Adjudication Lawyer

Job requisition number

037732

Job location

Richmond

Full-time / part-time

Full-time

Posting period

From 04/19/2023 to 06/30/2023

Overview

Are you a lawyer with experience in administrative law, employment law, and/or human rights law? WorkSafeBC’s Law and Policy division is seeking a lawyer with at least 3 years’ call to conduct written hearings of prohibited action complaints filed under the _Workers Compensation Act_. You will review complaints filed by workers who consider that a prohibited action has been taken by an employer in retaliation for raising occupational health and safety concerns. You will evaluate evidence and submissions from parties and render a written decision on whether the complaint succeeds. You will also decide appropriate remedies for successful complaints.

WorkSafeBC’s Law and Policy division is a full-service legal department that includes both solicitor and litigation practice areas, as well as privacy and policy lawyers. Consider joining a motivated team of lawyers who value hard work while prioritizing a healthy lifestyle with a strong focus on work-life balance.

**How you’ll make a difference**: You’ll ensure WorkSafeBC is improving the health and safety of workplaces across the province.

**Where you’ll work**

At WorkSafeBC, we offer a hybrid work model that combines the convenience of working remotely with the dynamism of working in one of our offices, based on the operational needs of the position.

In this role, you’ll work primarily from your B.C. home and occasionally in our Richmond office.

What you'll do

**As a legal adjudicative officer you will**:

- Draft clear, well-reasoned written decisions on prohibited action complaints with varying degrees of complexity
- Conduct a high volume of written hearings in a timely manner and in accordance with the principles of procedural fairness
- Analyze submissions from parties and evaluate evidence
- Provide legal advice to officers and management on matters concerning prohibited action complaints
- Prepare and present training materials and tools to assist other WorkSafeBC staff who support our area

Is this a good fit for you?

**We’re looking for people who can**:

- Independently manage a large caseload in an environment of frequently changing priorities
- Draft high quality, well-reasoned and timely decisions
- Evaluate submissions and weigh evidence in accordance with statutes, regulations, policies, guidelines and principles of procedural fairness
- Communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing
- Work effectively and respectfully as a team player

**Your background and experience**
- A law degree (LLB), and a member in good standing with the Law Society of BC
- A minimum of three years’ experience as a lawyer practicing administrative law, employment law, and/or human rights law
- Decision-making experience with an administrative tribunal is an asset

**Additional requirements**:
**Learn more**: For more information about this position, including the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs); job description; and awareness items, see the job profile on WSN.

**Important to know**

Before we can finalize any offer of employment, you must:

- Successfully meet the legal requirements under the Criminal Records Review Act to work with children and/or vulnerable adults.
- Confirm you’re legally entitled to work in Canada

WorkSafeBC’s COVID-19 Employee Mandatory Vaccine Policy (the “Policy”) is suspended effective January 9, 2023, however we reserve the right to re-implement it in response to changes in the public health landscape, including public health orders. We are committed to the protection, health, and safety of our employees and our Communicable Disease Prevention Program and related protocols remain in effect.

**Who we are**

At WorkSafeBC, we promote safe and healthy workplaces across British Columbia. We partner with workers and employers to save lives and prevent injury, disease, and disability. When work-related injuries or diseases occur, we provide compensation and support injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, and safe return to work. We’re honoured to serve the 2.49 million workers and 263,000 registered employers in our province.

**What’s it like to work at WorkSafeBC?**

It’s challenging, stimulating, and rewarding. Our positions offer diversity and opportunities for professional growth. Every day, the work we do impacts people and changes lives. What we do is important, and so are the people we do it for.

Our ability to make a difference relies on building a team with a rich variety of skills, knowledge, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences that reflects the diversity of the people we serve. We are committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive work culture where everyone can contribute as their best, authentic self.

**Learn more**: Discover who we are.

**Our benefits**

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