Contract Staff Attorney

1 week ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Legal Aid Ontario Full time

Job Summary:

Legal Aid Ontario is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Contract Staff Attorney to join our team as a Staff Attorney in the Clinic Resource Office. This is a 6-month contract position.

About the Role:

We are looking for a talented and dedicated lawyer to provide legal advice and opinions, create and maintain publications, and provide legal services in support of various clinic system and SLSO activities. The successful candidate will have significant recent experience practicing and demonstrated expertise in one or more major areas of clinic law, such as social assistance, housing, CPP, and EI.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Conduct legal research and writing, primarily focused on EI, CPP, and OAS law and related areas, including writing a range of publications from decision summaries and short website postings to comprehensive research memoranda.
  • Other project work in accordance with interests and skills.

Requirements:

  • Lawyer (Class L1 license) member in good standing of the Law Society of Ontario.
  • Excellent writing and analytical skills.
  • Significant recent experience practicing, and demonstrated expertise in, one or more major areas of clinic law (e.g. social assistance, housing, CPP, EI).
  • Demonstrated strong interest in clinic law issues.
  • Demonstrated superior legal research skills with traditional and electronic research sources.
  • Strong computer skills (including demonstrated advanced ability with Microsoft Word).
  • Able to work with shifting priorities in a fast-paced work environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience using the CRO website and practice resources.
  • Experience practicing in a variety of clinic law areas (e.g. housing, social assistance, CPP, EI, human rights & the Charter).
  • Experience with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
  • Superior knowledge of administrative law and procedure.
  • Court litigation experience.
  • Experience delivering legal training presentations.
  • Ability to speak, read, and write French.

About Legal Aid Ontario:

Legal Aid Ontario is an independent, publicly funded, and publicly accountable non-profit corporation. We value integrity, respect, responsiveness, excellence, independence, accountability, openness, and consistency. Our recruitment process reflects our commitment to diversity and inclusion. Accommodations are available under the Ontario Human Rights Code.

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