Junior Labour Lawyer
6 days ago
**Req ID**:197438**
**Location**:Central** Zone,**Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII**
**Department**:GC Legal Services Labour**
**Type of Employment**:Permanent**Hourly FT** (**100%**) x**1**
**Management/Non Union** P**osition**
**Posting Closing Date**:16-Jun-25**
Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.
**About the Opportunity**:
Reporting directly to the Managing Lawyer, Labour Law Department, Legal Services, acts as a corporate resource to NSHA and IWK as an integral member of the Labour Relations team.
Working closely with senior leaders within each client’s organization, the Junior Labour Lawyer learns the strategic direction, values and operational needs of each organization (NSHA and IWK) and provides sound legal advice, advocacy, representation, education and targeted capacity development in labour law within a context of supporting the client’s strategic objectives and understanding, and working within broader health and public sector parameters.
The Junior Labour Lawyer provides collective agreement interpretation, legal advice and strategic direction; analyses and provides advice on complex, sensitive and multidimensional problems, both independently and as a part of the labour law team on issues with potential operational and financial impacts across the health sector and the broader public sector. The Junior Labour Lawyer provides assessment and advice in relation to grievances and acts as legal counsel at labour arbitrations and other forms of dispute resolution. The Junior Labour Lawyer provides legal representation before the Labour Board and occasionally the courts. The Junior labour lawyer acts as lead negotiator for collective bargaining and essential services negotiation.
**About You**:
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB/JD);
- Practicing member of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society or eligible to become a practicing member; and
Practice experience in one or more of the following areas would be considered an asset:
- Administrative law
- Employment law
- Human Rights law
- Privacy law
Experience in one or more of the following areas would be considered an asset:
- Health sector and/or public sector labour relations.
- Advising health authorities, government departments or agencies.
- Providing advice in relation to labour legislation and regulations
- Representing clients before labour and other administrative tribunals.
- Representing clients with a unionized workforce
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
**Hours**:
- Permanent, full-time position, 75 hrs bi-weekly
**Compensation and Benefits**:
$45.45 - $56.81 Hourly
**Once You've Applied**
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
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