Paralegal

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 74826
Ministry: Justice
Location: Calgary
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: September 3, 2025
Classification: Legal Administration 4

**Salary**: $2,379.63 - $2,938.31 bi-weekly / $62,108.34 - $76,689.89 annually

One of Alberta Justice’s core businesses is to provide Legal and Strategic services to government; this is accomplished through our Legal Services Division. Legal Services is proud to be a learning organization and offers employees opportunities to learn and grow in their careers.

**Role Responsibilities**:
Are you looking for a role where you can actively provide paralegal support using your advanced legal administration skills? Legal Services Division is seeking a motivated and highly organized paralegal to join their Civil Litigation Calgary Office.

Within the Civil Litigation Calgary team this paralegal position provides a broad range of support including but not limited to:

- Supporting senior and junior lawyers.
- Assisting in drafting and formatting Briefs/Factums.
- Managing and organizing files and voluminous records in preparation for complex court proceedings. Collaborating with Court Centre staff in various locations across the Province.
- Building and maintaining a precedent bank of pleadings, legal opinions, filed written arguments.
- Handling reception and switchboard duties.

Performing any other administrative duties assigned by supervisor, lawyer or legal team Director.

The paralegal will need to:

- Have a high comfort level with and knowledge of civil litigation processes, the Alberta Rules of Court, and their assigned lawyers’ practice areas.
- Know the procedural requirements for preparing and filing court documents.

To succeed in this role, you will need to pay attention to detail and demonstrate an ability to encourage others and work as part of a team. You must also be able to work independently and handle a high-volume workload for multiple lawyers and executive directors while meeting necessary deadlines and ensuring high quality standards are met.

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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**: Seeks Clarity - Identifies several analytical techniques and sources of knowledge to break apart complex problems.
- **Agility**: Seeks out new opportunities - Identifies alternative approaches or courses of action in unclear and complex situations. Supports others to identify, assess, and use alternative approaches.
- **Drive for Results**: Plan for results - Sets goals and prioritizes work to accomplish them. Follows through on duties and tasks and reports on progress.
- **Build Collaborative Environments**: Encourages diversity - Promotes collaboration and positive relationships (even in challenging circumstances) within and across groups and builds commitment to reach desired results.

**Qualifications**:
**Requirements**:

- Two year diploma in a related field such as Legal Assistant or Paralegal plus three years progressively responsible related experience in positions such as Legal Assistant or Paralegal with a Law Firm or other agency.
- Proficiency in the Microsoft Office program (Word, Excel,) and Adobe is required.
- Experience with civil court procedures, relevant legislation, and high volume litigation experience is required.

Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. In your cover letter, please make sure that you have explained how you meet the requirements for this position.

**Equivalency**: Directly related experience or education considered on the basis of:

- One year of experience for one year of education or
- One year of education for one year of experience.

**Assets include experience with**:

- Action Request Tracking System (ARTS) or equivalent tracking systems
- Prolaw
- Legal research
- Civil litigation experience in a paralegal role

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.
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**Notes**:
**Hours of work**: Monday - Friday, 8:15 am - 4:30 pm (36.25 /week)

**Positions currently available**:One permanent salaried position is available.

What we offer:

- Working for the Alberta Public Service
- Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP)
- Alberta Public Service Benefit Information
- Professional learning and development
- Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool
- Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
- Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreement.

**How To Apply**
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