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Legal Aid Advocate

1 week ago

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada Nova Scotia Barristers' Society Full time

About Dalhousie University

As a leading research-intensive university in Atlantic Canada, we are committed to driving intellectual, social, and economic development in our region. Our heart is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with an Agricultural Campus in Truro/Bible Hill. We are a truly national and international university, with more than half of our almost 21,000 students coming from outside of the province.

We foster a vibrant community of 6,000 faculty and staff who work together to achieve academic excellence. The Dalhousie Legal Aid Clinic has been in operation since 1970 and is the only community law clinic in Nova Scotia. This unique partnership involves community groups, law students, community legal workers, lawyers, and articled clerks working together. They provide individual representation, community outreach, education, organizing, lobbying, and test case litigation to combat injustices affecting persons with low incomes in Nova Scotia.

The areas of service include family, criminal, and poverty (administrative) law matters. Preference will be given to applicants who completed the clinical law course. The position will focus on researching and preparing litigation strategies designed to improve the state of mental health treatment in penal institutions.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Engage in background research: Conducting a jurisdictional scan and interviews with those working in the field to ensure DLAS is focusing on areas where there are gaps and where success is most likely.
  • Conduct a jurisdictional scan: Identify existing programs and policies in other jurisdictions to inform our work.
  • Oversee and expand the current Prison Justice community file: Ensure third-year law students are exposed to and assisting with the work. Build partnerships to maximize focus and expertise.
  • Interview community stakeholders and persons with lived experience: Gather ideas, identify gaps, and determine where the greatest need lies.
  • Conduct research in support of advocacy and test litigation: Identify and if needed retain experts to support the advocacy and litigation strategies.
  • Develop law reform papers: Circulate to government and political people to build momentum and agreement. Identify potential test cases and frame out litigation.