Current jobs related to Duty Counsel - Toronto - Legal Aid Ontario

  • Tenant Duty Counsel

    4 weeks ago

    Old Toronto, Canada Legal Aid Ontario Full time

    2 Assignments:One 1-year full-time contract position– Start Date: November 1st; andOne 5.5-month part-time contract position– Start Date: October 15thLocation: Remote (occasional travel to downtown Toronto)Reports to: Supervisory Duty CounselPrimary function:Provide summary legal services to tenants appearing before the Landlord & Tenant Board (LTB) via...

  • Tenant Duty Counsel

    4 weeks ago

    Old Toronto, Canada Legal Aid Ontario Full time

    2 Assignments:One 1-year full-time contract position– Start Date: November 1st; andOne 5.5-month part-time contract position– Start Date: October 15thLocation: Remote (occasional travel to downtown Toronto)Reports to: Supervisory Duty CounselPrimary function:Provide summary legal services to tenants appearing before the Landlord & Tenant Board (LTB) via...

  • Criminal Duty Counsel

    2 weeks ago

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada Legal Aid Ontario Full time

    Job Title: Duty CounselLegal Aid Ontario is seeking a highly skilled and experienced lawyer to join our team as a Duty Counsel. As a Duty Counsel, you will provide high-quality legal services to clients in a cost-effective manner, representing them in bail hearings, guilty pleas, and remands both in-person and remotely.Key Responsibilities:Provide legal...

  • Criminal Duty Counsel

    2 weeks ago

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada Legal Aid Ontario Full time

    Job Title: Duty CounselLegal Aid Ontario is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Duty Counsel to join our team. As a Duty Counsel, you will provide high-quality legal services to clients in the Toronto region, ensuring they receive the access to justice they deserve.Key Responsibilities:Represent clients in bail hearings, guilty pleas, and remands, both...

  • Criminal Duty Counsel

    2 weeks ago

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada Legal Aid Ontario Full time

    Job Title: Duty CounselLegal Aid Ontario is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Duty Counsel to join our team. As a Duty Counsel, you will provide high-quality legal services to clients in the Toronto region, ensuring they receive the access to justice they deserve.Key Responsibilities:Represent clients in bail hearings, guilty pleas, and remands, both...

  • Criminal Duty Counsel

    2 weeks ago

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada Legal Aid Ontario Full time

    Job Title: Duty CounselLegal Aid Ontario is seeking a highly skilled and experienced lawyer to join our team as a Duty Counsel. As a Duty Counsel, you will provide high-quality legal services to clients in a cost-effective manner, representing them in bail hearings, guilty pleas, and remands both in-person and remotely.Key Responsibilities:Provide legal...

  • Criminal Duty Counsel

    2 weeks ago

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada Legal Aid Ontario Full time

    Job Title: Duty CounselLegal Aid Ontario is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Duty Counsel to join our team. As a Duty Counsel, you will provide high-quality legal services to clients in a cost-effective manner.Key Responsibilities:Represent clients for bail hearings, guilty pleas, and remands both in-person and remotely.Courageous advocacy on behalf...

  • Criminal Duty Counsel

    2 weeks ago

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada Legal Aid Ontario Full time

    Job Title: Duty CounselWe are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Duty Counsel to join our team at Legal Aid Ontario. As a Duty Counsel, you will provide high-quality legal services to clients in a cost-effective manner, representing them in bail hearings, guilty pleas, and remands both in-person and remotely.Key Responsibilities:Provide legal advice to...

  • Criminal Duty Counsel

    2 weeks ago

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada Legal Aid Ontario Full time

    Job Title: Duty CounselWe are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Duty Counsel to join our team at Legal Aid Ontario. As a Duty Counsel, you will provide high-quality legal services to clients in a cost-effective manner, representing them in bail hearings, guilty pleas, and remands both in-person and remotely.Key Responsibilities:Provide legal advice to...

  • Criminal Duty Counsel

    2 weeks ago

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada Legal Aid Ontario Full time

    Job Title: Duty CounselLegal Aid Ontario is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Duty Counsel to join our team. As a Duty Counsel, you will provide high-quality legal services to clients in a cost-effective manner.Key Responsibilities:Represent clients for bail hearings, guilty pleas, and remands both in-person and remotely.Courageous advocacy on behalf...

  • Criminal Duty Counsel

    1 week ago

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada Legal Aid Ontario Full time

    Job Title: Duty CounselLegal Aid Ontario is seeking a highly skilled and experienced lawyer to join our team as a Duty Counsel. As a Duty Counsel, you will provide high-quality legal services to clients in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.Key Responsibilities:Represent clients in bail hearings, guilty pleas, and remandsProvide legal advice to clients in...

  • Criminal Duty Counsel

    1 week ago

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada Legal Aid Ontario Full time

    Job Title: Duty CounselLegal Aid Ontario is seeking a highly skilled and experienced lawyer to join our team as a Duty Counsel. As a Duty Counsel, you will provide high-quality legal services to clients in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.Key Responsibilities:Represent clients in bail hearings, guilty pleas, and remandsProvide legal advice to clients in...

