Barrister & Solicitor

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 62280
Ministry: Justice
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Temporary
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: September 26, 2024
Classification: Civil Crown Counsel 1 - 3

**Salary**:
Civil Crown Counsel 1 - $3,742.51 to $4,714.48 biweekly ($97,680.00 - $123,048.00 /year)
Civil Crown Counsel 2 - $5,303.39 to $6,567.57 biweekly ($138,418.00 - $171,414.00 /year)
Civil Crown Counsel 3 - $7,063.55 to $7,832.16 biweekly ($184,359.00 - $204,419.00 /year)

The Legal Services Division of Alberta Justice (the Division) is the civil legal advisor to the Government of Alberta. Legal officers in the Division practice in diverse areas of law. They carry out a variety of functions, including providing legal advice to Government departments; managing risks; conducting civil litigation; and drafting bills, regulations, Orders in Council and Ministerial orders.

The Legal Services Division is proud to be a learning organization and offers employees opportunities to learn and grow in their careers. With its inclusive workforce, employees are engaged and supported at all career stages.

**Role Responsibilities**:
The Family and Surrogate Court Litigation Team (FASCL) provides legal services and advice to Children’s Services, Community and Social Services, Maintenance Enforcement and the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee. FASCL also acts as the Central Authority with respect to Hague Convention matters (International Child Abduction).

We are seeking an exceptional lawyer with advocacy experience at the Provincial Court of Justice, and/or the Court of King’s Bench.

Your responsibilities will include,
- Appearing in Court of King’s Bench on appeals of child protection matters and in Court of King’s Bench Chambers for family law related matters.
- Effective management of a busy litigation caseload.
- Providing client-focused written and verbal legal and strategic advice to support decision-making on a wide range of issues pertaining to child protection issues, adoptions, child support and maintenance enforcement; and
- Conducting legal research and drafting clear, concise, and accurate legal opinions.

This role will encourage you to utilize your
- Exceptional legal and problem-solving abilities.
- Strong communication skills; oral and written.
- Excellent analytical abilities and research skills

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**APS Competencies**:
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.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:
**Systems Thinking**: Work done is part of a larger integrated and inner-related environment. Allows us to keep broader impacts and connections in mind.

**Creative Problem Solving**: Ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.

**Agility**: Ability to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, maintain resilience and work effectively in changing environments.

**Drive for Results**: Knowing what outcomes are important and maximizing resources to achieve results that are aligned with the goals of the organization while maintaining accountability.

**Develop Networks**: Proactively building networks, connecting, and building trust in relationships with stakeholders.

**Build Collaborative Environment**: Leads and contributes to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively.

**Develop Self and Others**: Commitment to lifelong learning and the desire to invest in the development of the long-term capability of yourself and others.

**Qualifications**:
A Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or Juris Doctor (JD). For Law degrees obtained outside Canada, proof of accreditation from the National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) is required. You must be an active member or must have immediate eligibility for full membership with the Law Society of Alberta.

**Below is the minimum number of years required for each classification**:
**Civil Crown Counsel 1 **(up to 4 years of related experience)
**Civil Crown Counsel 2 **(4 years to 11 years of related experience)
**Civil Crown Counsel 3 **(over 11 years of related experience)
- A minimum of 1 year of related advisory and/or litigation experience.
- Demonstrated experience in family law*
- Experience providing strategic legal advice.
- Negotiation and alternate dispute resolution experience
- Trial experience.
- Family law may include demonstrated work experience with the Alberta Family Law Act, the federal Divorce Act and the Child Support guidelines, and the Maintenance Enforcement Program; the Alberta Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act and the federal legislation; an Act respecting First Nation, Inuit and Métis Child