Paralegal

2 weeks ago

Edmonton, Canada Government of Alberta Full time

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 54174
Ministry: Justice
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Classification: Legal Administration 4

**Salary**: $2,379.63 TO $2,938.31 bi-weekly ($61,870.38 - $76.396.06 /year)

One of Alberta Justice’s core businesses is to provide Legal and Strategic services to government; this is accomplished through our Legal Services Division. The Legal Services Division is proud to be a learning organization and offers employees opportunities to learn and grow in their careers. With its inclusive workforce, employees are engaged and supported at all career stages.

**Role Responsibilities**:
Are you a self-motivated paralegal looking for a new role where you can actively provide high level paralegal support using your advanced legal administration skills? If so, we have a Paralegal opportunity with the Legal Services Division that could be right for you

We are seeking a Paralegal to support the Labour and Employment Law Team (LELT). The Paralegal is responsible to provide a broad range of support to the counsel on the LELT team and provides significant contribution to effective management of human rights files, labour arbitration files and other quasi-judicial matters.

Responsibilities of this position will include:

- Provide comprehensive and planning support to LELT by managing the administrative functions related to reporting, organizational file management, evidence gathering, policies, procedures, precedents and knowledge management and sharing
- In collaboration with legal counsel, the Director, and other stakeholders, develop, draft, and continually update protocols for handling files.
- Provide litigation support during hearings, including exhibit handling and witness scheduling.
- In collaboration with legal counsel, create educational materials for clients respecting file management, processes and outcomes
- Working in collaboration with legal counsel to develop strategies and address potential issues pertaining to files.
- Maintain a high level of technical expertise with software and technology required for file management, presentation, submission filing and hearing assistance
- In collaboration with the team, draft and maintain current practice policies, procedures and templates for LELT and provide guidance to stakeholders on procedural matters
- Manage files by liaising with a variety of clients, counsel third party decision makers
- Utilize research tools such as e-Carswell, CanLii, Westlaw to pull and cite various cases and statutes;
- Other duties as required.

To be successful in this position, you must be able to perform detailed work with a high level of accuracy and have excellent organizational skills to meet deadlines while handling a high volume of work. Your ability to exercise independent judgment and initiative while working in a team environment is necessary. As well, you must be able to build and maintain strong relationships with clients, witnesses, lawyers and support staff.

**APS Competencies**:
Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:
**Systems Thinking**: Work done is part of a larger integrated and inner-related environment. Allows us to keep broader impacts and connections in mind.

**Creative Problem Solving**: Ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.

**Agility**: Ability to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, maintain resilience and work effectively in changing environments.

**Drive for Results**: Knowing what outcomes are important and maximizing resources to achieve results that are aligned with the goals of the organization while maintaining accountability.

**Develop Networks**: Proactively building networks, connecting, and building trust in relationships with stakeholders.

**Build Collaborative Environment**: Leads and contributes to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively.

**Develop Self and Others**: Commitment to lifelong learning and the desire to invest in the development of the long-term capability of yourself and others.

**Qualifications**:
**Requirements**:

- Two year diploma in a related field such a Legal Assistant or Paralegal Diploma
- Three years progressively responsible related experience in a legal adminstraitve, assistant, or paralegal role

Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of:

- 1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or
- 1 year of experience for 1 year of education.
- Experience in Labour Law
- Experience in Litigation
- Excellent oral and written communi

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