  • Duty Counsel

    2 weeks ago

    Toronto, Canada Legal Aid Ontario Full time

    Job Number: J0924-0423 - Job Title: Duty Counsel - Criminal - Job Type: Permanent Full Time - City, Province, Country: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Role Designation: - LAO Workplace Based - Role is physically based in an in-person LAO workplace.- Open Positions: 1 - Posting Date: September 19, 2024 - Closing Date: October 4, 2024 Legal Aid Ontario employees...

  • Criminal Duty Counsel

    1 week ago

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada Legal Aid Ontario Full time

    Job Title: Duty CounselLegal Aid Ontario is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Duty Counsel to join our team. As a Duty Counsel, you will provide high-quality legal services to clients in a cost-effective manner.Key Responsibilities:Represent clients for bail hearings, guilty pleas, and remands both in-person and remotely.Courageous advocacy on behalf...

  • Criminal Duty Counsel

    1 week ago

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada Legal Aid Ontario Full time

    Job Title: Duty CounselLegal Aid Ontario is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Duty Counsel to join our team. As a Duty Counsel, you will provide high-quality legal services to clients in a cost-effective manner.Key Responsibilities:Represent clients for bail hearings, guilty pleas, and remands both in-person and remotely.Courageous advocacy on behalf...

  • Duty Counsel, Criminal

    3 months ago

    Toronto, 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...

  • Duty Counsel

    5 days ago

    Toronto, Canada Legal Aid Ontario Full time

    Job Number: J0924-0423 Job Title: Duty Counsel - Criminal Job Type: Permanent Full Time City, Province, Country: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Role Designation:LAO Workplace Based - Role is physically based in an in-person LAO workplace. Open Positions: 1 Posting Date: September 19, 2024 Clos

  • Criminal Duty Counsel

    6 days ago

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada Legal Aid Ontario Full time

    Job Title: Duty CounselLegal Aid Ontario is seeking a highly skilled and experienced lawyer to fill the role of Duty Counsel. As a key member of our team, you will provide high-quality legal services to clients in a cost-effective manner.Key Responsibilities:Represent clients for bail hearings, guilty pleas, and remands both in-person and remotely.Courageous...

  • Criminal Duty Counsel

    6 days ago

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada Legal Aid Ontario Full time

    Job Title: Duty CounselLegal Aid Ontario is seeking a highly skilled and experienced lawyer to fill the role of Duty Counsel. As a key member of our team, you will provide high-quality legal services to clients in a cost-effective manner.Key Responsibilities:Represent clients for bail hearings, guilty pleas, and remands both in-person and remotely.Courageous...

  • Duty Counsel, Criminal

    4 months ago

    Toronto, 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...

Duty Counsel

3 months ago

Toronto, Canada Legal Aid Ontario Full time

Union: The Society
- Job Number: J0124-1225
- Job Title: Duty Counsel - Family
- Job Type: Permanent Full Time
- City, Province, Country: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Job Location: Toronto
- Job Category: Legal
- Role Designation:
- LAO Workplace Based - Role is physically based in an in-person LAO workplace.- Open Positions: 2
- Posting Date: February 7, 2024
- Closing Date: February 21, 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**:
This position is accountable to the Director General (DG) and will manage employees and oversee operations of the Toronto Family Law Services (TFLS) Staff Office located in the Atrium-on-Bay.

This position will be governed by LAO’s organization wide hybrid work policy. While the position is designated flexible hybrid, the manager, legal services will be expected to work regularly in person.

Home Location: Toronto Provincial Office
Secondary and Tertiary Location(s): 311 Jarvis Street, Toronto and any place duty counsel services are provided in Toronto

Reports to: Manager, Legal Services

**Key accountabilities**:

- Inspire, motivate and mentor staff to ensure that clients are receiving high quality legal services in an effective and efficient manner
- Manage staff, ensuring effective staff hiring, development, deployment and performance management
- Implement new and existing LAO initiatives including changes to duty counsel services, LAO Vulnerable Client Strategies, etc.
- Work collaboratively with district and regional colleagues to ensure client service is provided effectively at all Toronto locations where family duty counsel services are provided
- Act as liaison between LAO, the Judiciary, the Ministry of the Attorney General and the private bar
- Support the Director General to effectively implement Panel Management in the District
- Work collaboratively with other LAO departments as well as external stakeholders to address any issues or concerns that may impact client service
- Manage departmental budget
- Contribute to the development of strategic/ business plans
- Support employee engagement; Occupational Health and Safety; Equity, Diversity and Inclusion; and other corporate initiatives
- Manage staff delivering unbundled family and child protection legal services - including document preparation, litigation and advice - to clients, emphasizing client service, positive results, public legal education and case continuity.
- Other duties as assigned, which may include direct client service.

**Required skills & experience**:

- Degree in Law and a member in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario.
- Family law litigation experience.
- Strong leadership skill coupled with demonstrated commitment to client service
- Proven experience as an effective people manager
- Proven experience in managing financial and administrative functions and in directing and developing both professional and administrative staff
- Strong consultation, facilitation, mediation, conflict resolution and negotiation skills
- Experience in leading or managing change
- Analytical and strategic thinking skills
- Creative problem solving abilities
- Knowledge of the LASA 2020 and Rules & Regulations and an appreciation and understanding for LAO’s service model.
- Experience managing i