Staff Lawyer, Family Law Clinics, Victoria

1 month ago

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Accoravillage Full time
Job Title: Staff Lawyer, Family Law Clinics, Victoria

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Staff Lawyer to join our team in Victoria. As a Staff Lawyer, you will be responsible for providing legal counsel and representation in family law matters, including separation, divorce, parenting arrangements, property division, and child protection.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide legal advice and representation to clients in family law matters
  • Conduct legal research and prepare required documents
  • Develop solutions to family problems and act for clients in all family matters at hearings, trials, and appeals
  • Discuss, negotiate, and resolve case matters with opposing lawyers, judges, witnesses, and police as appropriate
  • Provide day-to-day supervision and work direction to support staff
  • Collaborate with community advocates through the exchange of information and assistance with LABC work and law reform work
  • Build reciprocal relationships and partnerships with local community, including Indigenous community, by attending community cultural events and conferences, etc.
  • Provide advice on service issues, policy development, pilot projects, and local practices in the Region
  • Complete time logs and monthly caseload reports as requested and in accordance with standard requirements
  • Develop partnerships and effective working relationships with the private bar and other justice system participants in the Region
  • Perform other related duties as required

Requirements:

  • A degree from a Law School of recognized standing and membership or eligibility for membership in the Law Society of British Columbia
  • Experience as per job posting year of call requirements, in general practice with an emphasis on family and child protection law
  • Experience supervising support staff
  • Experience at Provincial and Supreme Court levels involving the full range of family law and child protection issues
  • Or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • A valid BC driver's license is required
  • Must be willing and able to travel throughout BC

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Knowledge of family and child protection law and practice and a deep understanding of the impact of family violence
  • Experience screening for family violence, doing risk assessments, and safety planning
  • Ability to understand trauma and its effects on memory, cognition, communication, and relationships
  • Ability to work with people who have experienced trauma and experience with applying a trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and culturally sensitive approach to your legal practice
  • An understanding of issues affecting Indigenous communities, knowledge of Indigenous cultures, justice concepts, and Indigenous community groups and agencies
  • Knowledge of administrative principles, practices, techniques, policies, and legislative development relevant to Indigenous programs, services, and activities
  • An awareness of government laws and policies impacting Indigenous peoples
  • Knowledge of the structure and history of Indigenous communities within BC
  • Demonstrated awareness of the local community's cultural diversity, knowledge of various community resources available, including Indigenous cultures
  • Experience working with clients experiencing multiple intersecting barriers to accessing legal aid services, including clients experiencing poverty and/or low incomes, equity-seeking groups, or those whose first language is not English
  • Knowledge of and experience with collaborative processes, including the Ministry of Children and Family Development and Delegated Aboriginal Agency's collaborative planning and decision-making policies
  • Ability to practice cultural sensitivity using extensive knowledge of Truth & Reconciliation and Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
  • Ability to practice active listening, non-violent communication, non-violent crisis intervention, and de-escalation techniques in order to achieve communication and information sharing with clients facing barriers to service through a lens of Truth & Reconciliation and Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
  • Ability to understand and comply with LABC Policy and Procedures
  • Ability to develop resourceful solutions to legal problems of clients and competing claims
  • Ability to assert the rights of persons in all family law and child protection matters at Provincial and Supreme Court levels
  • Demonstrated solid legal analyses of issues affecting client
  • Ability to work with, negotiate, discuss, and resolve matters with opposing lawyers, witnesses, and Judges as appropriate
  • Ability to make effective courtroom presentations
  • Demonstrated strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities
  • Ability to carry a caseload and close a specified number of files annually in accordance with LABC requirements
  • Ability to handle a high-stress environment with multiple tasks running simultaneously and meet deadlines
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and as part of a team
  • Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written)
  • Must have a proven record of success as a lawyer, such as achieving positive client outcomes
  • Must be able to complete time logs and monthly caseload reports in a timely manner
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Office, MS Teams, Zoom, and other web-based platforms for communication, scheduling, and file management

What We Offer:

  • Four weeks paid vacation to start that grows the longer you are with LABC
  • An excellent employee benefits package, where premiums are 100% paid by LABC
  • A generous defined benefit pension plan
  • Support for training and development
  • An Employee and Family Assistance program
  • The opportunity to participate in various Employee programs (Employee Wellness, etc.)
  • Support for a healthy work/life balance
  • Generous leave provisions (sick time, special leaves)
  • 13 paid statutory holidays
  • An opportunity for a flexible hybrid work arrangement for some positions (LABC reserves the right to change this policy at any time)
  • Transit-friendly employer for eligible staff to have their commute subsidized
  • Dog-friendly offices
  • Dedicated Cultural Leave provisions for Indigenous employees
  • An Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Council, and Indigenous employees Council and Accessibility Committee of employees from equity-seeking groups that advises on ongoing improvements and investments in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at our workplace

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