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Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Staff Lawyer to join our team at Scarborough Community Legal Services. As a Staff Lawyer, you will play a critical role in providing legal services to low-income individuals in our community.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide summary advice, brief services, and casework in employment law, with the potential to practice in other areas of poverty law, including housing, social assistance, and immigration law.
  • Undertake court appeals, judicial reviews, and other complex legal actions, as approved by the Executive Director.
  • Conduct legal research to collaborate with our legal teams.
  • Supervise the legal work of other members of the employment law team.
Law Reform, Community Organizing
  • Identify and carry out law reform and community organizing initiatives in collaboration with the legal teams.
  • Represent the Clinic to community groups by providing resources and expertise on employment law and poverty law issues.
  • Monitor policy changes, government initiatives, research studies, and reports on employment law and poverty law issues that impact our client community.
Public Legal Education
  • Speak to community agencies and community members on employment law, poverty law issues, clinic services, and other topics within expertise.
  • Write, edit, and review clinic-produced public legal education materials.
Qualifications and Experience
  • You are a lawyer in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario.
  • You have 1-7 years of relevant legal experience.
  • You have knowledge of related legislation, including the Employment Standards Act, Employment Insurance Act, Occupational Health and Safety Act, and Human Rights Code.
  • You have experience litigating matters before administrative tribunals or courts.
  • You have a demonstrated commitment to social justice and working for positive social change on issues affecting low-income individuals and groups, particularly in employment law.
  • You have strong communication and interpersonal skills to address the needs of clients from diverse social and cultural backgrounds.
  • You have a collaborative work approach and the ability to work well in a team-based environment.
  • Knowledge or experience in multiple areas of clinic law and the ability to speak a second language are assets.
Terms of Employment

This is a permanent full-time position that is part of the OPSEU bargaining unit. It offers a competitive benefits package and enrollment in the CAAT DB Plus pension plan.

The salary range is $75,000 to $83,830, commensurate with qualifications and experience.

We have a Remote Work Policy that permits a hybrid work arrangement for this position after completion of a probationary period.