Lawyer in Immigration and Refugee Law Roster Management

1 week ago

Old Toronto, Canada Legal Aid Ontario Full time
About the Role

Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) is seeking a skilled Lawyer in Immigration and Refugee Law to join its Roster Management team. This is an exciting opportunity for a lawyer with experience in immigration and refugee law to work on roster management files, provide legal services, and participate in internal initiatives aimed at improving client service delivery.

About Legal Aid Ontario

As an independent but publicly funded and publicly accountable non-profit corporation, LAO provides essential legal services to low-income individuals and families across Ontario. Our employees are committed to making a difference in the lives of our clients, working as an integral partner in the justice system.

Key Responsibilities
  1. Drafting Legal Correspondence: The successful candidate will be responsible for drafting legal correspondence, notices of suspension, notices of refusal to enrol on the roster, notices of roster removal, and other materials further to LAO's legislation, rules, or policies.
  2. Oversight of Roster Members: The candidate will oversee legal aid roster members in one or more of LAO's Districts, including carriage of a high-volume Immigration and Refugee roster management files at any given time.
  3. Risk Assessment and Strategy Formulation: The successful candidate will identify and assess risk, formulate strategies and approaches to addressing issues with roster management files as they arise.
  4. Review and Direction: The candidate will review and provide direction to management and advice on reports from LAO's Compliance Departments.
  5. Quality and Compliance Issues: The successful candidate will conduct reviews and analysis of Immigration and Refugee Roster Lawyer billings and substantive work submitted to LAO to identify quality and compliance issues.
  6. Applicants and Refusals: The candidate will oversee applications to the Immigration and Refugee Roster and assist staff in drafting refusals, requests for additional information, conditional membership notices, and other materials.
  7. Service Provision Initiatives: The successful candidate will participate in a number of ongoing initiatives aimed at reviewing and improving Immigration and Refugee service provision.
  8. Data Research and Analysis: The candidate will research, draft, and together with business staff produce data in support of operational policy and process changes.
  9. File Management: The successful candidate will facilitate knowledge-sharing and best practices among staff offices, file management, and develop and maintain repository of correspondence, pleadings for roster membership proceedings or related litigation, and other relevant materials.
Requirements
  1. Qualifications: The successful candidate must be a lawyer in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario.
  2. Language Proficiency: Fluency in French, including ability to draft legal materials and provide legal services in French is a significant asset.
  3. Administrative Law Knowledge: Extensive Administrative Law knowledge, including intermediate-level knowledge on the Legal Aid Services Act, 2020, its regulations, rules, and LAO's Roster Management Process.
  4. Immigration and Refugee Law Experience: A minimum of 5 years of direct experience in Immigration and Refugee Law including providing direct client service and attendance and representation at the IRB and/or Federal Court is required.
  5. Court and Tribunal Practices: Knowledge of court and tribunal practices and procedures relating to immigration law proceedings.
  6. Billing System Knowledge: Knowledge of LAO's Billing System is an asset.
  7. Legal Drafting Skills: Significant and current experience in legal drafting, including drafting demand letters and pleadings, including ability to quickly draft materials and respond to urgent priorities.
  8. Social Justice Commitment: Demonstrated commitment to social justice or public interest work.
  9. Compliance Processes Understanding: Demonstrated understanding and current working experience with LAO's Compliance processes and the delivery of Legal Aid Services in general.
  10. Rules of Professional Conduct: Practical understanding of the Rules of Professional Conduct and proceedings before the Law Society Tribunal.
  11. Communication and Advocacy Skills: Communication, presentation, and negotiation skills coupled with strong advocacy skills.
  12. Judgment and Analytical Ability: Proven judgment and analytical ability to determine appropriate legal remedies or course of action.
  13. Prioritization and Adaptability: Ability to quickly shift priorities and adapt where urgent priorities arise.
  14. Risk Awareness and Confidentiality: Ability to foresee and address risks, maintaining discretion, providing a range of options, and working with sensitive and highly confidential information.
  15. Stakeholder Engagement: Ability to work collaboratively with a range of both internal and external stakeholders, including external counsel, LAO's Compliance Departments, General Counsel, and LAO's Management.
  16. Computer-Based Skills: Ability to use computer-based file management and data entry systems such as PeopleSoft and Microsoft Office.
  17. Communication Technologies: Demonstrated ability to use latest communication technologies including tablets and smartphones and ability to utilize video conferencing platforms in order to deliver services virtually (Zoom/Lync/Teams).
About Us

At LAO, we value equity, diversity, and inclusion and are committed to addressing systemic barriers and promoting a safe culture and work environment that dismantles barriers, welcomes fresh perspectives, and embraces differences.

What We Offer

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and challenging environment with a team of professionals who share a passion for delivering high-quality legal services to vulnerable populations.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits, including a salary range of $120,000 - $160,000 per year, based on experience.

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