Staff Lawyer

1 month ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Legal Aid Ontario Full time
Job Title: Staff Lawyer

We are seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Staff Lawyer to join our team at Legal Aid Ontario. As a Staff Lawyer, you will play a critical role in providing high-quality legal services to low-income Ontarians.

About the Role:

The Staff Lawyer will provide legal advice and opinions to advocates in community legal clinics and student legal services organizations (SLSOs) across Ontario. You will work on important and interesting poverty law and equality issues with a team committed to high-quality legal services and access to justice for low-income Ontarians.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide legal advice and opinions to advocates in community legal clinics and SLSOs
  • Work on poverty law and equality issues with a team committed to high-quality legal services and access to justice
  • Contribute to a variety of clinic system and SLSO activities
  • Participate in regional and provincial clinic CPD/training events, as appropriate
  • Other project work in accordance with interests and skills
Requirements:
  • Lawyer (L1) member in good standing of the Law Society of Ontario
  • Excellent legal writing and analytical skills
  • Significant recent experience practicing, and demonstrated expertise in, one or more major areas of clinic law in Ontario (e.g. social assistance, housing, CPP, EI)
  • Experience appearing before one or more clinic law tribunals
  • 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 and Outlook, and experience with other Microsoft Office applications
  • Able to work with shifting priorities in a fast-paced work environment
Assets:
  • 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)
  • Advanced knowledge of administrative law and procedure
  • Court litigation experience
  • Experience delivering legal training presentations
  • Ability to speak, read and write French
What We Offer:

Legal Aid Ontario values integrity, respect, responsiveness, excellence, independence, accountability, openness, and consistency. Our recruitment process reflects our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process as well as during employment at LAO.

This position is represented by The Society of United Professionals and the employee will be governed by the provisions of the collective agreement and union dues will be deducted bi-weekly from date of hire.

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