Senior Legal Advisory Role
6 days ago
About the Job
Legal Aid Alberta is seeking a highly experienced and skilled Strategic Legal Advisor to join our team as a Fractional General Counsel. As a member of our team, you will play a key role in providing strategic legal advice to our Executive Team and Board of Directors.
Reporting to the President and CEO, you will oversee a legal advisory team with extensive expertise in criminal, family, and immigration law. You will be responsible for providing expert legal advice on complex legal issues, including administrative and compliance matters, legal risk management, policy development, and matters involving criminal, family, and immigration law.
Key Requirements
- Law degree from a recognized law school.
- Membership in the Law Society of Alberta.
- Minimum of 10 years' experience in a senior legal advisory role that includes administrative law, compliance, and legal risk management. Exposure to criminal or family law will be an asset.
- Proven track record of legal advocacy in a busy work environment.
- Experience in identifying and mitigating legal risks.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage with a range of different audiences.
- Use of best practices in all aspects of leadership role, including change management, oversight functions, understanding of legal services functions, and performance measurement and benchmarking.
- Experienced consensus builder within a dynamic team environment and an innovative problem solver.
- Seasoned legal advisor able to provide sound, practical, solution-based legal advice that aligns with the objectives of the organization.
- Able to work within a diverse team environment with colleagues, clients, and external stakeholders to achieve excellent results.
- Able to stimulate strategic thinking and planning processes to guide the organization's commitment to its vision, mission, and values.
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