Immigration Lawyer

2 weeks ago

Edmonton, Canada Shawar Law Full time

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Bachelor's degree
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
- or equivalent experience
**Work setting**:

- Private company, corporation or industry
- Private practice
**Tasks**:

- Advise clients of their legal rights and all matters related to law
- Plead clients' cases before courts of law, tribunals and boards (lawyers only)
- Draw up legal documents and prepare statements of legal opinion
- Perform administrative and management functions related to the practice of law
- Represent interests of corporation/employer in all business related to legal matters
- Recruit and hire staff
- Supervise professional, para-legal and support staff and articling students
- Research legal precedents and gather evidence
**Supervision**:

- 3-4 people
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Membership in the Canadian Bar Association
- Membership in a provincial or territorial law society
**Computer and technology knowledge**:

- MS Access
- MS Excel
- MS Outlook
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Windows
- MS Word
**Security and safety**:

- Bondable
- Criminal record check
- Confidential security clearance
- Basic security clearance
- Enhanced reliability security clearance
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Large workload
- Large caseload
**Personal suitability**:

- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics

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