Disclosure Clerk

The Alberta Crown Prosecution Service (ACPS) prosecutes persons charged with Criminal Code, Youth Criminal Justice Act, and provincial statute offences. The ACPS promotes safe communities by vigorously prosecuting cases involving serious and violent crime, working with individuals and organizations in the community to identify and implement improved and alternative approaches to the administration of criminal justice. In addition, the ACPS develops criminal law policy for the province and supports criminal law consultation with other levels of government.

Are you looking for a great opportunity to provide legal and administrative support for the prosecution of criminal and provincial offences? The Edmonton Prosecutions Office of the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service (ACPS) has an exciting opportunity for one Permanent Disclosure Clerk position.

As the successful candidate you will:

• Manage and organize legal files and documents as an integral part of the disclosure process.
• Review and prepare documents to be scanned or electronically ingested into Law PreDiscovery program and Criminal e-file (Cref)
• Review inventoried files to ensure that all documents and / or information listed can be disclosed as required by law.
• Review all criminal files for information to be redacted.
• Access and assess Criminal Code, Justice Online Information Network (JOIN) charge text and internet sites regarding charges, wording of charges and or procedures.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong working knowledge of office procedures and computer programs such as the Justice Online Information Network (JOIN), PRISM, Microsoft Office, database programs and Adobe Pro.

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

• Agility - Must be able to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, maintain resilience, and work effectively in changing environments.
• Build Collaborative Environments - Leads and contributes to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes.
• Develop Networks – Proactively builds networks, connects and build trust in relationships with different stakeholders.
• Systems Thinking – Understands how work contributes to the achievement of departmental goals. Anticipates changes in own area based on activities in other areas.
• Creative Problem Solving – Have the ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.

One-year related certificate in a related field such as Legal Administration, Legal Assistant, Criminology, plus one year of related experience in Legal Administration or equivalent as described:

• 1 years of education for 1 year of experience
• 1 years of experience for 1 year of education

Required

• Experience working with Microsoft Office, and Adobe Professional is required.
• Experience working in a Legal administrative role within an office environment is required.

Assets

• Experience working with JOIN, PRISM and Criminal E-file would be an asset.
• Experience working in a legal administrative role specializing in Criminal law is preferred.

This opportunity is located in Edmonton. The Hours of Work are 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday. In addition to your resume, please include a cover letter briefly outlining your criminal law experience (applications without the Cover Letter may not be considered). Final candidates for this position will be asked to undergo security screening. Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. This competition may be used to fill future vacancies.

Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies. It is recommended that applicants include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application.

Closing Statement This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level. We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements.