Management processes, and will require a lawyer who can effectively navigate and manage multiple competing priorities, and an often-intensive workload involving detailed reading, writing, and correspondence. Effective time-management and organization is essential in this role.
- Home location: Provincial office
- Secondary location: To be determined
- These positions are designated Flexible Hybrid and require attendance at an LAO office location once per week.
- Reports to: Director, Roster Management Dept.
- Department Description:
- Our team conducts legal research and analysis to identify issues and determine courses of action including drafting correspondence, memoranda and administrative law pleadings further to LAO’s legislation, and rules and writing notices of suspension from the roster, or roster removal. Another function of the RM group is to review information relating to complaints, audits, or investigations regarding lawyer service-providers, and assessing any potential risks to clients or LAO and identify areas for improvement in LAO’s processes and policies relating to management of its roster and quality of service provided to LAO clients. We also chair inter-departmental meetings including LAO’s Compliance Departme

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